Description: Tekella Foster is a certified etiquette and manners trainer and the founder of Crown of Beauty for Ashes, LLC.
My passion for teaching etiquette and manners stems from my upbringing in Mississippi intertwined with several teachable “Am I doing this correctly?” moments as a young professional arriving in New York City in 2001.
I am an Emmy award-winning journalist and media professional with nearly two decades of experience working with media companies including Al Roker Productions, CNN, NPR, ABC, and HGTV.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, my husband and I decided to leave New York City and head to our hometown in Mississippi until things got back to “normal”. While working as a journalist, I’d been reporting on how students were suffering academically, emotionally, and socially. I wanted to help the local community; so I eventually became a substitute teacher at the public schools I once attended.