Deborah Rinner is the Director of International Protocol and Corporate Etiquette Programs for Tero International. Joining the Tero Team in 2002, Deborah is certified as a Corporate Etiquette and International Protocol consultant from the Protocol School of Washington, D.C. She brings to Tero expertise on business etiquette and cultural communication issues that arise daily in business situations and that are pertinent to presenting a positive image in our changing times.

In addition to leading Tero International's Business Etiquette programs Deborah serves as an interculturalist, focusing on cross cultural competence and communication in a corporate environment. Deborah is certified as an administrator of the Intercultural Developmental Inventory, a statistically reliable and valid assessment of cultural worldview and intercultural competence and has completed coursework around intercultural communication, training design in intercultural communication, managing intercultural virtual teams, facilitating developmental interventions in intercultural communication, cross cultural training in international organizations, coaching global executives, emotional intelligence and diversity, and the Global Competency Inventory. She has had the opportunity to administer and coach international employees from Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and the U.S. in the Intercultural Developmental Inventory as part of Tero's leadership team.

Deborah's role at Tero involves training, research and design, and executive coaching. She is also an experienced keynoter addressing audiences in corporate cross cultural communication and organizational applications of business etiquette and protocol as well as change management, leadership development, and negotiation skills. Deborah has addressed a wide variety of audiences for Tero such as the Management School for Tech de Monterey, PLRB, the National Association of Legal Professionals, Union Pacific, Principal Financial Group, OPPD and Nationwide Insurance.

Deborah has a Masters Degree from Drake University in Education, and has been an educator, trainer and consultant in the public and private sector for over thirty years. She is a frequent contributor to news columns and radio broadcasts and is a member of the Association of Training and Development, Rotary International, American Women in Communication, a Protocol and Diplomacy Officers International, and the Society for Intercultural Training Education and Research.