ABOUT THE INVENTOR

Ilona Torraca is Founder, Chair and CEO of Etiquette & Protocol International, Inc. and the inventor of Globe Whiz(TM). She is better known as Lady Ilona. She noticed a growing need for children to be competent in world geography, etiquette and foreign language skills while teaching K-12 in the United States, tutoring English in Switzerland and teaching English in South Korea. She found that board games became one way to increase these skills in the younger generations. She also realized that these skills are pertinent to achieve conflict resolution among children within the education system.


Having been born and raised in New York, through life experience, Ms. Torraca has achieved a world-class education. She attended charm school, traveled around the world, and served 10 years in the U.S. Air Force. She has written her first self-published book, A New Day.

Ms. Torraca has over 25 years experience working within the fields of senior care, finance and education and currently holds key positions in other companies. Her formal education includes a Management Certificate from the University of Maryland, an A.A. in Liberal Studies from Harold Washington College, an A.S. in Financial Management from the Community College of the Air Force, a B.S. in Business Administration/International Business from Columbia College, M.B.A. coursework from Hofstra University and a M.S. in Education from Dowling College. She is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, which is an international honor society in education.



The Globe Whiz(TM) family board game is dedicated to her parents. To her mother for her endearing love and support and to her late father for being the best history teacher she ever had.


Ms. Torraca would like to personally thank her great family, old and current friends, past teachers and professors, past military supervisors and commanders, Betty, Jim, Rich, Sonia, Kevin, Bruce, Howard, Prof. Morton Deutsch of Columbia University for his work in conflict resolution, Louise L. Hay for writing her book, You Can Heal Your Life, Dorothea Johnson for her leadership and example, Dr. Wayne Dyer for writing his book, The Power of Intention, Marian Wright Edelman for all her work for children, Bill Gates for his work, Sir Richard Branson for his example as a visionary, Ted Turner for writing his memoir, and most importantly for the power and love of God.