About Us

Michael S. Schell is CEO and co-founder of RW3 CultureWizard. He has been teaching Global Diversity appreciation for over 30 years and is a pioneer in developing innovative teaching mechanisms to help people communicate and collaborate across differences.

In his previous company Windham International (sold to GMAC), he created the Windham Intercultural Model (now known as the RW3 Cultural Model) used to teach intercultural communication skills that enable people to understand and overcome cultural differences.

Michael also co-authored Capitalizing on the Global Workforce: A Strategic Guide to Expatriate Management (McGraw-Hill, 1997), and Managing Across Cultures: The Seven Keys to Doing Business with a Global Mindset (McGraw-Hill, 2009) with Charlene Solomon.

At RW3 CultureWizard, Michael along with Charlene, have created a digital learning platform and dozens of exquisite courses, assessments, and other unique learning resources that teach global business skills and enable organizations to create the inclusive cultures necessary for success.

Charlene Marmer Solomon is the President and co-founder of RW3 CultureWizard. She oversees all content and product development and operations, including our Client Service and the in-house tech team.

Throughout her career, she has focused on global workforce issues, with a specialty in diversity and inclusion, and doing business across differences and distances. A pioneer in online communities, she is also involved with new e-Learning technologies and ways to communicate inclusively in virtual environments.

An award-winning author who has written eight books, including Managing Across Cultures: The Seven Keys to Doing Business with a Global Mindset (McGraw-Hill 2009, co-authored with Michael Schell), she was an editor at both business and consumer magazines and has written hundreds of magazine and journal articles. She was a contributing editor for Workforce and Global Workforce magazines. Charlene has been a lecturer at UCLA and has years of experience as an instructional designer in instructor-led, virtual and online learning programs.

In addition to her work at UCLA, she worked with The Conference Board (on the aging workforce) and with Catalyst (a women’s think tank) on women in global business. She is a frequent speaker on global business, human resources, work-and-family issues, at conferences such as SHRM, Mercer, National Foreign Trade Council, Deloitte, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She was a commentator for Marketplace on American Public Radio, has been featured on radio and television news and feature programs and was the chairperson for the Southern California Committee for the humanitarian organization, CARE. 

She lived and worked in Japan for two years during which time she studied the Japanese language and culture, and also developed a curriculum for Japanese adults.

Joshua Sturtevant is the Chief Technology Officer & Vice President of Strategic Development at RW3. Since 2006, Joshua has played a foundational role in building RW3’s products and services, as well as fostering the company’s growth through strategic partnerships and category expansion.

In addition to leading the product and technology teams, Joshua has guided RW3’s marketing technology strategy and played a key role in developing distribution and content partnerships. As a member of the executive team he has helped shape RW3’s workplace culture and business strategy throughout his 17 years with the company.

Since 2020, Joshua has also led RW3’s Advisory Practice, developed in response to an increasing market demand for policy, strategy and talent engagement consultation. Through Advisory Services, RW3’s clients can use the rich data gleaned from aggregated, anonymous results of CultureWizard’s assessments to gain insights into their workplace’s culture and capacities for inclusion. Working with RW3’s expert learning and content teams, Joshua helps consult with clients on training and policy interventions that can help them create a more inclusive workplace.

Sean Dubberke is the Principal & Vice President of Learning at RW3, based in New York City. As a member of RW3’s executive team, he leads strategy and content development for the company. As Vice President of Learning, he leads the CultureWizard LIVE blended learning practice and a global network of facilitators, consultants and speakers with whom his team partners to design and deliver learning worldwide. Throughout his career, he has served as a speaker, subject matter expert and facilitator of learning for groups and individuals.

Sean’s experience spans global mindset development, global & virtual team-building, global diversity & inclusion initiatives, global leadership development, country-specific consulting, international assignment support, intercultural assessment, train-the-trainer certification, learning needs analysis and blended learning solutions.

Sean specializes in collaborative, interactive learning that engages participants to take new perspectives and develop cultural agility. Leveraging his expertise in the CultureWizard Intercultural Model©, Sean’s approach is practical, enlightening and passionate. His sensitivity to diverse learning styles allows him to tailor his style to support client objectives in the most effective way. Sean has also spoken at conferences in North America and across Asia including Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei in addition to hundreds of internal corporate learning events in Asia, Europe, Latin America & North America.

Sean holds a MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics, a MA in Global Studies from the University of Leipzig, Germany and a BA in Global Studies with a focus on Socioeconomics and Sociocultural Anthropology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He speaks Spanish fluently and has studied Arabic, German, French and Japanese. Sean has traveled to over 60 countries and has lived and worked abroad for 3 years in Germany, Spain and the UK.    

Since August 2016, Jorge has been with RW3, where he has worked his way up from being an individual sales contributor (hitting his personal sales goals annually) to serving as RW3’s Chief Revenue Officer. Jorge has slowly built up and coached a diverse team of salespeople who made a significant impact in leading RW3 to its best financial performance year (2021) and repeated that feat in subsequent years. Starting in June 2022, Jorge also merged RW3’s sales and client services teams in order to make the company’s two largest revenue engines more efficient and provide greater value for clients.

In addition to his passion for sales and business development, Jorge has learned how to conduct virtual and in-person workshops on topics like “Mastering a Global Mindset,” “Creating an Inclusive Workplace,” “Working Effectively across Cultures,” “Becoming an Inclusive Leader,” and “Selling across Cultures.

Annette Messler brings over 25 years’ experience in accounting and human resources to her position as Chief Financial Officer for RW3. Her previous positions at Windham International and ECA International provided her with the opportunity to work in a global arena, as did her most recent position as VP of Operations and CFO for an expatriate and international payroll firm.

Leah Kaiser is a Director of Global Client Service and brings a passion for learning and problem-solving to her work. Before joining RW3, Leah worked in Global Mobility, serving as an Intercultural Specialist and a Mobility Consultant for expatriates across the globe. She also published an article on how mobility services transformed to meet the needs and expectations of Gen Z expats. As a US native, she has traveled extensively, including extended language immersion programs in both Spain and Costa Rica. As someone who believes that learning never ends, Leah regularly attends conferences and participates in educational opportunities within the DEI sphere to expand her knowledge base and better support her clients. She has put this knowledge to good use, helping new clients launch successful DEI training programs, providing webinars, and traveling to onsite client events to help promote the CultureWizard tools and initiatives. Leah earned an A.S. in Business Administration from Schenectady County Community College, a B.A. in International Relations from the State University of New York at Geneseo, and an M.A. in Intercultural Communications from Birkbeck College in London, England. 

Mallory's focus as Director of Global Client Service is to work with organisations committed to global learning and development, with an emphasis on inclusion for all. 

Mallory also worked within the Instructor Led Training team at RW3 CultureWizard, which included assessing the needs of international assignees relocating throughout the world. This was particularly personal because Mallory moved from New York, USA to London, UK in 2021.

In previous roles, Mallory earned her certification as an Inclusion Partner and Uncovering Bias facilitator, where she led discussions on diversity and inclusion discussions in the workplace.

Mallory comes from a multicultural and multilingual household where she speaks English, French, Cantonese, and Mandarin. She completed an executive certification in Chinese Language & Culture for Business at the London School of Economics, and an immersive study abroad programme in Beijing, China.

Paul Bailey is RW3′s General Manager for Europe. He has experience assisting companies in managing their learning, relocation and diversity programs for over 30 years. Initially, Paul managed ECA International’s European Client Services team based in London, moving on to assume overall responsibility for all Business Development activities. After a spell working in the advertising industry as an in-house HR practitioner, he relocated to New York for five years, taking on the role of VP for ECA Windham, in charge of all Business Development and Account Management functions across the Americas. Now repatriated in London, he has been responsible for managing relationships with our existing European clients, and establishing further business within the region, for the last 16 years.

Alex Weiss a Director of Global Client Development. Raised in New York with immigrant parents, Alex understands the necessity of being culturally aware in today's diverse and rapidly changing world. His previous careers have included Tech startups, real estate firms, and the hospitality industry. Fluent in Hebrew and having traveled the world, Alex enjoys immersing himself in the local cultures and exploring new cities.

Chris is a Director of Global Client Development for RW3. He graduated from The Catholic University of America in 2020. Chris has spent months living in Rome, Italy, and traveling throughout Europe. Before coming to RW3, he was an On-Premise Sales Representative for Union Beer Distributors. Chris enjoys traveling, watching sports, and going to concerts with friends.

A Colombian-New Yorker, Liliana brings to RW3 a background in marketing and creative content generation, working with leading global brands such as Porsche, Kingston Technology, and Kimberly Clark. She has an extensive background in project and account management. Liliana holds a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from Boston University, is fluent in Spanish, has studied French extensively, and has lived and worked in Miami and New York City. 

As a Global Client Development and marketing Lead, Alana works to create valuable content to close deals and benefit clients. She is a graduate from SUNY New Paltz with a B.S in Marketing and International Business and has experience working with companies in the travel and non-profit industries. During her time outside the office, Alana likes to read, take hikes, and explore new parts of the Big Apple.

As Head of eLearning Experience, Damien Pryor is responsible for developing and creating engaging eLearning content for CultureWizard.  He has 10+ years of experience building dynamic educational courses, interactive games, videos, and other content for CultureWizard's 250,000+ users. He's also led all CultureWizard's audience engagement initiatives since joining the company in 2011.

Damien graduated from Washington University in St. Louis studying Cultural Anthropology and Graphic Design, and has spent two years backpacking around the world visiting over 30 countries. Damien has managed over 750 instructor-led cultural training programs for international assignees and their families, ensuring a deeper understanding and appreciation of the new host culture and learning how to overcome cultural differences.

Louis brings 25+ years of experience leading a global network of facilitators and designing learning experiences for professionals across a wide array of industries. He strives to design learning experiences that can result in attitudinal and behavioral transformation, and takes immense joy in affecting people's lives around him in a meaningful way through each encounter.

Louis was born in New York to Hispanic parents and spent his formative years in Guatemala from ages 3 through 17. He worked and lived in Taiwan for five years, the USA for more than twenty, and Spain for the past five and a half years, where he currently resides. Louis is fluent in English and Spanish, with conversational Mandarin Chinese skills. He holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology with a specialization in Training & Development from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Sarah Britton is the Director of Operations, CultureWizard LIVE, focusing on our instructor-led training for groups and individuals. She has over two decades of experience in the Intercultural and Language Training field within the global mobility industry. She brings her passion for learning and intercultural communication into her work with international clients, participants, and our global trainer network. Sarah holds an MS in Organizational Management from Eastern Connecticut State University and a BA in Media, Society, and the Arts from the State University of New York. A US native, she studied Sociology at Middlesex University in the UK and worked in the finance industry in London. She speaks conversational French, and has studied Hebrew, Italian, and is currently learning Portuguese. 

At RW3, Ed Lam is responsible for front line support of CultureWizard sites and services. Ed has a Masters Degree in Artificial Intelligence from NYU/Polytech and is an accomplished Software Engineer/Project Manager with extensive experience in Fortune 500 companies, managing applications and overseas teams.

Ama is a software developer on RW3's Technical Team. She graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor's in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2018. Before coming to RW3, she was working in the billing and payments technology industry.

Ama loves to travel and meet people around the world. Along with enjoying programming languages, she loves learning spoken languages as well. Right now she is studying Japanese and German. Her other hobbies include drinking good coffee, playing video games, and working on art.