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Our Team

Bryan Christiansen


The Chairman and Senior Instructor of the Academy, Bryan is a highly seasoned business practitioner with 30 years' experience in international business, marketing, management, accounting/finance, distribution, and other functions. He has also taught business subjects at the undergraduate and graduate levels at institutions in Turkey and the USA including New York Institute of Technology, Capella University, DeVry University, Ellis University, and Gumushane University. He has visited 40 countries during his career and speaks Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish fluently.

Mary Sinclair

 

A native of San Jose, California, USA, Mary holds an MBA in Marketing at New York University. She has 10 years' experience in marketing and finance in Fortune 500 firms. Fluent in Czech and Spanish, Mary teaches marketing management, distribution systems, advertising, and public relations at the Academy. She enjoys a variety of hobbies including painting, fashion design, and swimming.

Jim Byrne


A computer engineer by training at IBM Corporation (Canada), Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering at McGill University in Canada. A native of Toronto, Jim teaches computer software engineering, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and Computer Business Systems at the Academy. He enjoys sailing, reading, and martial arts. Jim is fluent in English and French.

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