Michelle Offik – Language Manager
Michelle Offik joined Wetzel Services in 2012. She holds a B.A. in International Relations with a minor in German and Mandarin Chinese. She taught English as a second language in South Korea after college and studied abroad in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2009. She is also a certified business English teacher.
Barbara Slate – Manager of Intercultural Training
Barbara Slate joined Wetzel in 2011. She is a German native from Munich with more than 10 years of experience as a Bavarian-state certified teacher for German and English at the Gymnasium level. During a one-year stint at Christ Church Episcopal School in the 2006/07 school year, she had the opportunity to work closely with teachers, students and parents involved in the CCES German program. This experience made her aware of the challenges of living, working and going to school in a foreign country and the support necessary to succeed in a new cultural environment.
Paul Wetzel – President
Paul Wetzel, M.Ed., is an experienced classroom teacher and the President of Wetzel Services. He has been working with foreign business leaders since 1996. Paul received his Masters in Education from Clemson University in 1991, where he researched methods of teaching English as a Second Language.
Valerie Wetzel – Vice-President
Valerie Wetzel joined Wetzel Services in 2002 with over 14 years experience in manufacturing, human resources, training, quality assurance, customer service, and supply management in the textile industry. Valerie graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1987 with a degree in Industrial Management.
Our Instructors
Wetzel has over 20 full and part-time language instructors. Many have lived or taught in other countries – Germany, France, Japan, Italy, Mexico, and China, to name a few. Most are fluent in at least one foreign language. Some hold advanced degrees in the field of language science or education. All are skilled, qualified, experienced teachers with a passion for language – and for people.
If you would like to read the bios of our Intercultural Trainers, please click on the link below:
