Our Team

Robert R. Rowell is currently a partner in The Wagstaffe Group, a legal publishing company featured in the LexisNexis portfolio, focusing on litigation at the federal district and state court levels. Bob is responsible for managing all operational aspects of the business.

A former senior level executive and well respected marketing expert in the National Basketball Association, Rowell served as President of the Golden State Warriors (2003-11) and spent 16 seasons with the club.

Rowell was a 2001 recipient of Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Award, and was responsible for all aspects of sales, marketing, business & basketball operations for the Warriors. Under his direction, the Warriors were perennially one of the top performing ticket sales and revenue generating organizations in the NBA.

Bob enjoys sports, outdoor activities, cardio and exercise.

Sharlin Ahmed is a Genetic Engineer by profession with a BS in Microbiology, MS in Biotechnology and a Ph.D. in Genetic Engineering. She graduated from The University of Zimbabwe in Harare, Zimbabwe and spent 1.5 years in The Netherlands where she finished part of her MS and PhD Programs, respectively. Sharlin was born and raised in Southern Africa. She is currently a part time online Biology Professor with Park University in Missouri. She is also President of The Clark County Medical Society Alliance in Nevada - a non-profit organization comprised of physician spouses. She is married to Dr. Shahab Khan, an Interventional cardiologist with Nevada Heart and Vascular. They moved to Las Vegas from Detroit in 2005, where she managed a Neurology Genetics Lab at The Wayne State University. They have three beautiful children: Noor Isra Khan, Mehrzad Shahab Khan, and Mehtab Azhar.

Dr. Cortney S. Warren is a former Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. After earning her bachelor’s degree at Macalester College in 2000, Cortney received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Texas A&M University in 2006 after completing a clinical internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

Raised traveling the world as the child of two professors, Cortney has a unique perspective on human nature. She is an award-winning expert on eating disorders, addictions, self-deception, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross-cultural perspective. With over 45 peer reviewed journal articles, 7 book chapters, and one book, Cortney’s work appears in some the field's top journals, including the International Journal of Eating Disorders, Appetite, and Obesity. Cortney has won some of the most prestigious awards in her field, including the 2015 Early Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program; the 2011 Theodore H. Blau Early Career Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology; and the 2010 Samuel M. Turner Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology.

Although Cortney received tenure from UNLV in 2012, she formally retired from academia in 2014 to pursue a career that would allow her more time with her family and more interaction with the general public. In her book, Lies We Tell Ourselves: The Psychology of Self-Deception, and a TEDx talk, Cortney described her decision to retire from academia and her view that self-deception is our biggest obstacle to life fulfillment. Cortney currently works as a consultant, public speaker, and expert commentator for various media outlets. For more information on her work, see ChooseHonesty.com.

Dr Alex Davidson is a Family Medicine practitioner in the UK, graduating from University College London Medical School in 2005 with a First Class Honours Degree in Pharmacology and a Merit Award in her Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery Final Exams. She has since forged a portfolio career in both Primary Care and Medical Education, holding teaching posts at three Academic Institutions in the UK and most recently a substantive post at Cambridge University. Her passion for an integrative medical approach was ignited a few years in to her Family Medicine practice where she realised that most of the clinical presentations she was seeing were lifestyle-related, but very difficult to manage in the UK publicly-funded medical system. She has completed the introductory part of her Functional Medicine certification and is looking to complete the full certification within the next 18 months. Her main areas of interest lie in weight management, autoimmune conditions, irritable bowel syndrome and hormonal imbalances. She is growing her practice locally and internationally and is a firm advocate of telemedicine as an adjunct to the doctor-patient relationship.

Melanie Silver has enjoyed a dynamic hospitality career spanning over two decades of providing leadership for industry leading company’s like Ritz Carlton Hotels and Columbia Hospitality. As a foodie and with a passion for traveling, her talents in the resort, spa and wellness industry have awarded her the opportunity to enjoy incredible experiences and create lasting friendships world wide.The result is a domestic and international portfolio of expertise in successfully opening, launching and operating new hotels and spas in numerous locals around the world.

Melanie brings an infectious passion for building talent, teams and culture. Having worked with varying developers, hotel operators, Spa Directors and numerous wellness teams, Melanie is gifted at bridging the world of spa and fitness directly into the day to day fabric of hotel operations. With a passion for service and people, Melanie specializes in creating luxury spa experiences through creative concepts, tireless leadership and ongoing training and support always focused on her teams and Clients.