Coordinating Team CT

 

 

The Coordinating Team organizes the meetings, chooses the speakers/topics, selects the venues and updates the website. We look forward to welcoming you to a future meeting! 
 

Annette

German, was born in the Black Forest. Through a school exchange and an internship in London during her studies in tourism and economics, she became a dedicated Anglophile. She joined the Network in 1997 and has been a member of the CT since 1999. She currently works in regional tourism and is always happy to share information on tourist facilities, cultural events and other interesting sights in the area. 
 

Claudia

American, was born in Michigan. After her studies in harp performance, she moved to Paris where she lived for 9 years working as a freelance musician and performing with the Trio Nausicaa. Also active in arts management, she directed a cultural program at the American Foundation in Paris. From 1998 to 2006 she spent her summers in North Carolina, working as Operations Manager for the Eastern Music Festival. She and her husband moved to Freiburg in 2001, and their twin boys were born here in 2005. She enjoys the sense of community associated with the Network, and has been a member of the CT since 2003.

Helen

English, trained as a primary school teacher in South East London and worked in a school in Greenwich. She moved to Freiburg in 2005 and, having found the Network on the internet, was able to look forward to her first meeting even before her arrival. She lives in Kirchzarten with her husband and two children where she teaches English at the local VHS. She loves reading and gardening. She has been on the coordinating team since December 2007. 

Ingrid

German, was born in Breisach and has been living in Freiburg for 19 years. After school she did an internship at the local Sparkasse and started improving her English skills when she met her former partner who is from Australia. During a half year break from work, she studied English at the Institute of Languages at the University of New South Wales in the beautiful city of Sydney. She joined the Network in February 2007 and really likes meeting so many interesting women with such different backgrounds. She has been a member of the CT since January 2008.

Ulrike

German, was born in Hamburg. After a year in Paris as an au pair, and a few months in Spain, she worked at a 5-star hotel near Geneva. Then came a move to Munich, the birth of her two sons, and 5 years in Como, Italy were she started her own relocation company. She’s back in Germany now and working as a tour guide in German, English and Italian. Her current project is starting a guest services and relocation agency here in Freiburg. She has been on the CT since January 2009.

Gill

English, is a teacher. She previously taught German near Nottingham in the UK, having studied German and French at the University of Nottingham. In 2002 she completed a Masters in Translation in London, but was soon drawn back to the classroom when she came to Freiburg in 2003. She now teaches English at the Pädagogische Hochschule in Freiburg. She has been a Network member since 2003 and joined the coordinating team in January 2010.