Staff

Nina Lüders studied Political Science in Hamburg, Poznań and Berlin. She is a certified Betzavta Trainer and did an extra degree in Childhood Studies and Children's Rights at Freie Universität Berlin. She joined the Kreisau-Initiative in 2009 as a educational programmes specialist and in 2014 she became the executive director.

Elżbieta Kosek studied Economy in Berlin and Media Pedagogy in Rostock. From 2007 to 2012 she worked as a Programme Manager in the International Youth Center in Krzyżowa. In January 2013 she started her work for the Kreisau-Initiative.

Sofie Koscholke studied European media culture in Weimar, Germany, and Lyon, France, as well as intercultural communication in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. From 2015 to 2018, she was an educational programmes specialist in the International Youth Meeting Centre in Krzyżowa, Poland, and since September 2022 has been working for the Kreisau-Initiative again in the focal areas of Inclusion and social-ecological transformation.

Elisabeth Kremer studied German-French studies and European Studies in Germany, France and Denmark. She is a certified teamer of intercultural youth meetings and group-interpreter within the German-French Youth Cooperation. Since May 2018, she has been working as a programme manager in the Kreisau-Initiative.

For the past 10 years, Johannes Huth has worked in various national and international organisations in the field of non-formal youth and adult education. He is a trained mediator and theatre pedagogue. He holds a master's degree in educational sciences with a specialisation in education for sustainable development. He joined the Kreisau-Initiative in February 2022.

Carolin Wenzel has studied Integrated European Studies as well as Culture and History of Central and Eastern Europe in Bremen, Kraków and Frankfurt (Oder). She's been working for the Kreisau-Initiative since March 2011.

Kerim Somun he has been working for the Kreisau-Initiative since February 2017. His main focus is the project Model International Criminal Court (MICC). He studied Public Administration at the University of Sarajevo and wrote his bachelor thesis on including youth in decision-making processes. His interests focus mainly on human rights, peace building, transitional justice and youth leadership.

Beate Kindler is a banker by vocation. She graduated from a part-time business management studies at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. She has been working for the Kreisau-Initiative since September 2014.

Malwina Szczypta studied applied linguistics and intercultural communication in Poznan, Poland, Leipzig and Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. She joined the Kreisau-Initiative in August 2018.

Elmira Dmitrieva studied history and EU politics in St. Petersburg, Russia. She joined Kreisau-Initiative in September 2022.