Team
Kaspar Schuler
Director
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Working for the Alps: when and where necessary
Background: Change Manager, Journalist, Cheese maker & pastoralist, businessman
Languages: German (mother tongue), English, French
My favourite place in the Alps: those small meadows at those last mountain streams that still roar unused and unspoilt over rocks
What excites me: encounters
Jakob Dietachmair
Deputy Director
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Working for the Alps: Monday-Friday
Background: Communication Sciences, Sustainaible Tourism Management
Languages: German, English, French (advanced)
My favourite place in the Alps: Anywhere the sun awakes me from a cosy bivouac
What excites me: rugged landscapes and mountains, high valleys with meandering rivers, cooking with high-quality products, every single minute on my bike(s)
Magdalena Holzer
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Working for the Alps: Monday - Friday
Background: master degree in conference interpreting, Higher vocational college for tourism
Languages: German (mother tongue), Italian, English, French, basic skills in Spanish and Portuguese
My favourite place in the Alps: unspoiled coniferous forests & mountain pastures (such as in the High Tauern National Park)
What excites me: nature in kitchen, cellar and garden, travelling and international dialogues
Wolfgang Pfefferkorn
Project Manager / Economic transition
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Working for the Alps: almost always and everywhere
Background: Regional Development, Organizational Development, Moderation- Conflict Management
Languages: French, German, English, Italian
My favourite place in the Alps: the whole terrain in the Silvretta in the Vorarlberg region of Austria
What excites me: language itself, backcountry ski-touring, music, the sea
Marion Ebster-Kreuzer
Project Manager / Nature and people
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Working for the Alps: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Background: Social- and Cultural Anthropology, Regional- and Location Management, Regional Development
Languages: German (Native Speaker), English (advanced), French (basic)
My favourite place in the Alps: in winter, on my skitouring skies in the backcountry, above the treeline – anywhere but gladly in the Montafon
What excites me: outdoors, immersed in nature, alone or in the company of equally enthusastic people, natural cuisine, typical regional food, good coffee
Paula Duske
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Working for the Alps: Monday-Friday
Background: Environmental sciences, sustainable tourism, climate protection management
Languages: German (mother tongue), English, Dutch, Spanish
My favourite place in the Alps: On any summit or in Ticino
What excites me: Exercise, mountain sports, nature, absolute silence on a summit, the North Sea islands, Italian food, getting to know foreign places, countries and cultures
Hanna Öllös
Project Manager CIPRA Lab
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Working for the Alps: Monday-Friday
Background: Biology and behavioural ecology, sustainable development, human-wildlife coexistence, advocacy
Languages: Hungarian (mother tongue), Slovak, Czech, English, German and Italian (basic knowledge)
My favourite place in the Alps: It ever changes based on the last place that captured me, but the Lungau has a special place in my heart
What excites me: Wildlife and human encounters, wild and untamed nature, outdoor sports, slow travel on foot or by bike, waking up in the mountains and having no clue what the day will hold, spontaneous adventures with friends
Caroline Begle
Head of Communications
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Working for the Alps: Monday - Thursday
Background: German Philology, Media Studies
Languages: German, English
My favourite place in the Alps: river Lutz in the Walsertal
What excites me: singing, dancing, and the lust for life (in the Alps)
Michael Gams
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Working for the Alps: Monday - Friday
Background: Journalism, PR in Tourism, Master in Communication Science/Journalism
Languages: German (mother tongue), English (advanced), Italian (basic)
My favourite places in the Alps: Villach, where I grew up. Innsbruck, where I used to live several years. And Montafon valley
What excites me: climbing mountains, exploring new places and sharing my passion for the Alps with others
Anna Mehrmann
Event- and Communication Manager
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Working for the Alps: Monday – Thursday
Background: Master in Non-Profit and Public Management
Languages: German (mother tongue), English, French
My favourite place in the Alps: Ponte Brolla as a starting point for exploring and enjoying the valley of the Maggia river and the city of Locarno.
What excites me: Walks in the forest, animal observations, the diversity of plants, music, movies, books
Maya Mathias
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Working for the Alps: Monday-Wednesday, Friday
Background: Master in Psychology and Political Science
Languages: German (mother tongue), English (advanced), French, Italian and Spanish (basic)
My favourite places in the Alps: Dolomites
What excites me: nature, mountain sports, environmental psychology, books and movies
Christina Bachner
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Working for the Alps: Tuesday (all day), Wednesday - Friday (mornings)
Background: French and English Studies
Languages: German, English, French,
My favourite place in the Alps: my garden with a beautiful view onto the Alps
What excites me: pleasureable dining and drinking, untouched snowy slopes glistering in the sun, Yoga
Julitta Eller
Financial management
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Working for the Alps: Monday-Thursday
Background: studies in international economics
Languages: German (mother tongue), English, French and Italian (basic knowledge)
My favourite place in the Alps: my garden, Ruggeller Riet, Örfla gorge
What excites me: my children, music, sunrises, nature after a thunderstorm
Nora Leszczynski
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Working for the Alps: Tuesday-Thursday
Background: B.Sc. in Geography & Philosophy, M.Sc. in Spatial Research and Planning
Languages: German (mother tongue), English, Italian, French
My favourite place in the Alps: Centovalli, Valle Onsernone, Pedemonte, Valle Maggia, in short: all remote valleys and areas in northern Ticino
What excites me: Everything preferably with a connection to the Alps... Old books and maps, (long-distance) hiking, dancing, languages and dialects, preservation of cultural landscapes
Maja Kogovšek
Project assistant
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Working for the Alps: Monday - Friday
Background: social pedagogy, youth work, youth participation
Languages: Slovene (mother tongue), German, English
My favourite place in the Alps: Soča-valley and its surroundings in Slovenija!
What excites me: Mountains and forests, travelling by train, meeting (new) people, herbalism, music and dancing, sleeping under the stars, books...
Janin Salzger
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Working for the Alps: Monday to Thursday
Background: Studied environmental sciences, specialising in ecology and biodiversity; experience in the fields of climate communication, environmental education and citizen participation.
Languages: German (mother tongue), English, Spanish (basic knowledge)
My favourite place in the Alps: The Rätikon Mountains (AT/CH)
What excites me: the scent of fresh soil, the sound of crashing waves and crackling flames, the taste of sun-warmed berries, the sight of rugged mountains and the feeling of cool wind blowing in my hair...
Sophie V. Mahlknecht
Intern
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Working for the Alps: Monday to Friday
Background: intercultural communication and political science
Languages: german (mother tongue), italian, french, english and arabic (basic knowledge)
My favourite place in the Alps : mountain hut Bella Vista and surroundings, Val Senales
What excites me: languages and people, equality, riding my bike, drinking coffee and reading newspapers in the sun
Laura Haberfellner
Intern
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Working for the Alps: Monday to Friday
Background: Studies in Environmental Systems Science with a focus on Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor) and Socio-Ecological Economics & Politics (Master) | Sustainable Economy, Participation & Involvement, Sustainable Development
Languages: German (mother tongue), English, Spanish and Swedish (basic knowledge)
My favourite place in the Alps: Gosaukamm (Salzkammergut, Upper Austria)
What excites me: Long-distance hiking, sunrises and sunsets in the mountains, well-designed outdoor equipment
Marta Grena
ESC-Volunteer
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Working for the Alps: Monday-Friday
Background: International relations, European governance, public administration
Languages: Italian (mother tongue), English (advanced), German, Dutch and Spanish (basic).
My favorite place in the Alps: Presena Glacier
What excites me: books and nature
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