Director

Anne grew up in Wuppertal, went to the University of Bochum and studied History, German Linguistics, German literature and Educational Science.

Director Emeritus (retired in 2021)

Angela founded GLSN in 2001 and served as the director until 2021. Born in Berlin, Germany, Angela earned a degree in Social Work in München, and moved to the US in 1970.

Assistant Teacher

Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, and with background in marketing, moved to Chicago through the German/American Youth Exchange program.

Teacher

Francy grew up in Mannheim, Germany. She currently works at Swiss Steel Group. She's teaching for over 25 years at German schools in the Chicagoland area.

Teacher

Karen lived in Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany, for seven years. She completed her teaching degree and taught high school German and English stateside for 15 years.

Teacher

Linda was born and grew up just outside of Hamburg, Germany. She is a certified daycare teacher, has an American husband, 4 children with two of them at GLSN.

Teacher

Petra was born and raised in Giessen, Germany. She is currently teaching Science at DuPage Montessori school working with children from K through 8th Grade.

Teacher

Sandra was born and raised in the suburbs of Cologne. She has been working as a preschool teacher since 2001. Sandra lives in Warrenville with her husband and three children.

Teacher

Alice was born in the Rhineland (West Germany), and grew up in Frankfurt/Main. While living in Switzerland, a career opportunity brought her to Chicago.

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Anna is originally from Ukraine and received her MBA in International Business at the University of Stuttgart. Anna is proficient in German, English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Teacher

Daniela was born and raised in Germany, studied education in Mainz and Köln (Cologne), and lived in Saarland and Freiburg before moving to Chicago.

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Born and raised in Schwelm (NRW), Germany, Holger earned a degree in German philology and a PhD in linguistics and moved to the US through a job assignment in 1993.

Teacher

Kathrin was born in Reutlingen, Germany and gained her Masters degree (MA) in communications and cultural anthropology at the University of Tübingen.

Teacher

Melinda lived in Cologne, Hamburg and Mannheim and majored in Germanic Studies, receiving her teaching certificate from Indiana University, Bloomington.

Assistant Teacher

Ranja grew up in Weßling, Bavaria, and studied Comparative Literature and Linguistics at LMU Munich. She lived in Cádiz, Spain, and Waterville, ME, before moving to Chicago.

Teacher

Tristan was raised in a suburb of Chicago and got his degree in Education and German Language from Saint Louis University.

Teacher

Andrea was born in Munich. She studied at University of Eichstätt to become a primary school teacher and currently lives in Naperville with her husband, and their four children.

Teacher

Anna studied German Language Arts in Poland, before she worked as an investment advisor in Leipzig (Germany). In 2019 Anna came to the US with her husband.

Assistant Teacher

Doris was born and raised in Vienna, Austria, where she worked as an assistant teacher. She moved to the USA with her husband and currently works at a Montessori school.

Teacher

Jacqueline was born in Dortmund, has a degree as a primary school teacher, and worked several years at an inner-city school in Ludwigshafen.

Teacher

Libby was raised in Vienna. She attended Wheaton College in the United States, and then worked in finance before having children. She loves to represent Austria at GLSN.

Assistent Teacher

Nicole was born in Saxony, Germany, worked in Office Management and HR, has recently taught German at DANK School, and currently works as a substitute PreK teacher.

Teacher

Sabine was born in Bavaria, Germany and studied Chemical Engineering at the Technical University in Munich.