Our team

From Cologne to the world

 

The staff members work in the General Secretariat of KOLPING INTERNATIONAL in Cologne. Their task is to support and assist the Kolping Associations in their project work and in their activities in the Associations all over the world.

 

Executive Committee

Msgr. Christoph Huber
General Praeses
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-12
generalpraeses@kolping.net

Dr. Markus Demele
General Secretary
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-14
info@kolping.net

Karin Wollgarten
Head of Finance & Administration
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-22
karinwollgarten@kolping.net

Offices

Elisabeth Gühmann
Assistant to General Praeses
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-12
elisabethguehmann@kolping.net

Sonia Kirschbaum
Assistant to General Secretary
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-14
soniakirschbaum@kolping.net

Lara Karsten
Assistant to Head of Finance & Administration
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-22
larakarsten@kolping.net

Katja Schroer (Parental leave)
Assistant to Head of Finance & Administration
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-22
katjaschroer@kolping.net

Desk Officers

Mario Schenk
Head of country Units Department
Desk officer for Honduras
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-43
MarioSchenk@kolping.net

Gregor Federhen
Desk officer for Central and Eastern Europe
and India, Vietnam
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-34
gregorfederhen@kolping.net

Volker Greulich
Desk officer for Africa
(Burundi, Malawi, Sambia, South Africa, Tanzania)
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-32
volkergreulich@kolping.net

Katharina Hager
Desk officer for Central America, Colombia
and Uganda
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-43
katharinahager@kolping.net

Larissa Josowic
Desk officer for Latin America
(Argentina, Bolivia)
and Africa (Benin, Cameroon, Togo)
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-31
larissajosowic@kolping.net

Niklas Markert
Desk officer for Latin America
(Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay)
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-47
niklasmarkert@kolping.net

Laura Plosinjak
Desk officer for Africa
(Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda)
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-26
lauraplosinjak@kolping.net

Martin J. Rüber
Desk officer for Asia and Brazil
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-33
martinrueber@kolping.net

Education & Campaigns

Sigrid Stapel
Desk officer for Education & Campaigns
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-28
sigridstapel@kolping.net

Public Relations

Michaela Roemkens
Desk officer for Public Relations
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-27
michaelaroemkens@kolping.net

Fundraising

Monika Glöcklhofer
Head of Fundraising
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-38
monikagloecklhofer@kolping.net

Barbara Demmer
Fundraising / Webmaster
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-39
barbarademmer@kolping.net

Stefanie Korndörfer
Fundraising
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-41
stefaniekorndoerfer@kolping.net

Gabriele Wortmann
Fundraising / Donations
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-16
gabrielewortmann@kolping.net

Liliane Knap
Fundraising/Donations
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-45
lilianeknap@kolping.net

Thomas Sittel
Fundraising / Donations
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-20
thomassittel@kolping.net

Finance

Rita Wawers
Desk officer for Accountancy
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-42
ritawawers@kolping.net

Annette Bittner
Accounts Department
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-25
annettebittner@kolping.net

Controlling

Anna-Carina Di Niro
Project Controlling
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-30
Anna-CarinaDiNiro@kolping.net

Raidelsy Dalle Forteza
Project Controlling
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-24
RaidelsyDalleForteza@kolping.net

Translations and project administration

Heike Rosenbaum
Translations
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-35
heikerosenbaum@kolping.net

Anita Thunig
Translations
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-36
anitathunig@kolping.net

Monitoring & Evaluation

Laura Plosinjak
Desk officer for Monitoring and Evaluation
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-26
lauraplosinjak@kolping.net

Niklas Markert
Desk officer for Monitoring and Evaluation
Tel. +49 (0)221-77880-47
niklasmarkert@kolping.net

External consultants
(Contracted freelancers)

Estela Tróchez – Costa Rica
Regional counselling for Latin America and M&E
Tel. +506 25 37 4719
estelatrochez@kolping.net

Rosine Musabyemariya – Rwanda
Regional Coordinator Financial Administration Africa (EN)
rmusabyemariyakolping@gmail.com

Jeanne d’Arc Utamuliza – Rwanda
Regional Coordinator Financial Administration Africa (FR)
jutamulizakolping@gmail.com