After completing my training as an industrial clerk, I studied teaching with a focus on Geography, Economic, and Social History. Following my studies, I spent several years in management at a wholesale and foreign trade company, then worked as a social counselor before transitioning into teaching. For the past seven years, I worked at the Stadtteilschule am Hafen, most recently as an assistant to the upper school management. Currently, I am responsible for the IVK, AV, and AVM programs at the Vocational School St. Pauli.