After completing my banking apprenticeship and subsequent studies in business administration in Munich, I worked for several years at various banks in Munich and Frankfurt, most recently as a manager in the credit department’s staff division. I then transitioned to a Hamburg-based consulting firm specializing in personnel development, where I primarily coached and trained executives. I completed my teacher training in business administration and politics at the Vocational Media School in Wandsbek and, in 2013, became a department head at the Vocational School St. Pauli. Since February 1, 2022, I have taken on the role of the deputy director.