School/professional background ( brief overview ):
- Cranachgrundschule
- Bischöfliche Hauptschule am Stoppenberg public school of the diocese of Essen with the qualification of Mittlere Reife with qualification for the gymnasiale Oberstufe (upper secondary school)
- Erich-Brost Grammar School for Economics and Administration with qualification for the advanced technical college entrance examination
- Hevion IVO College school voor VMBO in s'Herthogenbosch (Netherlands)
- One-year internship for university entrance qualification at the Foreigners' Registration Office of the City of Essen, Stadtwerke Essen, Sparkasse Essen, Gesellschaft für Soziale Dienstleistungen mbH (GSE)
- Studied economics at Bochum University of Applied Sciences
- Employee at Bochum University of Applied Sciences (initially employee of the Senate Representative for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses, since 04/2021 employee for inclusion at the Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB)
- Deputy Representative for Severely Disabled Persons at Bochum University of Applied Sciences
- Representative of severely disabled people at Bochum University of Applied Sciences and deputy senate representative for students with disabilities and chronic illnesses
- Vice-chairman of the state working group of associations for severely disabled persons at colleges, universities and university hospitals and university-related institutions in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Functions:
- Since 2015, State Chair of the Network of People with Disabilities of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Since 2016, co-opted member of the state executive committee of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia
- Since 2016 member of the district executive of the Europa Union Essen
- Since 2019 co-opted member of the state executive committee of the CDA North Rhine-Westphalia
- Since 2019 Member of the Federal Committee on Social Security and Employment of the CDU of Germany
- Since 2021 Chairman of the CDU Essen-Rüttenscheid
- Since 2021 Deputy Chair of CDU City District II
- Since 2022 Deputy District Chairman of the CDA Essen
Mandates:
- 2009 - 2014 Adviser to the CDU parliamentary group in the Essen City Council on the Committee for Social Affairs, Labour and Health
- Since 2012 Member of the Working Group on Mobility with Disabilities of EssenerVerkehrs AG (EVAG)
- 2014 - 2020 Member of the CDU parliamentary group in the Essen City Council on the Committee for Sport and Pool Services Essen
- Since 2016 Member of the CDU parliamentary group in the Essen City Council on the Committee for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Integration
- Since 2020 Member of the District Council II (Bergerhauen, Rellinghausen, Rüttenschied, Stadtwald)
- Since 2020 Citizen with expertise and deputy spokesperson of the CDU parliamentary group in the Essen City Council in the Committee for Suggestions and Complaints
- Since 2021 Inclusion representative of the district council II (Bergerhausen, Rellinghausen, Rüttenscheid, Stadtwald)
- Since 2022 Member of the Inclusion Advisory Council
Other functions:
- 2010 - 2021 Member of the Faculty Council of the Department of Economics at Bochum University of Applied Sciences
- 2016 - 2021 Inclusion representative of DJK Essen
- Since 2006 Speaker and conference leader of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. with a focus on conferences on the topic of people with disabilities
- Since 2018 Member of the Senate of the University of Bochum
- Since 2020 Member of the College Senate of the Doctoral College NRW
Political focus:
Sports, health, disability/inclusion, education, transport, labour, children and youth, LGBTI policy.
Why do I do politics?
Well, I would like to change something and not just complain, but stand up for the citizens. Because only those who stand up for themselves can change something and those who do nothing can change nothing.
Memberships:
- Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Junge Union since 2003
- since 2006 Christian Democratic Employees' Association (CDA)
- since 2006 SV Werder Bremen
- since 2006 Health Policy Working Group NRW (GPA NRW)
- since 2007 German José Carreras Leukaemia Foundation e.V.
- since 2008 Kolping Essen-Frillendorf
- since 2008 Member of the Working Group Europe of the CDU Essen
- since 2009 Förderkreis Schüler- und Lehrlingsbildung e.V. (FSL) (Association for the Promotion of Pupil and Apprentice Education)
- since 2010 Associazione Culturale Italo - Tedesca
- since 2010 Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union (IGBCE)
- since 2010 Citizens' and Transport Association Rüttenscheid
- since 2011 Europa Union Germany and Young European Federalists (JEF)
- since 2011 Community of Interest Rüttenscheid (IGR)
- since 2012 Network of People with Disabilities (PWD) of the CDU NRW
- since 2012 Lesbians and Gays in the Union (LSU)
- since 2013 United Services Union (ver.di)
