Board & Staff
2024 Board and Staff Members
The Board
Janis Gonser
President
Richard Gruetzner
Vice President
Dr. Ralf Bendlin
Secretary
Dr. Margo Blevins
Treasurer
Dr. Barbara Berthold
Board Member
Eddie Wolsch
Board Member
Lu Hollander
Board Member
Anika Keswani
Board Member
Sean Herrity
Board Member
Jon Todd “JT” Koenig
Board Member
Larry Deuser
Board Member
Kevin Klaus
Board Member
Sabine McCalla
Board Member
Rebecca Rich-Wulfmeyer
Board Member
Ed Tovar
Board Member
The Staff
Christopher Markley
Executive Director
Constanze Heitkoetter
GIS Director
Doris Boerkei
Office Manager
Manuela Markley
Program Director
Ross von Seggern
Facilities Manager
Sigrid Keimling
Christmas Manager
The Teachers
Annette Barrad
Teacher
Pearl Gardner
Teacher
Kerstin Steward
Teacher
Carola Lofton
Teacher
Ines Mosley
Teacher
Meike Stranahan
Teacher
Andrea Chevrier
Teacher
Agnes Jackson
Teacher
Henrike Belz
Teacher
Rita Guihan
Teacher
Flavia Meterez
Teacher
Sigrid Scherber
Teacher
Birgitt Knobelspies
Teacher
Kiana Salazar
Teacher
Ally Becker
Teacher
Angela Schaal
Teacher
Honorary Members
Charles Locklin
Honorary Member
Sandra Dieckman
Honorary Member
President
Janis Gonser – president@germantexans.org
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Vice President
Richard Gruetzner – vp@germantexans.org
Secretary
Dr. Ralf Bendlin – boardsecretary@germantexans.org
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Treasurer
Dr. Margo Blevins
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Executive Director
Christopher Markley – director@germantexans.org
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Office Manager
Doris Boerkei – office@germantexans.org
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Program Director & Social Media
Manuela Markley – programs@germantexans.org
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Education Director
Bradley Barr – classes@germantexans.org
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Pre-K Director
Constanze Heitkoetter – constanze.heitkoetter@germantexans.org
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Board of Directors
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Janis Gonser
Jon Todd (JT) Koenig
Sabine McCalla
Edward Kober Tovar
Dr. Margo Blevins
Lu Hollander
Eddie Wolsch
Richard Gruetzner
Barbara Berthold
Rebecca Rich-Wulfmeyer
Dr. Ralf Bendlin
Dr. Larry Deuser
Sean Herrity
Anika Keswani
Kevin Klaus
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Advisory Board
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Martin Jungowski
Hans Boas
Rodney Koenig
Karen Haschke
Jim Kearney
Rosemary Lindley
Canan Kaba
Van Massirer
Helgard Suhr-Hollis
Kristi Lee-Norden
Franziska Jackson
Allen Barnes
Bruce Bower
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