The Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH team

The Visitor and Information Centre in the Hartmannfabrik opens on 18 January 2025. Appointments on site by appointment.

Visitor and information centre
European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH
Fabrikstraße 11
09111 Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany

Management

reachable via team(at)chemnitz2025.de

Andrea Pier
CEO | Managing Director

Stefan Schmidtke
Managing Director Programme

 

Jason Jack Weißbach
Office Manager | Assistant to the Commercial Director
+4937124351385

Behlül Taskingül
Assistant to the Managing Director Programme
+4937133563100

Iris Mäding
Assistant to the Management Programme
+4937124351381

Matthias Vogel
Receptionist
+4937124351360

Friederike Teubel
Receptionist
+4937124351360

Johanna Lötzsch
Receptionist
+4937124351360

Mirko Lenk
Head of Process Management

Karolina Boxberger
Project Manager Evaluation & Data Management

Deborah Lämmel
Assistance Evaluation & Data Management

Anne Kurzweg
Monitoring & Evaluation (freelancer | on parental leave)

Programme

Project management & Capacity Building Programme

available via team(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Frank Schönfeld
Head of Project Development / KOSMOS

Jonas Diercks
Project Coordinator Programme 

Steffen Biernath
Project and Quality Manager

Michal Sandor
Project Manager

Pascal Anselmi
Project Manager Capacity Building

Marcus Heinke
Project Manager Capacity Building (freelancer)

Tina Winkel
Project Manager Garagen-Campus

LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD

available via pflanzen(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Dr Julia Naunin
Curator LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD

Yvette Glas
Administration LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD

PURPLE PATH art and sculpture trail

available via purplepath(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Alexander Ochs
Curator PURPLE PATH (freelancer)

Julianne-Ingrid Csapo
Production Manager PURPLE PATH

Susan Börner
Production Assistant  PURPLE PATH

Kathrin Barwinek
Curatorial Assistant PURPLE PATH (freelancer)

#3000Garages

available via 3000garages(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Agnieszka Kubicka-Dzieduszycka
Curator #3000Garages

Ann-Kathrin Ntokalou
Curatorial Assistant & Project Manager #3000Garages

Michelle Auerbach
Project Assistant #3000Garages

Vanessa Azeroth
Project Assistant #3000Garages

Makers, Business & Arts

available via mba(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Josephine Hage
Curator Makers, Business & Arts

Maja Frank
Communications Manager Makers, Business & Arts

Stefanie Abelmann
Event Manager Makers, Business & Arts

Selina Eckstein
Event Assistant Makers, Business & Arts

Lisa Laser
Project Manager Makers, Business & Arts

Laura Tzschätzsch
Network Manager Makerhubs | Makers, Business & Arts

Nina Rüb
Communications Manager Makers, Business & Arts (on parental leave)

The project “Makers, Business & Arts” is being organised by the Landesverband der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft Sachsen e. V. with funding from the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH.

 

Team Generation

available via teamgeneration(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Christian Knaack
Head of Team Generation

Dr Alexandra Takats
Head of Participation of older People

Lena Rothe
Project Manager Youth Participation

Julia Palarz
Project Manager Youth Participation

Julius Blum
Editor

Reannah McRae
Project Assistant Team Generation

 

Volunteer Programme

available via production(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Dirk Zinner
Head of Volunteer Programme

Michelle May
Volunteer Programme Coordinator for the training programme

Anton Schneider
Volunteer Programme Coordinator for International Volunteering

Carsten Richter
Volunteer Programme Coordinator for the cultural region and FSJ/ESC programme

Delfina Zdebel
Assistant Volunteer Programme

Production

available via production(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Alisa Golomzina
Head of Production

Sina Rohrlack
Head of Technical Department

Jakob Heinzmann
Production Manager

Susanne Berthold
Production Manager

Sebastian Häger
Production Manager & Creative Project Development

Hannah Bickhoff
Event & Production Manager

Paul Viebeg
Dispatcher

Oksana Fischer
Production Assistant

Aline Schmidt
Production Assistant

Robert Steinbrecht
In-House & Event Technician

Robert Malt
In-House & Event Technician

Uwe Wydra
In-House & Event Technician

Marketing & Communication

Press and Communication

available via presse(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Mareike Holfeld
Head of Press and Communication

Frizzi Seltmann
Manager Press and Communication

Maria-Luise Kunze
Manager Press and Communication 

Federico Antonelli
Editor

Paula Kirchner
Manager Digital Communication

Marketing and Brand

available via communication(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Ralf Wolfermann
Creative Director Brand Communication & Marketing

Caroline Witosseck
Brand Communications & Marketing Manager

Jana Beier
Project Manager Marketing & Brand

Maria Khaychuk
Manager Marketing & Brand

Anna Kunke
Assistant Marketing & Brand

Luisa Sophie Grätz
Assistant Marketing & Brand

Fabian Weißpflog
Art Director

Peter Rossner
Content Creator

Sponsoring

available via partner(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Sybille Sonntag
Head of Marketing & Sponsoring

Carolin Müller
Employee Marketing & Sponsoring 

Controlling & Finances

available via finance(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Marlen Genschorek
Head of Controlling & Finance (on parental leave)

Hannes Conrad
Controlling

Luise Vorwerk
Funding Administrator

Manuela Baumann-Leibiger
Team Leader Accounting

Tom Reichardt
Accounting

Hanna Klug
Clerk

Christin Kostrewa
Assistant

International relations

reachable via international(at)chemnitz2025.de

Júlia Bucz
International Relations and Protocol Officer

Anja Neubauer
Assistant International Relations and Protocol

Legal Department & Administration

available via  team(at)chemnitz2025.de or bewerbung(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Franziska Mathée
Head of Legal Department & Administration

Juliane Bergelt
Research Associate in the Legal Department

Lena Boberach
Legal Counsel

Sylvi Winkler
HR Manager

Regional Management European Cultural Region Chemnitz

available via region(at)chemnitz2025.de 

Romy Brock
Head of Regional Management

Anja Sauske
Regional Management Manager

Maja Lämmel
Regional Management Manager

Student employees, Interns & FSJ

Emma Sophie Kirmse

Maria Fiedler

Delfina Zdebel

Hanna Skovgaard-Sörensen

Maike Hänsel

Emma Volkova

Anne Schober

Hannah Pöschl

Sarah Börner

Daniel Mittelstädt

Julia Blank

Tessa Melzer

Lara Paul

Marlene Kropp

Lydia Klemm

Moritz Mahltig

Anni Schulz

Sophie Behrendt

Regine Leistner

Rewa Tamboli

Sofie Agaeva

Mohammad Asadi

Sarah Balck

Michelle Tzschupke

Tim Jaschke

Natalie Schulz 

European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.