Senior Management
Bernd Westermeyer
Headmaster
Chairman of the Managing Directors
![[Translate to Englisch:] Brigitte Mergenthaler-Walter | Studienleiterin, Geschäftsführung](/fileadmin/05_Ueber_Salem/Mitarbeiter_innen/Mergenthaler-Walter_560x420.jpg "Brigitte Mergenthaler-Walter")
Brigitte Mergenthaler-Walter
Director of Studies
Managing Director
Thomas Obitz
Business Manager
Managing Director
Assistants to the Management
Eleni Triantafillidou
Assistant to the Headmaster
Bernd Westermeyer
Sigrun Leising
Assistant to the Director of Studies
Brigitte Mergenthaler-Walter
Simone Traber
Assistant to the Business Manager
Thomas Obitz
Boarding School Management
Stefan Steinebach
Head of Boarding Campus Schloss Salem
Extended School Management
Lea Höhn
Head of Boarding Campus Schloss Salem
Extended School Management
Ken Lander
Head of Boarding Campus Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen, Extended School Management
IB: Biology, Environmental Systems
Assistants to the Boarding School Management
Sylvia Stehle
Assistant to the Head of Boarding Campus Schloss Salem
Sonja Kunzler
Assistant to the Head of Boarding Campus Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
Central Staff Units
Gesa Meyer-Wiefhausen
Chief of Staff
Head of Fundraising, Scholarships
![[Translate to Englisch:] Peter Gottstein | Referent der Geschäftsführung, Unternehmensentwicklung](/fileadmin/05_Ueber_Salem/Mitarbeiter_innen/Gottstein_560x420.jpg "Peter Gottstein")
Peter Gottstein
Head of Marketing
![[Translate to Englisch:] Dr. Stephanie Nau | Leitung Aufnahme](/fileadmin/05_Ueber_Salem/Mitarbeiter_innen/Nau_560x420.jpg "Dr. Stephanie Nau")
Dr. Stephanie Nau
Head of Admissions
Nina Peters
Head of International Office
Julian Priebus
Head of Salem International Summer Schools
Marketing
Sabrina Mader
Events, Print
Silke Stahl
Public Relations, Print
Fundraising
Janina Tritschler
Fundraising, Scholarship Coordination
Office Friends of Salem
Britta Stocker (on parental leave)
Fundraising
Admission Office
Kathrin de Francisco
Assistant Admission Office
Antonia Jenning
Admissions international
Years 5 - 10
Sabine Klause
Admissions national
Years 5 - 10
Anita Laleh
Customer and Agency Care Admissions
Assistant to Salem International Summer Schools
Dr. Ulrike Niederhofer
Admissions national & international
Years 10 PLUS, 11 & 12
Direction of Studies
Brigitte Mergenthaler-Walter
Director of Studies, Managing Director
Torsten Bick
Deputy Director of Studies, Abitur-Coordinator
DE: Chemie, Mathematik
![[Translate to Englisch:] Constanze Schummer | IB-Coordinator](/fileadmin/05_Ueber_Salem/Mitarbeiter_innen/Schummer_560x420.jpg "Constanze Schummer")
Dr. Constanze Schummer
IB-Coordinator
DE: Englisch, EN: History, Theory of Knowledge
Dr. Mathias Schwarz
Central Academic Administrator, Expert Adviser
DE: Chemie, Physik
Tobias Nause
Director of Studies Year Groups 5 - 10
DE: Mathematik, Physik
Michael Lingk
Director of Studies Year Groups 5 - 10
DE: Deutsch, Geschichte, Katholische Religion
Dr. Günter Klause
Career Counselling Abitur
DE: Latein, Psychologie, Russisch
Dr. David Mathieson
Career Counselling IB
EN: Economics, History, Theory of Knowledge
Assistants of the Direction of Studies
Sigrun Leising
Assistant Director of Studies
Beate Eberle
Secretary Director of Studies
Iris Grigat
Secretary to the IB-Coordinatior
Ramona Tischbein
Chairwoman of the Works Council
Secretary Director of Studies Schloss Salem
Susanne Schilling
Secretary Head Campus Härlen
Secretary Recruitment of Pedagogical Staff
Housekeeping, technical and administrative Staff
Uwe Anhorn
Coordinator F&B
![[Translate to Englisch:] Ottmar Kotheimer | Leiter IT / EDV](/fileadmin/05_Ueber_Salem/Mitarbeiter_innen/Kotheimer_560x420.jpg "Ottmar Kotheimer")
Ottmar Kotheimer
Head of IT
Markus Hafen
Head of Facility Management
Rainer Müller
Financial Accounting, Data Securtiy Officer
Sandra Häring
Head of Financial Accounting
Ulrike Walser
Personnel Office, Personnel Management Housekeeping, Technics, Administration
Housekeeping management
Michaela Paus
Housekeeping Manager
Campus Schloss Salem
Claudia Schwarz
Housekeeper Campus Schloss Spetzgart
Elenore Gut
Housekeeper Campus Härlen
Administration staff
Özden Livgökmen
Central Buying
Florian Repp
IT
Sonja Sinner
Accounting Parents' Accounts
Aniko Racosi
Post Office Campus Schloss Salem
Library staff
Melanie Steffen
Library Manager
Sabine Salwik
Library Campus Schloss Salem
Kitchen staff
Cordula Bezikofer
Kitchen Team Schloss Salem
Gabriele Brennecke
Kitchen Team College
Gabriela-Maria Jakubczyk
Kitchen Team College
Mirko Müller
Kitchen Team Schloss Salem
Tatijana Spedt
Kitchen Team College
Danuta Schubka
Kitchen Team Schloss Salem
Britta Xylander
Kitchen Team College
Facility Management Staff
Alex Banda
Facility Manager Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
Egon Baur
Facility Manager Schloss Salem
Josef Beirer
Facility Manager Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
Ramadan Deliu
Facility Manager Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
Ekkehard Hößler
Carpentery Schloss Salem
Andreas Kirchhoff
Facility Manager Schloss Salem
Walter Knoll
Facility Manager Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
Bruno Strobel
Facility Manager Schloss Salem
Uwe Vöhringer
Facility Manager Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
Ingrid Wegmann
Gardener
Cleaning Team
Bronislawa Riemel
Cleaning Team Schloss Salem
Elisabeth Seibold-Voges
Cleaning Team Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
Pedagogical staff
In the following list you will find our teachers and tutors from all three locations in alphabetical order.
DE stands for teaching in the German-speaking system and EN for teaching in the International classes or in the IB Diploma Programme.
A-B-C-D-E
A
Tiloudin Anjarwalla
Choir, Junior Orchestra, School Band, Head of Department Music
DE: Darstellende Geometrie, Mathematik, Musik
Lionel Aran
Mentor Schloss Salem
EN: Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics
Matthias Auer
Head of Department Mathematics
DE: Englisch, Mathematik, EN: Mathematics
B
Eugen Balzer
Deputy Head of Boarding grades 11 & 12, Coordinator Outdoor Education, Head of Department Biology
DE: Biologie, Gemeinschaftskunde, Wirtschaft
Salman Barakat (on parental leave)
DE: Informatik, Mathematik
Mirjam Bendau
Head of Department Fine Arts
DE: Bildende Kunst
Tatjana Boguth
Head of Department Natural Science and Technology
DE: Evangelische Religion, Mathematik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Physik
Thomas Braun
Orchestra
DE: Gemeinschaftskunde, Musik
C
Caroline Cantzler
Mentor Schloss Salem
Jason Corbett
College Service - Global Action Network
EN: History, Economics, Geographie, GWG
D
Carole Devine
Class teacher
EN: Natural Science, Physics
Martin Devine
Mentor Schloss Salem, Round Square
EN: Visual Arts
Joshua Dixon
EN: Mathematics
Michèle Dubé
Social Service Primary School, Head of Department French
DE: Englisch, Französisch
Maximilian Dyroff
House Tutor Schloss Spetzgart, Outdoor Education Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
DE: Gemeinschaftskunde, Sport, Wirtschaft
E
Meike Engstler
Running Team, Organisation Ski Week grade 8
DE: Sport
F-G-H-I-J
F
Belinda Flint
German as a foreign language, English as Second Language
EN: English
G
Natalie Gerardi
Academic support
Advanced English Years 5, 6 & 7
Stefanie Grimm
Activity Coordinator, Chronicle Schloss Salem
DE: Englisch, Mathematik
H
Ricarda Hacker (on parental leave)
Mentor Schloss Salem - Rentamt
Abitur: Englisch, Geschichte
Cole Hamilton
Mentor Schloss Salem
Dr. Erk Hansen
Deputy Chairman of the Works Council, Head of Department Ethics
DE: Deutsch, Ethik, Physik, Philosophie
Ian Hanson
DE: Englisch, Sport
Sigrid Hanson
DE: Englisch
Vanessa Haseneder
DE: Französisch, Spanisch
Sandra Henrichs
German as a foreign language
Ulrich Heuschert
Coordinator Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze
DE: Chemie, Geographie, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Sidonie Hischemöller
Mentor Schloss Salem - Rentamt
Kai Hoffmann
China AG, China Exchange Grade 7-10
DE: Mathematik, Sport
Judith Hofmann
Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
DE: Biologie, Geographie, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Lea Höhn
Head of Boarding and Mentor Schloss Salem, Head of Salem Summer School
DE: Deutsch, Ethik, EN: Theory of Knowledge
J
Stefanie Holzwarth
DE: Mathematik, Sport
Anna Hornstein (on parental leave)
DE: Deutsch, Englisch
J
Dr. Andreas Jäger
House Tutor, Head of Department German as a foreign language
Coordinator: Duke of Edinburgh Award, Model United Nations, International Court of Justic
Dr. Sabine Jasny
German as a foreign language, Abitur seminar courses
IB Extended Essay Coordinator
Renata Jaworska
Drawing, architecture and model making
DE: Bildende Kunst
Dierk Jenning
Head of Department Computer Science and Physics
DE: Geschichte, Informatik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Physik
K-L-M-N-O
Dr. Günter Klause
Career Counselling Grade 11 & 12
DE: Latein, Psychologie, Russisch
Sabine Klause
Admissions Counselling German-language and LRS support Grade 5-10
DE: Deutsch, Evangelische Religion
![[Translate to Englisch:] Dietmar Koepsell | Geschichte, Latein](/fileadmin/05_Ueber_Salem/Mitarbeiter_innen/Koepsel_560x420.jpg "Dietmar Koepsell")
Dietmar Koepsell
DE: Geschichte, Latein
Verena Kreutter
School Caplain
DE: Katholische Religion
L
Natalie Lander
Activity and Service Coordination Campus Härlen und Schloss Spetzgart, Head of Salem International Summer School
Teaching Staff Recruitment Head of Boarding, IB Diploma CAS Coordination, Lecturer Salem Kolleg
Carola Lässing
Geman as a foreign langauge, pedagogical advice
DE: Bildende Kunst, Deutsch, Ethik
Sebastian Laur
Teamleader 10PLUS
DE: Deutsch, Gemeinschaftskunde, Geschichte
Emma Leakey
House Tutor Schloss Spetzgart, Support during studies, Social service Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
EN: Academic Engish Course for IB
Keith LeFever
Theater
Anette Le Riche
German as a foreign langauge
M
Jose Marugan Pintos
Mentor Schloss Salem
Expedition Equipment Coordinator
Dr. David Mathieson
Careers Counselling
EN: Economics, History, Theroy of Knowledge
Simone Maurer
Head of Language School Schloss Salem, German as a foreign language
DE: Deutsch
Erin Merlin
Coordinator Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze
EN: Physics, Science
Sam Merlin
House Tutor Schloss Spetzgart
EN: French
Beate Möller
Class teacher
DE: Deutsch, Englisch
Kathleen Morrison-Schilffarth
School Caplain
DE: Evangelische Religion
Kris Mourney
Coordinator of International Classes
EN: English, Theory of Knowledge
Sebastian Mücke
Nautical Service, Harbour Master, Sports Coordinator Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
DE: Gemeinschaftskunde, Geschichte, Sport
Christina Müller
House Tutor Schloss Spetzgart, Digital transformation in the field of pedagogy
DE: Mathematik, Musik, EN: Mathematics
Helmuth Müller
Head of Department Social studies and Economics, Politikamt and school band Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
DE: Gemeinschaftskunde, Musik, Wirtschaft
Simon Müller
DE: Bildende Kunst
N
Karen Napoli
House Tutor Campus Härlen, Head of Department English Native, Round Square
EN: English Literature
Barbara Neeff
Team Leader Grade 10, Coordinator Social Service Salem, Social Service Homework
DE: Deutsch, Latein
Michael Neutzler
House Tutor Schloss Spetzgart
DE: Mathematik, Physik
Philipp Nickles
House Tutor Schloss Spetzgart, Fire Brigade Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
IT specialist, support for external students
Dr. Ulrike Niederhofer
Admission Grade10 PLUS, 11 & 12, Head of Department Visual Arts
DE: Bildende Kunst, Kunstgeschichte
P-Q-R-S-T
P
Joshua Parker
Model United Nations
EN: English, English Language, Ethics, Literature, Theory of Knowledge
Emily Petermann
Theatre AG, class teacher
DE: Deutsch, Englisch
Nina Peters
International Office, Round Square Respresentative
DE: Biologie, Naturphänomene und Technik
Thorsten Peters
Head of Department Biology
DE: Biologie, Geographie
Danielle Petulla
Awareness & Inclusion Coordinator, Class Teacher
EN: Chemistry, History
Dr. Patrick Polzer
Robotics
DE: Biologie, Chemie, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Sabine Preuß-Schmitz
Mentorin Schloss Salem, Social Services
DE: Geschichte, German as a foreign language
Julian Priebus
Sport Coordinator Schloss Salem, Head of Salem International Summer School & Salem Summer Camp
DE: Hockey
Kristina Priebus
Head of Salem Summer Camp, Team Leader Year 7 & 8
DE: Mathematik, Sport
Q
Jan Quäker
Mentor Schloss Salem
Guild: Precision engineering
Eva Quintero
DE: Spanisch
R
Benjamin Readford
Coordinator Duke of Edinburgh Award
EN: Business Management, English, History, Social studies & Economics career orientation
Katharina Regehl
Coordinator MUN Grade 7-10, Head of Department English
DE: Deutsch, Englisch
Natalie Rentzsch-Harter
German as a foreign language
Aik Reuter
Class teacher
DE: Gemeinschaftskunde, Mathematik, Sport
Angelika Reuter
Class teacher
De: Französisch, Mathematik
Hazel Riffler
Health and Wellness Coordinator, Summer School
EN: English, Sport
Karla Rodriguez
DE: Spanisch, Englisch
Dr. Paul Ross
Deputy Head of Boarding and Mentor Schloss Salem - Rentamt
DE: Gemeinschaftskunde, Geschichte
S
Mario Sagastume
House Tutor Campus Härlen
EN: Economics, Social Sciences
Heike Samerski
Health and Wellbeing Coordinator Students
DE: Biologie, Sport
Yasmin Schiessel-Jenß
Coordinator Internship Year 10, Seminar Course Grade 11 & 12
DE: Deutsch, Gemeinschaftskunde, Geschichte
Caroline Schlick
Team Leader Grade 7 & 8, Class Teacher
DE: Deutsch, Geschichte
Berit Schreiber
Mentorin Schloss Salem
Claudia Schwarz
House Tutor Schloss Spetzgart
Housekeeping manager Schloss Spetzgart
Astrid Schweizer
Class teacher
DE: Deutsch, Biologie
Johannes Schweizer
Coordinator Outward Bound, Subject Counselor History, Team Leader Year 9, Head of Fire Service Schloss Salem
DE: Deutsch, Geschichte
Dr. Dorothee Seydel
DE: Deutsch, Griechisch, Latein
Maya Siegel
House Tutor Campus Härlen, Social Services and Coordinator School Buses Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
DE: Deutsch, Englisch
Susanne Sigg
Music Service, Coordination Music Lessons
Junior orchestra
Petra Spielvogel
DE: Physik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Outdoor, Sport
Erika Stauder-Perwer
Spain exchange
DE: Spanisch, Sport
Rebecca Steinebach
Mentor Schloss Salem, Educational Housekeeper
EN: French, German
Jason Swartzentruber
House Tutor Campus Härlen, THW Service Schloss Spetzgart and Campus Härlen
Security Officer Campus Härlen
T
Pia Tiggeler
School Team Swimming, cooking aktivity and guild
DE: Sport
Anais Tommy-Martin
Mentor Schloss Salem, School Team Swimming
DE: Französisch, Spanisch, Sport
U-V-W-X-Y-Z
W
Kerstin Westermeyer
German as a foreign language
Academic support Schloss Salem - Rentamt
Thilo Wiggenhauser
Mentor Schloss Salem - Rentamt
Peter Wimmer
Class teacher
DE: Deutsch, Ethik, Gemeinschaftskunde, Geschichte
Patrick Windbacher
Medical service
DE: Sport
Stephanie Woppmann
Team Leader Grade 5 & 6, Class Teacher, Salem Badge
DE: Englisch, Geographie
Z
Edda Ziehm
German as a foreign language,Teaching support for Schloss Salem
EN: German B
Medical & psychological Care
Years 5 - 10 (24-hour care in the medical station)
Elisabeth Bandle
Medical Station Salem
Angelika Goldstein Polpadre
Medical Station Salem
Dorothea Kadmon
Medical Station Salem
Elvira Kiebler
Medical Station Salem
Brigitte Schoch
Medical Station Salem
Nicola Wirkner
Medical Station Salem
Dr. med. Martin Diesch
Medical care Salem Campus
Kathleen Morrison-Schilffarth
Protestant pastor in Salem
School Caplain Years 7 - 10
Claudia Arnegger
Psychological Care Years 7 - 10
Verena Kreutter
Abitur: Katholische Religion
School Caplain Years 7 - 10
Years 11 - 12
Bärbel Auer
Sick Bay Years 11 & 12
Spetzgart Campus
Dr. Frank Jürgensen
Medical care Spetzgart & Härlen Campus
