Gloria Botchway

Gloria supports the Events, Marketing and Finance operations of the organisation. She is Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management. She has a son who is growing up learning 3 different languages including German and Akan (A Ghanaian language). She is keen to create an engaging atmosphere, both for parents and children alike, particularly to develop their knowledge of the German language and culture.

Matthias Hambach

Matthias is from the Münster area in Germany. He has  German-speaking son and  teaches Accounting at the University of York.

Hendrik Kraetzschmar

Hendrik is originally from Karlsruhe/Germany and has been living in the UK for over two decades now. He lectures in Middle East politics at the University of Leeds. His family is bilingual and he is keen to impart the German language and culture to his two daughters.

Leonie Wieser

Leonie Wieser is originally from Vienna, Austria and has lived in the UK for over ten years. She has recently completed a PhD at Northumbria University and researches the relationship between history and inequality. She uses the German language, sings songs and reads German literature in her bilingual family.

Catherine Wolterman

Catherine is a qualified primary school teacher and German-English translator with a PGCE from York St John University and a Masters in Conference Interpreting and Translation Studies from the University of Leeds. She has previously taught Years 4 and 5 and currently works in the Early Years. Catherine is passionate about celebrating community languages and promoting language learning from a young age.