GACC Midwest Staff

All employees of GACC Midwest are happy to help German companies in the US with their inquiries on market entry USA, industries in the US, apprenticeships in the US, and other German-American business topics.

Officers

Mark Tomkins

President & CEO

Chicago

Mario Kratsch

Vice President
GACC Midwest

Gerrit Ahlers

Vice President & Director, Consulting Services

Chicago

Ursula Klicker

CFO
Accounting and Administration
Chicago

Apprenticeship Networks

Sascha Kuhn

Deputy Director, Apprenticeship Networks
Chicago

Geneva Scurek

Senior Manager, Training, Exams and Certification

Chicago

Melissa Kmetz

Manager, Apprenticeship Administration

Chicago

Myriam Klein

Manager, Applicant Outreach and Special Projects
Chicago

Evelyn Seiler, Ed.D.

Manager, Applicant Outreach, Apprenticeship Networks
Chicago

Brent Webb

Manager, Company Outreach
Apprenticeship Networks 
Chicago

Daniel Sakalas

Coordinator, Company Outreach
Chicago

Christian Rodriguez

Business Apprentice
Chicago

Consulting Services

Gerrit Ahlers

Vice President & Director, Consulting Services

Chicago

Markus Wirth

Head of Michigan Office & Deputy Director, Consulting Services

Detroit

Katrin Geisler

Manager, Government Projects & Trade Missions
Chicago

Anna Hack

Senior Manager, Consulting Services
Chicago

Britta Schneider

Deputy Director, Government Projects & Trade Missions
Chicago

Katarina Theo

Consultant, Consulting Services
Chicago

Rebecca Dahmen

Manager, Consulting Services
Chicago

Jan-Felix Kederer

Manager, Government Projects & Trade Missions
Chicago

Lisa-Marie Brandt

Regional Coordinator, Michigan
Detroit

Recruiting & Consulting Services

Nathalie Rusznyak

Manager, Consulting & Recruiting Services
Chicago

Aimee Goodman

Manager, Recruiting & Consulting Services
Chicago

Marketing, Membership & Events

Anne-Katrin Huber

Director Marketing, Membership & Events
Chicago

Nicolas David

Manager, Membership Engagement
Chicago

Jayson Bard

Coordinator, Events & Membership

Chicago

Stephanie Dal Porto

Coordinator, Events & Membership
Chicago

Elizabeth Czapski

Manager, Marketing & Communications

Chicago

Katharina Malena Krause

Coordinator, Marketing & Communications
Chicago

Lisa-Marie Brandt

Regional Coordinator, Michigan
Detroit

Accounting & Administration

Ursula Klicker

CFO
Accounting and Administration
Chicago

Virginia Attaway Rounds

Special Projects

Chicago

Denise Remele

HR Manager & Executive Assistant

Chicago

Hugh Hoebbel

Payroll & Employee Benefits Specialist
Chicago

Paul Rathburn

Office Manager/Accounts Payable
Chicago

Chicago

Franziska Hennig

Manager, Front Office Operations
Chicago

Anna Sterk

Accounting Manager
Chicago

Daniel Sartagh

IT Administrator
Chicago

Antonia Hasselberg

Accountant
Chicago

German American Events, LLC - A Subsidiary of GACC Midwest

Maren Biester Priebe

CEO & General Manager
German American Events, LLC

Chicago

Kate Bleeker

Vice President
German American Events, LLC

Chicago

Prachi Deo

Senior Manager for Operations
German American Events, LLC

Chicago

Ted Lykowski

Senior Manager, Sponsorship
German American Events, LLC
Chicago

Corina Mundry

Manager, Event Operations
German American Events, LLC

Chicago

Leila Schmidt

Senior Manager, Marketing & Intercultural Communication
German American Events, LLC
Chicago

Jessica VandenBergh

Manager, Sponsorship
Chicago

Svetlana Belova

Manager for Marketing
German American Events, LLC
Chicago

Kjersten Kleveland

Assistant Manager for Special Projects
German American Events, LLC

Jana Müngersdorf

Assistant Manager, Cultural Projects and Marketing
German American Events, LLC
Chicago