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.
Executive Office

Mark Tomkins
President & CEO

Mario Kratsch
Vice President
Consulting Services

Corinna Jess
Director, Consulting Services & Trade Missions

Gerrit Ahlers
Director, Consulting & Corporate Development Services

Jessica Ferklass
Manager, Consulting Services


David Stock
Manager, Consulting Services & Trade Missions
Chicago

Martha Erhard
Manager, Consulting Services & Trade Missions
Chicago

Brooke Rupprecht
Consultant, Consulting Services
Detroit
Skills Initiative & ICATT Apprenticeship Program

Virginia Attaway Rounds
Director, Skills Initiative & ICATT Apprenticeship Program

Sascha Kuhn
Deputy Director, Skills Initiative & ICATT Apprenticeship Program
Chicago

Joshua Seeberg
Manager, Skills Initiative & ICATT Apprenticeship Program

Geneva Scurek
Senior Manager, Apprenticeship Exams and Certification

Melissa Kmetz
ICATT Apprentice Coordinator

Bernadette Duncan
Manager, Skills Initiative & MAT² Apprenticeship Program

Darlene Bidwell
Manager, Skills Initiative & MAT² Apprenticeship Program

Doris Bawa
Client Relationship Manager, ICATT Apprenticeship Program

Ted Lykowski
Company Outreach Manager, ICATT Apprenticeship Program
Chicago

Lee Wickham
Coordinator, Skills Initiative & Apprenticeship Programs
Chicago
Recruiting & Consulting Services

Justin Flaxbart
Senior Manager, Recruiting & Consulting Services
Membership & Events

Judit Ludwig-Janosy
Manager, Membership Engagement & Events

Kirsten Gustafson
Chapter Coordinator
Marketing & Communications

Nils Schaede
Director, Marketing & Communications

Jasmin Welter
Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications

Elizabeth Czapski
Coordinator, Marketing & Communications
Accounting & Administration

Matthew Wallace
Director
Accounting & Administration

Sylvia Knoerzer
Accounting Manager
Chicago

Denise Remele
HR Manager & Executive Assistant

Paul Rathburn
Accounts Receivable Coordinator
German American Events, LLC - A Subsidiary of GACC Midwest

Maren Biester Priebe
CEO & General Manager
German American Events, LLC

Kate Bleeker
Director, Expansion & Market Development
German American Events, LLC

Christine Schwartzkopff
Manager, Operations
German American Events, LLC

Amelia Anderson
Manager, Productions
German American Events, LLC

Laura Terzakis
Manager, Special Events, German American Events, LLC

Prachi Deo
Assistant Manager, Production and Operations
German American Events, LLC

Leila Schmidt
Assistant Manager, Communications & Intercultural Training
German American Events, LLC
Chicago

Erin Van Fleet
Assistant Manager, Sales & Corporate Relations
German American Events LLC
Chicago

Demerike Palecek
Assistant Manager, Communications and Special Events
German American Events, LLC
Chicago

Jessica VandenBergh
Assistant Manager, Sponsorship & Event Activations
German American Events, LLC
Chicago