Our Team

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.

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Officers

Mark Tomkins

President & CEO
+1 (312) 494-2172 tomkins@gaccmidwest.org
Mario Kratsch

Vice President GACC Midwest
+1 (312) 494-2171 kratsch@gaccmidwest.org
Gerrit Ahlers

Vice President, Consulting Services
+1 (312) 585-8345 ahlers@gaccmidwest.org
Ursula Klicker

CFO
+1 (312) 585-8001 klicker@gaccmidwest.org

Apprenticeship Network

Sascha Alexander Kuhn

Deputy Director, Apprenticeship Networks
+1 (312) 494-2167 kuhn@gaccmidwest.org
Geneva Scurek

Senior Manager, Training, Exams and Certification
+1 (312) 585-8339 scurek@gaccmidwest.org
Myriam Klein

Senior Manager, Applicant Outreach and Special Projects
+1 (312) 585-8019 klein@gaccmidwest.org
Brent Webb

Manager, Company Outreach
+1 (312) 494-2161 webb@gaccmidwest.org
Christian Rodriguez

Business Apprentice
+1 (312) 585-8014 rodriguez@gaccmidwest.org
Jaymee Dhein

Coordinator, Training, Exams, and Certifications
+1 (312) 585 8006 dhein@gaccmidwest.org

Consulting Services

Gerrit Ahlers

Vice President, Consulting Services
+1 (312) 585-8345 ahlers@gaccmidwest.org
Markus Wirth

Head of Michigan Office & Director, Consulting Services
+1 (248) 432-0532 wirth@gaccmidwest.org
Britta Schneider

Deputy Director, Government Projects & Trade Missions
+1 (312) 585-8346 schneider@gaccmidwest.org
Anna Hack

Senior Manager, Consulting Services
+1 (312) 585-8012 hack@gaccmidwest.org
Katrin Geisler

Official Sales Representative of Deutsche Messe AG in the U.S.
+1 (312) 561-9797 geisler@hf-usa.com
Jan-Felix Kederer

Manager, Government Projects & Trade Missions
+1 (312) 585-8008 kederer@gaccmidwest.org
Lara Rudolph

Consultant, Consulting Services
+1 (312) 665-0981 rudolph@gaccmidwest.org
Charlotte Nowak

Consultant, Government Projects and Trade Missions
+1 (312) 585-8330 nowak@gaccmidwest.org
George Gabriel

Official Sales Representative of Deutsche Messe AG in the U.S.
+1 (312) 585-8009 gabriel@hf-usa.com

Recruiting & Consulting Services

Nathalie Rusznyak

Senior Manager, Recruiting & Consulting Services
+1 (312) 585-8007 rusznyak@gaccmidwest.org
Aimee Goodman

Manager, Recruiting & Consulting Services
+1 (312) 763-2989 goodman@gaccmidwest.org

Marketing, Membership & Events

Anne-Katrin Huber

Director Marketing, Membership & Events
+1 (312) 585-8004 huber@gaccmidwest.org
Nicolas David

Manager, Membership Engagement
+1 (312) 585-8017 david@gaccmidwest.org
Jayson Bard

Coordinator, Events & Membership
+1 (312) 585-8010 bard@gaccmidwest.org
Stephanie Dal Porto

Coordinator, Marketing & Communications
+1 (773) 493-4873 dalporto@gaccmidwest.org
Katharina Malena Krause

Coordinator, Marketing & Communications
+1 (312) 763-2990 krause@gaccmidwest.org
Michael Miltenberger

Coordinator, Events & Membership
+1 (312) 585-8338 miltenberger@gaccmidwest.org

Accounting & Administration

Ursula Klicker

CFO
+1 (312) 585-8001 klicker@gaccmidwest.org
Virginia Attaway Rounds

Special Projects
+1 (312) 494-2163 rounds@gaccmidwest.org
Denise Remelé

HR Manager & Executive Assistant
+1 (312) 494-2166 remele@gaccmidwest.org
Hugh Hoebbel

Payroll & Employee Benefits Specialist
+1 (312) 585-8005 hoebbel@gaccmidwest.org
Franziska Hennig

Manager, Front Office Operations Chicago
+1 (312) 585-8333 hennig@gaccmidwest.org
Anna Sterk

Accounting Manager
+1 (312) 585-8322 sterk@gaccmidwest.org
Daniel Sartagh

IT Administrator
+1 (312) 644-0738 sartagh@gaccmidwest.org
Antonia Hasselberg

Accountant
+1 (312) 763-2985 hasselberg@gaccmidwest.org

German American Events, LLC - A Subsidiary of GACC Midwest

Maren Biester Priebe

CEO & General Manager German American Events, LLC
+1 (312) 494-2164 priebe@germanamericanevents.com
Kate Bleeker

Vice President German American Events, LLC
+1 (312) 644-3785 bleeker@germanamericanevents.com
Prachi Deo

Senior Manager for Operations German American Events, LLC
+1 (312) 561-9795 deo@germanamericanevents.com
Corina Mundry

Manager, Event Operations German American Events, LLC
+1 (312) 644-0738 mundry@germanamericanevents.com
Leila Schmidt

Senior Manager, Marketing & Intercultural Communication German American Events, LLC
+1 (312) 585-8331 schmidt@germanamericanevents.com
Jessica VandenBergh

Senior Manager, Events & Business Development German American Events, LLC
+1 (312) 644-9033 vandenbergh@germanamericanevents.com
Svetlana Belova

Manager for Marketing German American Events, LLC
+1 (312) 494-2165 svetlana@germanamericanevents.com
Kjersten Kleveland

Assistant Manager for Special Projects German American Events, LLC
+1(312) 377-6117 kleveland@germanamericanevents.com
Jana Fogarty

Assistant Manager, Cultural Projects & Marketing German American Events, LLC
+1 (312) 585 8347 Fogarty@GermanAmericanEvents.com
Hanna Tallman

Assistant Manager, Sponsorship & Special Projects German American Events, LLC
+1 (312) 754-0972 tallman@germanamericanevents.com