Board of the Association

Karina Schollän, Klaus Freytag, Ulrike Sylla, Monika Korte, Claas Schippmann (from left to right)

A new election of the association's board took place at the 21th general meeting of the GFZ Friends on 17.10.2024.

Dr.-Ing. Klaus Freytag was again elected as the 1st chairman.

Dr. Freytag works in the State Chancellery of the Brandenburg State Government in Potsdam as the Lausitz Representative of the Prime Minister.

Dr Ulrike Sylla was elected 2nd Chairwoman and Managing Director of the association. Dr Sylla is part of the ‘Transfer and Innovation’ Team at the GFZ and is primarily responsible for the strategic establishment of Knowledge Transfer.

Mr. Claas Schippmann was again elected treasurer. Mr. Schippmann is head of the GFZ Finance Department.

Dr Monika Korte was elected as a further member of the Executive Board. Dr Korte has been working at the GFZ for many years and is acting head of the Geomagnetism Section.

Office Management

Since 2019, Dr. Karina Schollän has been supporting the GFZ Friends and managing the office. Ms. Schollän is a consultant in the Team "Communication and Media" at the GFZ.