The team of Welttierschutzgesellschaft e.V.
Our vision is a world in which animals are perceived by humans as well as being treated animal friendly and with respect. The following people support this:
Director
Katharina Kohn
Director Katharina Kohn brings the different projects together and ensuring that resources are used in the best possible way. The fundraising expert had previously been responsible for the funds acquisition of the association. Therefore, it remains very important to her to maintain the high degree of transparency. For Katharina Kohn, animal welfare also means „taking responsibility“, because if everyone contributes only a small part, we can all together improve the world for the animals.
Project Management
Stefanie Timm
Immediately after completing her bachelor’s degree in business communication, Stefanie Timm started as an intern at Welttierschutzgesellschaft in 2013. Afterwards, she was responsible for our press and public relations work. After completing a part-time master’s degree in the area of management of non-profit organizations and moving to the project team, she now heads the WTG projects team, while also managing a number of our animal welfare projects and emergency aids herself.
Theresa Müschner-Siemens
During her studies in veterinary medicine, Theresa Müschner-Siemens developed a passion for large animals such as cattle, pigs and horses. After the veterinarian worked in science for several years and was mainly focused on animal-friendly and animal welfare-oriented cattle and pig husbandry, she is now a project manager at Welttierschutzgesellschaft.
Christine Rattel
After studying biology, Christine Rattel lived and worked abroad for many years, including in South Africa, the Netherlands and England. In her twelve years as a project manager for wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers in Indonesia and Costa Rica, she gained a lot of practical experience in animal and species protection, which she can bring to the Welttierschutzgesellschaft.
Andrej Schulz
In his studies of literature and as an author, Andrej Schulz was and is very interested in drawing attention and perspective to animals. An internship during his studies brought him to the Welttierschutzgesellschaft for the first time in 2017. After working for a nature conservation association and completing his studies, he now is our project administrator.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Natascha Pancic
After many years working as an evaluator in New Zealand, Natascha Pancic has been responsible for our quality management since 2017. With her expertise in the field of monitoring and evaluation, she supports the planning, implementation and evaluation of our projects and helps to make them more sustainable.
Donor service and management
Katharina Felsenstein
„In my next life, I will be an elephant“ says Katharina Felsenstein. She is an absolute elephant fan and became aware of us in autumn 2014 through our Sumatra project. Through her years of experience -for example in publishing, sales and customer service as well as film promotion -, she is particularly ambitious in supporting the areas of donor support and fundraising.
Lucy Hannig
Donation and Data Management
Lucy Hannig developed her deep love for animals side by side with pets as a child. After studying to become a translator and interpreter, she paved her way into animal welfare in 2022 with a federal voluntary service at WTG. After her subsequent work at an environmental protection organization and experience, particularly in administrative activities and controlling, she is now bringing her passions together again with us.
Lena Kösters
Lena Kösters‘ long-standing passion for animal ethics has motivated her to become increasingly active in the protection and welfare of animals. With a Master’s degree in Applied Ethics and Conflict Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Philosophy, she initially gained in-depth knowledge of ethical and social issues in this area.
She is now motivated to work where her commitment to animal welfare can be combined with her interest in organizational tasks – in donation and data management at Welttierschutzgesellschaft.
Lili Wunderling
As a child, Lili Wunderling spent a lot of time with animals on her grandparents‘ farm. After graduating from high school, she did volunteer work, including caring for strays in Ecuador. On her travels, she discovered her interest in development cooperation.
In addition to studying „Sustainable Development Studies“ in Göttingen, she now supports Welttierschutzgesellschaft’s donor support with advice and practical help.
Communications and Fundraising
Wiebke Plasse
Whether as a freelance journalist or as a volunteer: Wiebke Plasse’s wish is to contribute to a better world on many levels. Issues that are too often underrepresented in society are particularly close to her heart.
After studying journalism and working as a freelance journalist for several years, during which she increasingly devoted herself to nature and animal welfare issues, she joined Welttierschutzgesellschaft in 2015 in the area of online fundraising and marketing.
Since 2018, she has headed the communications team and is responsible for the areas of communications, fundraising and campaigns.
Christoph May
Millions of migratory birds, which are hunted annually in the Mediterranean region, brought Christoph May on the topic of bird protection – and a little later to animal welfare in general. His major concern is to awaken a broad interest for the needs of animals. He implements this at Welttierschutzgesellschaft in the field of press and public relations and can draw on several years of experience in this area.
Kaitlin Roberts
Before joining the Welttierschutzgesellschaft, Kaitlin Roberts worked for over ten years in journalism and podcasting, including at the New York Times and Animal, a podcast about the relationship between humans and animals. Through the Bundesfreiwilligendienst, she now aims to bring her love of animals into practical work and become more deeply involved in animal welfare. Originally from the USA, she has lived in Berlin since 2018.
Line Sebert
Line Sebert has been passionate about animals since she was a child and volunteered at an animal shelter as a teenager. Line Sebert joined Welttierschutzgesellschaft while studying „Public and Nonprofit Management“ and has since supported the communications team, primarily in the areas of copywriting, website development, and social media.
Tovah Banaski
After graduating from high school, Tovah Banaski’s goal was not only to broaden her horizons, but also to make a difference in the field of animal welfare: That was Tovah Banaski’s goal for her federal voluntary service at Welttierschutzgesellschaft. With her strong sense of justice and keen interest in international charitable work, she now supports the organization in communications, especially on social media.
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Board
Bettina Praetorius
Wolfgang Kohn
(To avoid misunderstandings: Director and Deputy Chairman are not related.)
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