Biography: Historian, Theologian (prot.) and Archivist. - 1995 PhD. in Modern (Central European) History from Münster University. - 1995 2nd State Exam in Archival Studies from Archivschule Marburg. - 1996 Director of Archives and Library of the Social Service Agency of the Protestant Church in Germany (Diakonisches Werk der EKD). Since 2012 renamed in: Archives for Diaconia and Develpoment (Archiv für Diakonie und Entwicklung). - 1998-2004 Chair of the Association of Church Archives in the Protestant Church in Germany. - 2007-2016 President of the Association of Archives and Libraries in the Protestant Church in Germany. - 2000-2004 Vice-Secretary, 2004-2006 Vice-President of ICA/SKR (now: ICA/SAFT). - 2001-2009 and again since 2017 steering committee member of the Society of German Archivsts (VdA).
