Foundation Board
Members of the foundation board
Representing the German federal government
Maria Bering
Head of Directorate K 4 – Culture of Remembrance
Dr. Andreas Görgen
Ministerial Director in the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Eva-Maria Meyer
Head of section, Federal Ministry of Finance
Ralf Beste
Federal Foreign Office
Representing the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany
Dr. Claudia Rose
Ministerial Director, Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg
Brigitte Faber-Schmidt
Head of Department, Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg
Susanne Bieler-Seelhoff
Head of Department, Ministry of General and Vocational Education, Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein
Christoph Kraus
Ministerial Director, Ministry for Family, Women, Culture and Integration of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
Dr. Andreas Mackeben
The Senator for Culture, Hanseatic City of Bremen
Dr. Kristina Süße
Head of Department, Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Dr. Michael Reitemeyer
Head of Department, Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia
Nil Berber
Head of Department, Ministry of Education and Culture of Saarland
Representing the national associations of local authorities
Jörg Freese
German Association of Rural Districts
Daniela Schneckenburger
Association of German Cities
Marc Elxnat
German Association of Cities and Communities