Eight years in four institutions: two in Berlin, focused on the Near and Middle East, and two in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, focused on administration and integration.
The German Orient Institute is a Berlin-based research institute on the politics, economy and society of the Near and Middle East. It publishes analysis and studies for policymakers, business and the public.
Research associate (wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), according to the Bundestag and Federal Government biographies. The sources do not detail her specific projects, so none are listed here.
The German Near and Middle East Association is a long-established German business association for the region. It supports companies with country information, events and contacts with governments and chambers.
“Zunächst als Assistentin der Länderreferate, ab 2013 als Länderreferentin”: first an assistant to the country desks, then a country desk officer from 2013 (Bundestag biography).
Country desks follow political and economic developments in individual countries and prepare briefings, delegations and events. The work combines regional knowledge with economic diplomacy.
Economic relations, delegations and regional partnerships are central to her current role. In August 2026 she led a business delegation to Indonesia as Development Minister.
The State Office for Internal Administration of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is a central state authority. It provides administrative services for the state government and its departments.
Caseworker (Sachbearbeiterin), 2015–2018. She started in 2015, the year Germany received an unusually high number of asylum seekers and state administrations expanded reception and registration capacity. The sources do not specify her area of work.
The Integration Commissioner of the state government is based at the Ministry for Social Affairs, Integration and Equality. The commissioner coordinates integration measures, advises the government and serves as a contact point for migrant organisations and municipalities.
Head of the commissioner's office (Leiterin des Büros), 2018–2020. In 2020 she became the commissioner herself; see Political beginnings.