Team and Board
The PanEco Foundation employs an average of 28 people in Switzerland and 3 in Indonesia. Through our partner foundation YEL, another about 80 people work for our projects in Sumatra. The dedicated team of qualified employees ensures a high level of expertise and commitment to the achievement of PanEco’s goals. PanEco’s eight-member Board of Trustees bears overall responsibility and is in charge of the foundation’s strategic orientation.
PanEco
head office
Claudia Crevatin
János Rumpel
Katharina Krenn
Katja Kolitzus
Laura Rosano
Loredana Sorg
Marcel Etterlin
Martin Schmid
Melina Erdin
Sean Ammann
Tamara Ritler
PanEco Programmes Indonesia
Dr. Anna Marzec
Dr. Brigitte Spillmann
Fae Aprilinayati
Dr. Ian Singleton
Theodora Resubun
Berg am Irchel Bird of Prey Sanctuary
Amber Gooijer
Andi Lischke
Anita Zybach
Thurauen Nature Centre and Ranger Service Thurauen
Sandra Graser
Adrian Seiler
Barbara Hauschel
Dagmar Püntener
Frank Maike
Heri Rappolt
Karin Mischkulnig
Nurdin Ullmann
Rebecca Häfeli
Simon Fuchs
Sina Fehr
Sonja Falkner
Thomas Meier
Tobias Debrunner
Board of Trustees
Regina Frey, a biologist, is the founder of the PanEco Foundation. The work of our foundation is based on her visions. With great commitment, she has been president of the foundation since 1996.
Other mandates:
- President Chloster 3
- President Stiftung Regenwald
- President Genossenschaft Lindenmühle
- Member of the Board of Directors of Orang Utan Regenwald GmbH
- Council member of the Indonesian YEL Foundation
- Member of the Green Party, Canton of Zurich
Asset manager Karin Koch has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2014. She is deputy president, deals with the financial area of the foundation and is committed to environmental education.
Other mandates:
- President of the Board of Directors of Koch & Partner Finanzberatung AG
Samuel Frey is a gastro-entrepreneur from Winterthur and has known the PanEco Foundation and its activities very well since his youth. Due to his family history, he has a close connection to Indonesia and the PanEco projects there. He has been involved in the Board of Trustees since 2014.
Other mandates:
- Council member of the Indonesian YEL Foundation
The environmental engineer and environmental education expert Thomas Hofstetter was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2021. His commitment is to transformative education on the path to sustainable development.
Other mandates:
- Research associate at the Sustainability Communication and Environmental Education Research Group of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
- Freelance experiential educator and hiking guide
- Member of the Steering Group of Fachkonferenz Umweltbildung (Conference on Environmental Education)
Sustainability expert Peter Hollenstein has been involved with the PanEco Foundation since 2021. For many years, he has been professionally and privately committed to sustainable development and environmental protection.
Other mandates:
- Managing Director of the swiss-made sustainable outdoor clothing manufacturer ROTAUF
