Board of Trustees
Board members can be active in any profession and need not be previous DAAD scholarship recipients. They serve for a period of three years and may be re-elected for a second term. The DAAD Alumni Association USA is looking for a diversity of backgrounds, interests, and geographic locations, as well as intergenerational members. To nominate yourself or someone else, please contact board@Daad-Alumni-USA.org.
Our longtime Board member and Excellence Award recipient Prof. Dr. Rick White passed away on August 3, 2024. As Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Sam Houston University posted an obituary here. We are thankful for all he contributed to the DAAD Alumni USA and mourn with his wife Dr. Janis White.
Ingo Brachmann
President, Media Co-Chair, Fundraising
Mark Rectanus
Co-Treasurer, Fundraising Chair
Erich Haratsch
Governance Chair
John Torpey
Governance & Strategy Committees
Uli Wagner
Media Committee
Rosemary Morewedge
Vice President, Program Committee
Hartmut Grossmann
Legal Counsel, Governance Committee
Ingeborg Rocker
Strategy Chair, Media & Strategy Committees
Rebecca Williams
Fundraising & Scholarship Committees
Erika Berroth
Excellence Award & Media Committees
Christopher Medalis
Treasurer, Excellence Award Committee
Susanne Rott
Scholarship Chair, Fundraising Committee
Mechthild Schmidt Feist
Media Committee Co-Chair, Program Committee
Tina Frühauf
Program Committee
Helene Zimmer-Loew
Hub Chicago, Honorary Member
Manfred Philipp
Secretary, Program & Fundraising Committees
Sigird Berka
Excellence Awards Chair , Scholarship Committee
Kristina Yu
University Liaison Chair, Strategy Committee
Can M. Olgun
Program Committee
Amra Dumisic
DAAD USA Liaison