Wali Ayobi - Project Manager
(BA in Social Work, State-certified Social Worker)
Wali worked as a job coach in the youth counselling office RoOF before joining EPM as a project manager in summer 2020. 

Amira Bieber -
Head of Department EPM, Project Manager and Developer
(MA in Education, Sociology and Psychology)
Amira has been head of EPM since 2019. She brings diverse work experience as a job coach (Team 50 Plus), migration officer, teacher and social worker. She is particularly interested in socio-educational family support with a focus on educational support for young mothers and their children. Amira holds a "train-the-trainer" licence.

Bernadette Böcker - Project Manager and Developer
(MA in African Linguistics, Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology)
After several years in the cultural sector, Bernadette gained extensive experience in the social and economic integration of refugees, migrants and long-term unemployed before joining EPM in 2019. Bernadette is a certified teacher for "German as a Second Language". 

Sarah Haase - Communications Manager
(BA in Media: Conception & Production)
After Sarah successfully completed her studies, she has been responsible for the EPM's public relations and social media presence as well as for all implemented projects since autumn 2020.

Gretel Marksteiner - Project Manager

(MA in European Integration) 
After completing her Master's degree and spending time abroad in Denmark and Portugal, Gretel gained a wide range of experience in the social area, amongst others being head of a Caritas volunteer centre and project manager for „Jugend stärken im Quartier“ for the City of Dietzenbach. Since June 2022, she has been the new project manager in the EPM team.

Benedikt Pötz - Project Manager and Developer

(MA in Social Sciences and European Studies) 
Benedikt has experience in social work with refugees, older people and people with disabilities. Before joining the EPM team in 2019, he completed a Blue Book Traineeship at the European Commission.

Rukhshanda Shahid -  

Project Manager and Developer 
(BA in Social Work) 
Rukhshanda already worked with people seeking employment in the field of job application training after her studies. She was then able to deepen her experience in jobcoaching at Pro Arbeit. Rukhshanda is interested in the inclusion and integration of people who have a high potential and valuable resources to positively influence the local society. 

Mohammed Issifu – Project Manager 

(BA in Development Studies, MA in Social Science and Development Management)

Mohammed has already worked with refugees and asylum seekers in a German reception camp. He also has experience in working with youth and young adults.