Jana Büttner studied Public Administration in Münster, Germany. Her interest in cultures and languages was formed in her early childhood, living in Lagos/Nigeria. After an internship at ContactChile in 2009 she re-integrated our team in 2010.

Tanja Häner comes from Thun, Switzerland where she studied hotel management. She loves foreign languages and the contact with persons from all over the world. She worked in the hotel industry until love took her to Chile. She is part of the ContactChile team since June of 2010.

Maren Walter, raised close to Freiburg/Germany, wants to transform her passion for traveling into profession. At first her studies of Tourism lead her to Bremen and Málaga. After stays in Australia and France she takes advantage of her practical semester to gain more international experience in Chile.

Elizabeth Petri is half German, half Chilean. She studied Public Relations and Translation/Interpretation in German-English-Spanish. She worked as an independent translator and interpreter for several years before starting to work at ContactChile.

Ulrike Weizsäcker was born and raised in Stuttgart/Germany, then lived during 10 years in Paris/France before moving to Santiago de Chile. In Paris she studied photography and worked in advertising. She is in charge of our Back office since august 2010.

Marcelo Obaid was born and raised in Santiago de Chile and studied business administration at Universidad Diego Portales. Due to his passion for travelling and intercultural exchange he came to work at ContactChile where he is in charge of finances.

Paulina Narváez was born in Santiago de Chile and graduated from the Accounting School Santiago. Since she was a child, she has been interested in numbers. Currently she is gaining work experience at ContactChile.

Malte Sieber, raised near Berlin where he studied German and English at Humboldt University, is a journalist and publisher. Living in Chile since 1992, he ran a German language weekly for several years and has edited a variety of tourism-related publications. In 2000 he founded ContactChile Gestiones Interculturales and has been its General Manager since then.

Rossana Vidal was born and raised in Santiago. She comes to us from the world of theater, where she worked as an actress and director/producer. She gained intercultural experience during several theater internships in Germany. As an associate of ContactChile Gestiones Interculturales, she supervises the housing area.