GLSN - Key Persons
Alice was born in the Rhineland (West Germany), and grew up in Frankfurt/Main. While living in Switzerland, a career opportunity brought her to Chicago.
Job Titles:
- Director Emeritus ( Retired in 2021 )
- Founder and Director of the German Language School of Naperville
Angela founded GLSN in 2001 and served as the director until 2021. She was born in Berlin, Germany. Angela earned a degree in Social Work in München, and moved to the US with her family in 1970.
Angela Jöstlein, founder and director of the German Language School of Naperville for over two decades retired from her position on May 15, 2021. She named Anne Becker as her successor. Mrs. Jöstlein founded the school in 2001 and was instrumental in the success of the school. Students, parents, and teachers are forever grateful for her dedication and her continuous insistence on quality to ensure the success of the school.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Director of the German
Anne grew up in Wuppertal, went to the University of Bochum and studied History, German Linguistics, German literature and Educational Science.
Annika grew up near Leipzig (Germany), worked in Neuss, studied economics, and then moved to the U.S with her husband and daughter in 2013.
Daniela was born and raised in Germany, studied education in Mainz and Köln (Cologne), and lived in Saarland and Freiburg before moving to Chicago.
Born and raised in Schwelm (NRW), Germany, Holger earned a degree in German philology and a PhD in linguistics and moved to the US through a job assignment in 1993.
Born and raised in Schwelm (NRW), Germany, Holger earned a degree in German philology, history, philosophy and educational science as well as a PhD in linguistics from the University of Bochum, Germany. During his college years, Holger wrote articles for several German newspapers as a freelancer, worked as a text editor for an ad agency and taught introductory classes in German linguistics at the University of Dortmund.
Before he recently retired, Holger had worked for a globally operating German chemical company since 1989, had come to the U.S. on a job assignment in 1993, and was involved in the nutritional supplement business for 30 years. Holger has been teaching Adult Conversation and Middle School B1 level classes at the GLSN since 2014.
Kathrin was born in Reutlingen, Germany and gained her Masters degree (MA) in communications and cultural anthropology at the University of Tübingen.
Sabine was born in Bavaria, Germany and studied Chemical Engineering at the Technical University in Munich.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Cologne, Sandra came to the U.S. in 2008 to work as an Au-Pair for a family in Homer Glen, IL.
Svenja Albers-Prigandt Kindergarten, 7-year olds, Adults Svenja was born in Lübeck, Germany and raised in Itzehoe close to the North Sea, and moved to the Chicago suburbs in 2012. Read More Tristan Druelinger Children German 4 Tristan was raised in a suburb of Chicago and got his degree in Education and German Language from Saint Louis University. Read More