Officers:

Charlotte holds a Masters Degree in Special Education from the University in Cologne. She has worked for several years in both kindergartens and schools for the deaf in Germany.  Charlotte also brings instructional experience from the European Teacher exchange program, spending time abroad in Guildford, England. Charlotte brings a wealth of knowledge from a wide range of pedagogical environments. She recently worked as an independent language teacher, both privately and at the Goethe Center in Dallas. Charlotte is a mother of a toddler boy.

Nici Bremer (Treasurer)

Nici Bremer has extensive working experience in apprentice and employee training in Germany and the United States. Educated in Germany, Nici worked for the Dresdner Bank and currently serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations in the Dallas Metroplex. She provides strong financial and governance experience to the boards she serves. Most recently, Nici serves as the Human Resource chair and member of the board of directors of the Christ Lutheran Child development center, which provides care and educational services for more than 100 children. Nici is also the mother of three teenage children.

Robert M. Clark (Secretary)

Bob was born and grew up in Dallas.  He received undergraduate and graduate business degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and Southern Methodist University respectively and a Juris Doctor law degree from Oklahoma City University.  Two of his maternal great-grandparents emigrated to Dallas from Germany in the 1880s.  In 2004, he was the founding director and is current president of the JHG (Johanniter-Hilfsgemeinschaften) Texas Corporation, has served for the past twelve years as the secretary of the Dallas Goethe Center, is a member of the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations, and a member of the American Council on Germany.  Bob practices law in Dallas, specializing in commercial litigation.  He resides in Dallas with his wife, Kim, and his middle school daughter, Ashley.

Members of the Board:

Andreas Bremer

Andreas Bremer has been educated and raised in Germany. He, his wife and three children have been living in the United States since 1990. During his time in Atlanta he helped form a number of organizations for the German Church. Andreas has worked extensively in the finance, banking and real estate sectors serving stints at the COMMERZBANK AG, and McKinsey & Co. Since 2002 he has served as both Executive Vice President and partner of International Capital LLC, a Dallas based commercial real estate corporation. Andreas also serves as the Director of the Texas Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany in Dallas.

Jürgen von Hövell

Jürgen von Hövell,born in Berlin, Germany spent his professional career mainly as CEO/Managing Director of foreign subsidiaries of German multi-national industrial corporations. He left his home country in 1963 on assignments in France, England, Spain, USA, Argentina, Hong Kong and Singapore. In 1997, Jürgen and his wife Marilyn returned permanently to the United States. They have one daughter who teaches primary school in McAllen, Texas. Jürgen is retired but very active in church and charity projects.