© Marcel Burkhardt
Team
Foundation Board
The Foundation Board is the supervisory body of the Swiss Ornithological Institute. It consists of 7-13 members.
Directorate
The directorate of the Swiss Ornithological Institute Sempach consists of the Director of Science (Gilberto Pasinelli), the Director of Conservation (Peter Knaus), the Director of Operations (Barbara Trösch) and the Director of Public Relations (Matthias Kestenholz). The panel decides together by consensus and is chaired by Matthias Kestenholz. The directorate reports to the Foundation Board.
Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board consists of 3-5 members of the Foundation Board and other experts freely chosen by the Foundation Board. The Scientific Commission is concerned with the ornithological activities of the Swiss Ornithological Institute, the quality of the projects and the mediation of contacts with third parties.
Employees
Bettina Almasi
3
Bettina
Almasi
Head of Animal Welfare
Human Impact employee
René Urs Altermatt
2
René Urs
Altermatt
Head of Knowledge transfer
Christina Amrein
5
Christina
Amrein
Office employee
Valentin Amrhein
5
Valentin
Amrhein
permanent guest
Editor Ornithologischer Beobachter
Sylvain Antoniazza
5
Sylvain
Antoniazza
Status of bird species employee
Nadine Apolloni
5
Nadine
Apolloni
Species Recovery employee
Monika Arnold
2
Monika
Arnold
Head of Office
Janine Aschwanden
5
Janine
Aschwanden
Bird Migration employee
Raffael Ayé
5
Raffael
Ayé
Foundation Board
Erich Bächler
2
Erich
Bächler
Head of Electronics
Heinz Bachmann
2
Heinz
Bachmann
Head of Infrastructure
Yvonne Bachmann
5
Yvonne
Bachmann
Visitor Centre employee
Arnaud Barras
5
Arnaud
Barras
Upswing for bird life employee
Silke Bauer
5
Silke
Bauer
Bird Migration employee
Anna Baumann
5
Anna
Baumann
Foundation Board
Bruno Baur
1
Bruno
Baur
President
Olivier Biber
2
Olivier
Biber
Vice president
Rahel Bieri
5
Rahel
Bieri
Bird Care employee
Simon Birrer
2
Simon
Birrer
Head of Agricultural habitats
Pierre Bize
2
Pierre
Bize
Head of Human Impact
Susanne Blättler
5
Susanne
Blättler
Environmental Education employee
Kurt Bollmann
1
Kurt
Bollmann
President
Adrian Borgula
5
Adrian
Borgula
Foundation Board
Martins Briedis
5
Martins
Briedis
Bird Migration employee
Hardy Brun
2
Hardy
Brun
Head of Fundraising
Heidi Brun-Zemp
5
Heidi
Brun-Zemp
Fundraising employee
Alexandra Brunner
5
Alexandra
Brunner
Ringing Centre employee
Roman Bühler
5
Roman
Bühler
Ecological Research employee
Marcel Burkhardt
2
Marcel
Burkhardt
Head of Publishing
Marta Burri
2
Marta
Burri
Head of Laboratory
Reto Burri
1
Reto
Burri
Head of Scientific Support
Philip Büttiker
2
Philip
Büttiker
Head of Web
Benedetta Catitti
5
Benedetta
Catitti
Ecological Research employee
Ginny Chan
5
Ginny
Chan
Ecological Research employee
Sebastian Dirren
5
Sebastian
Dirren
Ecological Research employee
Jérôme Duplain
5
Jérôme
Duplain
Agricultural habitats employee
Patricia Dürring Kummer
2
Patricia
Dürring Kummer
Head of Library
Head of Archive
Hans-Peter Eberhart
5
Hans-Peter
Eberhart
Operational IT employee
Catherine Eggerschwiler
5
Catherine
Eggerschwiler
Visitor Centre employee
Judith Emmenegger
5
Judith
Emmenegger
Archive employee
Antonia Ettwein
5
Antonia
Ettwein
Forest habitats employee
Brigitte Felder Oberholzer
5
Brigitte
Felder Oberholzer
Fundraising employee
Maria Felderer-Viñas
5
Maria
Felderer-Viñas
Infrastructure employee
Daniela Flecklin
5
Daniela
Flecklin
Visitor Centre employee
Liv Fritsche
5
Liv
Fritsche
GIS employee
Roman Furrer
5
Roman
Furrer
Bird-Human Conflicts employee
File Gjergjaj
5
File
Gjergjaj
Infrastructure employee
Roland F. Graf
5
Roland F.
Graf
Foundation Board
Alexander Grendelmeier
2
Alexander
Grendelmeier
Head of Forest habitats
Martin Grüebler
2
Martin
Grüebler
Head of Ecological Research
Jérôme Guélat
2
Jérôme
Guélat
Head of GIS
Barbara Haas-Helfenstein
5
Barbara
Haas-Helfenstein
Foundation Board
Birgen Haest
5
Birgen
Haest
Bird Migration employee
Guido Häfliger
2
Guido
Häfliger
Head of Scientific IT
Irma Häfliger
5
Irma
Häfliger
Fundraising employee
Dominik Hagist
5
Dominik
Hagist
Agricultural habitats employee
Steffen Hahn
5
Steffen
Hahn
Bird Migration employee
Jasmine Hartmann
5
Jasmine
Hartmann
Fundraising employee
Julia Hatzl
5
Julia
Hatzl
Ecological Research employee
Barbara Helm
2
Barbara
Helm
Head of Bird Migration
Daniela Heynen
2
Daniela
Heynen
Head of Bird-Human Conflicts
Gabriele Hilke Peter
5
Gabriele
Hilke Peter
GIS employee
Simon Hohl
5
Simon
Hohl
Agricultural habitats employee
Rolf Holderegger
5
Rolf
Holderegger
Scientific Advisory Board
Benjamin Homberger
5
Benjamin
Homberger
Employee of the regional office Northeast Switzerland
Petra Horch
4
Petra
Horch
Head of Upswing for bird life
Philipp Ineichen
5
Philipp
Ineichen
Fundraising employee
Alain Jacot
5
Alain
Jacot
Employee of the regional Office Valais
Jérôme Jamin
5
Jérôme
Jamin
Scientific IT employee
David Jenny
5
David
Jenny
Species Recovery employee
Christine Jutz
2
Christine
Jutz
Head of Visitor Centre
Jeremias Jutz
5
Jeremias
Jutz
Web employee
Isabelle Kaiser
5
Isabelle
Kaiser
Publishing employee
Marc Kéry
5
Marc
Kéry
Population Trends employee
Matthias Kestenholz
1
Matthias
Kestenholz
Chairman
Director of Public Relations
Peter Knaus
1
Peter
Knaus
Directorate
Director of Conservation
Larissa Kohler
5
Larissa
Kohler
Bird Care employee
Joanna Kölbener
5
Joanna
Kölbener
Bird Migration employee
Tabea Kölliker
5
Tabea
Kölliker
Web employee
Urs Kormann
2
Urs
Kormann
Head of Applied research
Fränzi Korner
2
Fränzi
Korner
Head of Statistics
Ecological Research employee
Pius Korner
5
Pius
Korner
Statistics employee
Ecological Research employee
Jacques Laesser
5
Jacques
Laesser
Urban habitat employee
Peter Lakerveld
5
Peter
Lakerveld
Forest habitats employee
Michael Lanz
5
Michael
Lanz
Forest habitats employee
Urs Leugger
5
Urs
Leugger
Foundation Board
Urs Leugger
5
Urs
Leugger
Scientific Advisory Board
Eyan Limacher
5
Eyan
Limacher
Operational IT employee
Claire Lischer-Guyot
5
Claire
Lischer-Guyot
Agricultural habitats employee
Tobias Lötscher
5
Tobias
Lötscher
Office employee
Shannon Luepold
5
Shannon
Luepold
Ecological Research employee
Nino Maag
5
Nino
Maag
Ecological Research employee
Alicia Mabillard
5
Alicia
Mabillard
Ringing Centre employee
Gabriel Marcacci
5
Gabriel
Marcacci
Species Recovery employee
Jacqueline Marti
5
Jacqueline
Marti
Fundraising employee
Patrick Marti
5
Patrick
Marti
Employee of the regional office Grisons
Prisca Mattmann
5
Prisca
Mattmann
Bird Care employee
Veterinarian
Vreni Mattmann
2
Vreni
Mattmann
Head of Bird Care
Kim Meichtry-Stier
5
Kim
Meichtry-Stier
Agricultural habitats employee
Christoph Meier
5
Christoph
Meier
Bird Migration employee
Silvia Meier
5
Silvia
Meier
Human resources employee
Yves Menétrey
5
Yves
Menétrey
Species Recovery employee
Stephanie Michler Keiser
2
Stephanie
Michler Keiser
Head of Species Recovery
Pierre Mollet
5
Pierre
Mollet
Forest habitats employee
Claudia Müller
5
Claudia
Müller
Monitoring employee
Mathis Müller
5
Mathis
Müller
Species Recovery employee
Tan Nguyen
5
Tan
Nguyen
Operational IT employee
Web employee
Erica Nicca
5
Erica
Nicca
Employee of the Regional office Grisons
Carole Niffenegger
5
Carole
Niffenegger
Ecological Research employee
Adriana Niggeli
5
Adriana
Niggeli
Bird Care employee
Marte Nuaj-Berisha
5
Marte
Nuaj-Berisha
Infrastructure employee
Maria Nuber
5
Maria
Nuber
Visitor Centre employee
Florian Orgeret
5
Florian
Orgeret
Ecological Research employee
Chloé Pang
5
Chloé
Pang
Communications employee
Menga Parpan
5
Menga
Parpan
Finance employee
Gilberto Pasinelli
1
Gilberto
Pasinelli
Directorate
Director of Science
Marie Perennes
5
Marie
Perennes
Bird Migration employee
Dieter Peter
5
Dieter
Peter
Bird Migration employee
Jacqueline Pfäffli
5
Jacqueline
Pfäffli
Bird Care employee
Bertrand Posse
5
Bertrand
Posse
Employee of the regional office Valais
Jean-Nicolas Pradervand
5
Jean-Nicolas
Pradervand
Employee of the regional office Valais
Michael Probst
2
Michael
Probst
Head of Operational IT
Ueli Rehsteiner
5
Ueli
Rehsteiner
Foundation Board
Emmanuel Revaz
5
Emmanuel
Revaz
Employee of the regional office Valais
Livio Rey
5
Livio
Rey
Communications employee
Aziza Mohamed Rhyner
5
Aziza Mohamed
Rhyner
Infrastructure employee
Thomas Riecke
5
Thomas
Riecke
Population Trends employee
Yann Rime
5
Yann
Rime
Bird Migration employee
Biljana Ristic
5
Biljana
Ristic
Infrastructure employee
Philippe Roch
5
Philippe
Roch
Foundation Board
Christian Rogenmoser
5
Christian
Rogenmoser
Monitoring employee
Monitoring Communications
Merline Roth
5
Merline
Roth
Urban habitat employee
Alexandre Roulin
5
Alexandre
Roulin
Foundation Board
Alexandre Roulin
5
Alexandre
Roulin
Scientific Advisory Board
Thomas Sattler
5
Thomas
Sattler
Status of bird species employee
Michael Schaad
1
Michael
Schaad
Head of Support Unit
Christian Schano
5
Christian
Schano
Ecological Research employee
Michael Schaub
2
Michael
Schaub
Head of Population Trends
Patrick Scherler
5
Patrick
Scherler
Ecological Research employee
Stefan Schilli
5
Stefan
Schilli
Environmental Education employee
Baptiste Schmid
5
Baptiste
Schmid
Bird Migration employee
Hans Schmid
2
Hans
Schmid
Head of Monitoring
Raffaella Schmid
5
Raffaella
Schmid
Bird Migration employee
Arno Schneider
5
Arno
Schneider
Employee of the regional office Ticino
Hubert Schürmann
5
Hubert
Schürmann
Agricultural habitats employee
Manuel Schweizer
5
Manuel
Schweizer
Scientific Advisory Board
Martina Schybli
5
Martina
Schybli
Communications employee
Nicolas Sironi
5
Nicolas
Sironi
Employee of the regional office Ticino
Jeannine Sollberger
5
Jeannine
Sollberger
Visitor Centre employee
Reto Spaar
2
Reto
Spaar
Head of Regional offices
Martin Spiess
5
Martin
Spiess
Agricultural habitats employee
Franz Steffen
5
Franz
Steffen
Employee of the regional office Valais
Thomas Steuri
5
Thomas
Steuri
Bird Migration employee
Nicolas Strebel
2
Nicolas
Strebel
Head of Status of bird species
Anne Tampe
5
Anne
Tampe
Library employee
Doris Thalmann
5
Doris
Thalmann
Visitor Centre employee
Dominik Thiel
5
Dominik
Thiel
Scientific Advisory Board
Felix Tobler
5
Felix
Tobler
Fundraising employee
Anita Triner
5
Anita
Triner
Office employee
Barbara Trösch
1
Barbara
Trösch
Directorate
Director of Operations
Astrid Trutmann
5
Astrid
Trutmann
Human resources employee
Matthias Tschumi
5
Matthias
Tschumi
Ecological Research employee
Valentijn van Bergen
5
Valentijn
van Bergen
Ecological Research employee
Outi Vanamo Gasser
5
Outi
Vanamo Gasser
Ringing Centre employee
Katarina Varga
5
Katarina
Varga
Monitoring employee
Christoph Vogel
5
Christoph
Vogel
Species Recovery employee
Matthias Vögeli
5
Matthias
Vögeli
Applied research employee
Bernard Volet
5
Bernard
Volet
Monitoring employee
Johann von Hirschheydt
5
Johann
von Hirschheydt
Communications employee
Franziska von Lerber
5
Franziska
von Lerber
Scientific Advisory Board
Jan von Rönn
2
Jan
von Rönn
Head of Ringing Centre
Nathalie von Siebenthal
5
Nathalie
von Siebenthal
Ecological Research employee
Véronique Wavre
5
Véronique
Wavre
Communications employee
Samuel Wechsler
5
Samuel
Wechsler
Monitoring employee
Marlène Wenger
2
Marlène
Wenger
Head of Environmental Education
Stefan Werner
5
Stefan
Werner
Bird-Human Conflicts employee
Jacqueline Wespi
5
Jacqueline
Wespi
Finance employee
Sanja Willimann
5
Sanja
Willimann
Operational IT employee
Stephanie Witczak
5
Stephanie
Witczak
Ecological Research employee
Elizabeth Yohannes
5
Elizabeth
Yohannes
Bird Migration employee
Przemyslaw Zdroik
5
Przemyslaw
Zdroik
Status of bird species employee
Judith Zellweger Fischer
5
Judith
Zellweger Fischer
Agricultural habitats employee
Andreas Ziegler
2
Andreas
Ziegler
Head of Finance
Neringa Znakovaite
5
Neringa
Znakovaite
Bird Migration employee
Irmgard Zwahlen
5
Irmgard
Zwahlen
Population Trends employee