The Team

After her studies in Business Administration with a specialisation in Tourism & Mobility, Maria built up and managed the Tourism Office in Olten as Managing Director. Since 2012, she has held various positions at Switzerland Tourism and headed the Product Development & Innovation department until 2021. Her private passion is long-distance hiking. In the summer of 2018, she hiked from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail and crossed Switzerland a year later on the Via Alpina. She describes herself as a “nature junkie” and is committed to preserving our earth on behalf of MYBLUEPLANET.

Studied natural sciences at ETH Zurich, dissertation and research in biochemistry. Worked for many years as an environmental consultant at ökoscience AG in Zurich, specialising in air pollution control. From 2001 to 2017 responsible for air hygiene and non-ionising radiation at the Intercantonal Laboratory in the canton of Schaffhausen. Managing Director of OSTLUFT (2009 – 2017). Since 2018 environmental consultant, www.maly.ch. With MYBLUEPLANET on a voluntary basis since 2019.

Fabio Zingg is a professional travel and adventure photographer living in the eastern part of Switzerland. He completed his apprenticeship at a well known bank in Switzerland and decided to chase his dreams and go full time in photography after working in the office for more than three years. He is often out hiking in the rugged Alps and exploring unique mountain lakes. That is where he feels home and where he takes all his inspiration and energy. With his work he wants to
inspire our younger generation to enjoy, respect and protect the beautiful nature we have on planet earth. During these years of landscape photography he could work for some of the worlds leading brands in tourism, lifestyle and mobility. He is always hungry to tell beautiful and life changing stories he experienced on his travels through the world.

How do children develop an awareness of their environment?

For several years, Dietmar has been bringing the topics of energy+climate and waste+consumption into classrooms as an environmental teacher for Pusch. At the same time, he continues to develop the educational activities in the climate school team. Didactically, his experience from several years of leading Technorama workshops and slam lectures helps him. From a technical point of view, the physicist with a doctorate in solar cells has a broad background. Because it is important to him to reach the heads and the hearts.

Ilona loves to be out and about in nature, and is particularly fascinated by the mountains. During her geography studies at the University of Zurich, Ilona learned a lot about the connections between natural processes and human activities. In the process, she was repeatedly confronted with the global effects of climate change and studied the topic in depth. Ilona gained her first experience in environmental education during an internship in the Swiss National Park. In her Master’s thesis, she looked at the impact of the climate strike movement on the environmental awareness and behaviour of young people in Zurich. Ilona also completed her teaching diploma for Matura schools and has taught at various grammar schools for the past two years. Ilona has been accompanying the Climate School team as project manager since June 2022.

Since her childhood, Nadine Stähli has been fascinated by the diversity of nature and was repeatedly confronted with the global effects of climate change during her travels. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences at ETH Zurich and travelled to Indonesia for four months to support environmental protection projects on site. She gained her first experience in environmental education during her internship at the Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site in Valais, where she focused on the effects of climate change in the Alpine region. She wrote her master’s thesis in northern Macedonia on the sustainable intensification of agriculture. Since August 2021, she has been accompanying the Climate Schools as project manager.

After her basic training as a businesswoman, Ronja specialised in the areas of events, marketing and communication. Regardless of the industry, sustainability and ecological aspects were always at the forefront of event planning and projects. Working as a communication planner in climate protection opens up an optimal working environment for her.

Sophia Niederhauser has graduated from the Kantonsschule Zürcher Oberland in 2022 and plans to study political science after her one-year internship at MyBluePlanet. She has been interested in climate change and its global impact for several years. Today, she is involved at various levels and would like to work in this field after her studies. The internship at MyBluePlanet gives Sophia the opportunity to gain her first work experience and further her education in the topic of climate protection and sustainability. 

After successfully completing his studies in communication and media sciences at the University of Zurich, Chris worked for a marketing and consulting agency as a project manager for several years. After a break and a six-month backpacking trip through Europe, he was looking for a new challenge and decided to work with the MYBLUEPLANET association to combat the impending climate crisis. His focus in the association lies in the areas of communication and crowdfunding, which he actively tries to support with his know-how. In addition to environmental protection, Chris is particularly passionate about the sea, surfing, hiking and tennis.

Thomas Fedrizzi completed an apprenticeship as a civil engineer and draftsman, obtained the Matura on the second educational path KME to become a teacher, performed various activities and foreign assignments in plant construction and development cooperation; completed an ETH degree in cultural and environmental engineering, was managing director in a solar company, completed a postgraduate degree in corporate finance; is chief financial officer in Swiss SMEs. Thomas Fedrizzi is the initiator and co-founder of the ECC project – from which the Climate School program emerged – and continues to work on a dedicated volunteer basis as a mentor and coach in the project team.

Growing up in the Bernese Jura, Esther spent a lot of time in nature, hiking, skiing and other activities. After her Matura and half a year in Bolivia, she went to Zurich to the ETH, where she began her studies in environmental sciences. This degree enabled her to deepen her knowledge of the environment and nature. Shortly before completing her Master’s degree, however, she took a break and went to Norway. There she worked for three months at an environmental organisation that cleaned the coasts and fjords of plastic and other waste. Now she has to do an internship to complete her Master’s degree, which she is doing at MYBLUEPLANET.

Studied natural sciences at ETH Zurich, dissertation and research in biochemistry. Worked for many years as an environmental consultant at ökoscience AG in Zurich, specialising in air pollution control. From 2001 to 2017 responsible for air hygiene and non-ionising radiation at the Intercantonal Laboratory in the canton of Schaffhausen. Managing Director of OSTLUFT (2009 – 2017). Since 2018 environmental consultant, www.maly.ch. With MYBLUEPLANET on a voluntary basis since 2019.

Fabio Zingg is a professional travel and adventure photographer living in the eastern part of Switzerland. He completed his apprenticeship at a well known bank in Switzerland and decided to chase his dreams and go full time in photography after working in the office for more than three years. He is often out hiking in the rugged Alps and exploring unique mountain lakes. That is where he feels home and where he takes all his inspiration and energy. With his work he wants to
inspire our younger generation to enjoy, respect and protect the beautiful nature we have on planet earth. During these years of landscape photography he could work for some of the worlds leading brands in tourism, lifestyle and mobility. He is always hungry to tell beautiful and life changing stories he experienced on his travels through the world.

Growing up in the Bernese Jura, Esther spent a lot of time in nature, hiking, skiing and other activities. After her Matura and half a year in Bolivia, she went to Zurich to the ETH, where she began her studies in environmental sciences. This degree enabled her to deepen her knowledge of the environment and nature. Shortly before completing her Master’s degree, however, she took a break and went to Norway. There she worked for three months at an environmental organisation that cleaned the coasts and fjords of plastic and other waste. Now she has to do an internship to complete her Master’s degree, which she is doing at MYBLUEPLANET.

Growing up in the Bernese Jura, Esther spent a lot of time in nature, hiking, skiing and other activities. After her Matura and half a year in Bolivia, she went to Zurich to the ETH, where she began her studies in environmental sciences. This degree enabled her to deepen her knowledge of the environment and nature. Shortly before completing her Master’s degree, however, she took a break and went to Norway. There she worked for three months at an environmental organisation that cleaned the coasts and fjords of plastic and other waste. Now she has to do an internship to complete her Master’s degree, which she is doing at MYBLUEPLANET.

Urban holds a doctorate in economics and gained his professional experience mainly in institutional asset management, including 14 years in a senior position at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO). Today, he is a passionate volunteer at MYBLUEPLANET and serves on two boards of directors, among others.

After her studies in Business Administration with a specialisation in Tourism & Mobility, Maria built up and managed the Tourism Office in Olten as Managing Director. Since 2012, she has held various positions at Switzerland Tourism and headed the Product Development & Innovation department until 2021. Her private passion is long-distance hiking. In the summer of 2018, she hiked from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail and crossed Switzerland a year later on the Via Alpina. She describes herself as a “nature junkie” and is committed to preserving our earth on behalf of MYBLUEPLANET.

After her Bachelor’s degree in International Management at the ZHAW in Winterthur, Angela worked for a long time in the education sector designing international continuing education modules. In 2015, she decided to travel to Africa and Southeast Asia. Far from Western society, she was directly confronted with the consequences of climate change and the overuse of natural resources. These experiences strengthened Angela’s commitment to nature and sustainability with her economic background. She completed an agricultural internship on an organic farm in Seuzach. Before starting as a project manager for “Every Cell Counts” (JZZ), she worked for a Swiss foundation for the implementation of sustainable agricultural projects in Côte d’Ivoire.

Daniel Lüscher’s heart beats for his family, climate protection and the blue planet. Growing up in the Appenzell region, he studied electrical engineering EurEta and industrial engineering SVTS in St. Gallen, ultimately to realise his childhood dream of becoming a pilot. As an airline pilot with Swissair and Swiss, he saw the beauty of the blue planet during his professional life – but also its vulnerability. In 2007, he realised that it was high time to act – which is why he founded the climate protection movement MYBLUEPLANET. Today, as president of MYBLUEPLANET, he is still passionately committed to climate protection and works part-time as a captain at WestAtlantic. Daniel Lüscher lives in Winterthur with his wife and daughter.

Head of Corporate Communications at UBS. Previously Head of External Communications at Commerzbank in Frankfurt and Head of EU Government Affairs at Zurich Group.

Senior Executive Asset Manager. Previously worked as CEO at Adveq, worked at Man Investments, Swiss Re and at Lidén & Denz. Board member of Alternative Bank Switzerland.

Studied environmental sciences at the ETH Zurich. Worked for many years as an environmental consultant at Carbotech AG in Basel, specialising in life cycle assessment, CO2 balances and surveys on synthetic greenhouse gases. Review of CO2 balances for myclimate. Cornelia also supports us on a voluntary basis.

Susy Hefti, finance and accounting specialist with a federal diploma, experienced in various accounting regulations.
Growing up in Appenzell, spending her early childhood mainly in the forest and later working for the cantonal tourism association for many years, inevitably opens her heart and eyes to the beauty and fascination of nature.

MSc International Business & Management, Berufserfahrung mit Hilton, PwC und Credit Suisse. Mit Leidenschaft setzt sie sich zusammen mit dem MYBLUEPLANET-Team für den Klimaschutz ein und interessiert sich auch in ihrer Freizeit für die nachhaltige Entwicklung in Wirtschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft.

Nach dem Abschluss an der Dolmetscherschule Zürich arbeitete Lucas als freier Mitarbeiter der NZZ im Ressort Sport und begann gleichzeitig seine Laufbahn als Texter/Konzepter. Er arbeitete in verschiedenen Zürcher Werbeagenturen und machte sich 1995 selbständig. Im Jahr 2000 wurde er Partner und Mitinhaber von Festland, wo er bis Ende 2019 tätig war. Heute engagiert er sich im sozialen Bereich und bei MYBLUEPLANET für die Umwelt. Zu seinen Leidenschaften in der Freizeit gehören verschiedenste Sportarten, Reisen, Kochen, Lesen und die Mitwirkung in einem Zürcher Chor.

Lisbeth Born, geboren 16.5.1958 in Zug, Mutter von zwei erwachsenen Söhnen und einer Tochter.

Sie absolvierte Ausbildungen in Sozialarbeit, NPO-Management, Leiterin Human Resources und Touristik und verfügt über das Wirtepatent der Kantone Baselland und Basel Stadt.

Nach 20-jähriger Berufstätigkeit im Sozialbereich und breiten Erfahrungen in Politik, Vorstandsarbeit, Organisation und Medienarbeit, machte sie sich im Januar 2014 selbständig.

Unterschiedliche Menschen und Kulturen, Organisieren und Recherchieren, Zahlen und Texte sind ihre grossen Leidenschaften. In diesen Bereichen biete sie mit ihrer Firma www.liboba.ch diverse Dienstleistungen an.

Geboren in Saint-Maur, Frankreich, lebt in Naturns, Südtirol. Isabelle absolvierte ein Diplom Kulturwirtin in Passau und ein Magister für Wirtschaft und Wirtschaftssprachen in Paris.

Nach dem Studium arbeitete sie als Praktikantin bei der Bayerischen Vertretung in Montréal und gründete ihre eigene Produktionsfirma für DVDs der Schweizer-Berliner Musik-Kabarettisten Die Geschwister Pfister. Sie zog nach Hamburg und Berlin, um ehrenamtlich die Pressearbeit für die Geschwister Pfister und Kundensupport/Schulungen im Umgang mit der Horizon Bibliothekssoftware zu übernehmen, wofür sie auch die Handbücher übersetzte. 2007 machte sie sich als Übersetzerin, Lektorin und Managerin der Geschwister Pfister selbstständig. 2021 vertrat sie eine Lehrerin an der Rudolf Steiner Schule in Berlin und wurde Französisch-Lehrerin in Irland. Bei der Faireparterie sorgt sie für die Qualitätssicherung der Designs und französischen Texte. Isabelle ist Vize-Präsidentin des Clubs der Elsäßer und Freunde des Elsaßes in Berlin. Sie ist Mitglied des Landesverbands der Übersetzer Bozen.

Seit der Kindheit gelten ihrer besonderen Leidenschaft der Musik, dem Tanz und der Natur. Isabelle liebt es zu reisen, neue Menschen kennenzulernen und in den Alpen zu wandern.

Ich möchte bei MYBLUEPLANET dazu beitragen, dass die Menschen mehr Bewusstsein für unseren schönen blauen Planeten entwickeln und die (überlebens)wichtige Notwendigkeit erkennen, sie zu beschützen

Geboren in Lugano – Schweiz, studierte Ich Fahrzeug- und Luftfahrttechnik mit Schwerpunkt Betriebswirtschaftslehre. Engagiert bei marktführenden Unternehmen wie FFA-Altenrhein, Swissair, Ruag Aerospace und Cessna Aircraft Company, mit Berufserfahrung in ganz Europa, USA und Asien. Fließende Englisch-, Französisch-, Italienisch- und (Schweizer-)Deutschkenntnisse, Ich bringe starke zwischenmenschliche und Managementfähigkeiten in der Umsetzung von Strategien für kleine Projekte oder große strategische Ziele mit. Ich bin bestrebt, zur Erreichung der Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung beizutragen, indem ich mich durch evidenzbasierte Entscheidungen an ethisch orientierten Praktiken beschäftige.