Leadership Team
Our Leadership Team
Under the School Director Sarah Schnack, the Leadership Team of the Ecole d’Humanité oversees the education of 100 students from over 20 countries.
Leadership Team
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School Director
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Sarah Schnack joined the Ecole d’Humanité in 2020, serving as a Social Science Teacher and Family Head.
Sarah has held leadership roles in California, Panama, and Vietnam, and brings an in-depth knowledge of curriculum development to our institution. On a personal note, Sarah has completed her School Leadership Certification through the Principal’s Training Center.
Email: sarah.schnack@ecole.ch
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Head of Admissions
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June Vinhateiro joined the Ecole d’Humanité in 2004, working as a Teacher and Family Head; in 2009 she became the Head of Admissions.
Her initial involvement with the Ecole was as an Ecole parent; the youngest 3 of her 5 children are graduates of the Ecole d’Humanité.
June has a BS from the University of Rhode Island, with a major in Human Development and Family Science and a concentration in Adolescent Development.
Email: june.vinhateiro@ecole.ch
Phone and WhatsApp: +1.401.996.8682
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Dean of Residential Life
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Profile information will be available soon.
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Dean of Co-Curricular Programs
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Profile information will be available soon.
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Dean of the Swiss Program
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Dr. Andreas Kramer grew up in Germany with his five siblings and studied mathematics, sports science and Spanish in Freiburg im Breisgau and Granada for the high school teaching degree. After the state examination, he was drawn to the world of science, where he spent twelve years at the Universities of Freiburg and Constance and completed his PhD. In that time, he enjoyed teaching as well as doing research, and thus eventually returned to education. Since 2020, he has been working at the Ecole d'Humanité, teaching mathematics and physics. Andreas Kramer lives at the Ecole with his partner Isabel Nägele, who works here as an art therapist. He likes to spend his free time outdoors, be it on various bikes, on skis, on a longboard or with a surfboard on the waves of the Atlantic.
Email: andreas.kramer@ecole.ch
Ecole d'Humanité Cooperative
Members of the Board of Directors
Janis Saxer and Birte Lembke, co-presidents of the board (photo: Tatiana Ivensen)
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Doctorate in Cultural Studies (Dipl. Kulturwissenschaftlerin, Dr. phil)
Expert in continuing education, communication and networking in higher education, prevention and healthcare sectors. Former teacher and family head at the Ecole, with various other functions (2004-2007)
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MSc ETH in Biology with a Major in Neurosciences
Currently at the University of Zurich pursuing a degree in medicine with the goal to specialize in psychiatry
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Retired language teacher in the Swiss secondary school system (Sek I and II)
Former Ecole teacher and family head (8/1977 - 12/1980; 8/2008 - 6/2009)
Member of the Ecole board since 11/2023
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Teaching degree in mathematics and physics (1st state exam)
Research Associate at OTH Amberg-Weiden, University of Applied Sciences, Areas of concentration: transition from school to university, higher education didactics
Doctoral studies at TU Dortmund,Technical University, in mathematics education
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Software Engineer
Currently teaching computer science (Sek II)
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Attorney at law, specializing in immigration, political asylum and anti-discrimination
Currently furthering education at UNICRI Torino, working toward an LLM in transnational crime and justice
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Retired high school and junior high school teacher, subject music (Fachlehrer Kantonsschule Sursee, Gymnasium Immensee)
Teacher and family head at the Ecole, with various other functions, 1984-1994
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High school teacher for Sports, Biology and Chemistry and another master as special education teacher
Accredited teacher (Jugend & Sport) for climbing, mountaineering and ski-touring
Teacher and family head at the Ecole, with various other functions (2001-2002, 2007-2012, 2024-2025)
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B.S in International Business Management
Recruiting & Marketing Specialist at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Aargau
