Team
Many people form the Bergwaldprojekt together. There are thousands of volunteers who spend a week working in the mountain forest in rough terrain. There are patrons and donors who support the project financially. It is the forest workers, foresters, cantonal forestry authorities, farmers and forest owners who organize and facilitate the missions together with the project leaders. It is the Foundation Board that advises and monitors the management. It is the cooks, the group leaders and also the employees at the head office.
All project weeks in the forest are led by experienced Bergwaldprojekt project leaders. They have a professional background in forestry and usually work for the Bergwaldprojekt on a seasonal basis. The workplaces are supervised and managed by group leaders. Our cooks organize the household in the accommodation and cook in the projects.
Martin Kreiliger
Managing Director
mkreiliger@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Nina Pfaff
Head of Projects, Deputy Managing Director
npfaff@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Yannick Pulver
Project Forester
ypulver@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Riccardo Siller
Project Forester
rsiller@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Lukas Wunderle
Project forester
lwunderle@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Martin Sengler
Project forester
msengler@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Simon Koller
Donations, bequests and legacies
skoller@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Nicole Ulrich
Public relations, media
nulrich@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Jacinta Visani
Administration
jvisani@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Alice Voneschen
Administration
avoneschen@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Romina Tschuor
Learning
rtschuor@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Lea Fuchs
Operations Manager Trin Youth Hostel
lfuchs@bergwaldprojekt.ch
Nikola Krstic
Cook
Bettina Jäggi
All-rounder
Justine Eberherr
Allrounder
Simone Östereicher
Allrounder
Ursula Corsini
Allrounder
Ondrej Varinska
Allrounder
Benno Casutt, since 2020, President
Profession: Lawyer
Membership: Compliance Business Partner at Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
Bettina Dührkoop, since 2019, Vice President
Profession: Manager
Membership: CEO of juli AG
Beat Deplazes-Schocher, since 2016
Profession: bricklayer and businessman
Current activity: President SSES (Swiss Solar Energy Society) Southeastern Switzerland and Liechtenstein, President WWF Graubünden
Maxime Pattaroni, since 2022
Profession: Environmental scientist ETH
Current occupation: Inspecteur des Forêts du 4ème arrondissement, Etat de Vaud VD
Christa Blöchlinger, since 2024
Profession: EFZ photo specialist, EFZ mediamatician
Current occupation: Photographer and mediamatician at the agency Hü7 Design AG
Hansueli Baier, since 2025
Profession: Management consultant for the hotel and tourism industry
Current activity: Board of directors and foundation board activities
Andreas Rigling, since 2025
Profession: Forest warden and forest engineer ETH, Prof. Dr.
Current position: Professor of Forest Growth at ETH Zurich
