Our team & our work

Behind our work at Sternenbrücke is a dedicated team of nursing, education, therapy, bereavement counselling, administration and volunteers.

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Our team

Together, we are committed to providing comfort, relief and professional support to young people with life-shortening illnesses and their families.

Management

Peer Gent

Peer Gent

Commercial Management
Sonja Albers

Sonja Albers

Management Palliative-Care
Christiane Schüddekopf

Christiane Schüddekopf

Management Press and Public Relations
Melanie Schmidt

Melanie Schmidt

Assistant to the Management

Managers of the departments

Danny Gast

Danny Gast

Care
Anne Hagen

Anne Hagen

Psychosocial support
Bianca Kappelmann

Bianca Kappelmann

Pedagogical support
Iris Neumann

Iris Neumann

Kitchen & Home Economics
Kerstin Thum

Kerstin Thum

Volunteering
Nele Dübelt

Nele Dübelt

Press and Public Relations
Nico Spangenberg

Nico Spangenberg

Building Services
Margrit Oesterreich

Margrit Oesterreich

Financial Accounting
Deniz Cakir

Deniz Cakir

Academy
Torsten Kilian

Torsten Kilian

Human Resources
Stephanie Thörner

Stephanie Thörner

Wills & Estates

Voices from the work areas

Ich mag an meiner Arbeit den Kontakt und vor allem den Spaß mit unseren Gästen im Kinderhospiz. Die Abwechslung zwischen den bewegenden Momenten und Momenten der Leichtigkeit.

Danny (Pflegedienstleitung)

Our work

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Guest & family testimonials

Schön, dass es Sie gibt! Herzlichen Dank.

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More about our mission

Sternenbrücke is a second home for families with children suffering from life-shortening illnesses. We accompany them on what is often a challenging journey: with empathy, professional care and time for everything that matters.