- Research Assistant for Craig Parsons, forthcoming book "Reclaiming Politics: 2011 - 2012 Introduction to Political Science", Pearson Longman
- Research Assistant for National Science Foundation Grant No. 0318374 entitled 2005 "Analysis of the effects of environmental treaties", principal investigator: Ronald B. Mitchell
- Independent Consultant, AHA International, Oregon 2002 - 2003 - Evaluating the potential of an academic exchange program focusing on business courses with Cologne, Germany; coordinating the set-up efforts
- Research Analyst, International Sustainable Development Foundation, Oregon 2002 - researching and summarizing information for a report on the development of criteria and benchmarks for Green Hotels in Thailand
- Project Assistant, Multicultural Project Rainbow, Caritas Herten, Germany 2001 - 2002 - co-managing a team of 50 employees from 20 different countries; interim project and fundraising reports; co-organization of local Christmas market; liaison to local media;translations; creating and keeping statistics
Internships
- European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium 1998 and 2001 Personal assistant to MEP Jutta Haug
- - liaison to the electorate and institutions; compilation of dossiers, translation
- Oregon Economic & Community Development Department 1998 and 2000 Research analyst, for the International Division
- - research studies on Oregon’s main trading partners, preparation and assessment of trade missions
- American Chamber of Commerce (UK), London 1999 Event coordinator & administrative assistant
- - liaison to member’s offices; organizing special receptions, among others, with Her Majesty Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
- Hearth Classics, Boring, Oregon 1997 Assistant manager
- - liaison to clients and suppliers in the USA and Belgium
Alternate Service
- Caritas Herten Refugee and Immigrant Counseling Office, Germany 1995 - 1996 Counselor and office assistant
- - counseling refugees from the former Yugoslavia, Zaire, Rwanda and Russian immigrants of German descent; co-organization of a summer vacation program for children; publication of a research project:
Hoffmann, Leif, Schmülling, Kriemhild. Hier Ist Doch Ein Bißchen Anders: Dokumentation Über
Hertener Aussiedler Aus Der Ehemaligen Sowietunion. Herten: Caritasverband Herten, 1995.