About us
The office of the Fortified Churches Foundation is located in Sibiu. The following structure forms the basis of the organisation:
The Patrons
The Romanian President Klaus Werner Johannis and the German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier have take over the double patronage of the Foundation.
*Copyright Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler
The Board of Trustees
… is active in terms of a supervisory board. It is responsible for overseeing the work of the foundation and is to help and relieve the Executive Board. It is composed of eleven honorary members from Romania and abroad.
The Executive Board
… directs the work of the Foundation and is responsible for making important decisions. The following two honorary members are currently in the Executive Board:
The Office of the Foundation
… is run by a managing director and is composed of the following staff. Together they are responsible for the practical work.
Philipp Harfmann: Managing Director ph@kirchenburgen.org
Andreea Mănăstirean: Office and Project Manager am@kirchenburgen.org
Ramona Laczko David: Cultural Advisor / DFD Siebenbürgen rld@kirchenburgen.org
Sebastian Bethge: Representative for Monument Preservation sfb@kirchenburgen.org
Ruth István: Representative for Tourism and Public Relations ri@kirchenburgen.org
Ecaterina Gál: Project Manager BKM-Dächerprogramm (roof program) eg@kirchenburgen.org
Wieland Köber: Project Administration wnk@kirchenburgen.org
A large network of professionals and experts support the team on individual occasions and projects.
The work of the Fortified Churches Foundation is based on the almost ten-year experience of the former Coordination Office for Fortified Churches and is further developing it.