Susanne Schardt, M.A.
Susanne Schardt studied Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, Historical Ethnology and History of Arts at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main. After finishing her studies in 1989 with her master thesis on “Übersetzen als interkulturelle Vermittlung” (Translation as intercultural intermediation), Susanne worked at the drug policy coordination office of the municipality of Frankfurt am Main from 1990 to 1993. There she was responsible for drug policy consultation to local authorities, among other issues. From 1993 to 2001 she was director of the European cities’ network “European Cities on Drug Policy (ECDP)”.
During her studies she worked as tv moderator for “Schüler Express” and “Ferienkalender” at the ZDF and was trained as a film dubber in Berlin in 1986 and 1987. She worked as a freelance translator for films and screenplays in Berlin and Frankfurt. Between 2000 and 2002 Susanne was a freelance consultant for German NGOs and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit, GTZ (now Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ) in Venezuela, India and Ivory Coast. Since 2002 she is an author for "Verlag für die Deutsche Wirtschaft AG" and in 2006 for the "Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsinformation & Co. OHG, GWI" on issues regarding team management and job satisfaction.
In 2001 she founded Realitäten Bureau and from December 2002 until September 2006 she was drug demand reduction expert of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit, GTZ. Project consultations, studies and training workshops have led Susanne Schardt in many countries on all continents.
Peter Klös, M.A.
After a vocational training as building constructor and concrete worker Peter studied cultural anthropology and European ethnology, pedagogy and political science at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main. In 2001 he earned his master’s degree. Currently he is working on his dissertation on „human ecology. About the emergence, career and perspectives of a theoretical concept“
(Humanökologie. Zur Entstehungsgeschichte, Karriere und Perspektive eines theoretischen Konzepts“)
During his studies Klös worked in different research projects about intercultural subjects: E.g., he investigated for the office for multicultural affairs of the city of Frankfurt am Main about packaging in different cultures. With the MANIFESTA 4, biennial film festival contemporary art in Frankfurt am Main“ he led the project „The reviewed place – orientations in the city of Frankfurt“ (Der aufgearbeitete Ort - Orientierungen im Stadtraum Frankfurt) and worked as an author. From the winter semestre in 2003/04 until September, 2005 he was co- manager in the research project "Frankfurt from the outside" (Frankfurt von außen) at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt. In 2004 a lecture tour on the subject „intercultural understanding“ led him to the Philippines. In 2005 Peter Klös became a team member with Realitäten Bureau where he works above all on intercultural subjects. Since April, 2007 he is a publisher of the series "Living Environments" (Lebenswelten) of the Paulo Freire publishing company in Oldenburg. Since 2005 he holds a teaching assignment at the Fachhochschule Erfurt.
Jörg Schmidtmann
Jörg Schmidtmann is a degreed social pedagogue (FH) and systemic addiction therapist. From 1992 until 1998 he worked in various areas of addiction therapy and counselling. Since 1999 he is manager of the "Rotlintstrasse" of Integrative Drogenhilfe e.V.in Frankfurt am Main, an assisted living community for long-term drug users undergoing substitution therapy. Another main focus of his work are preparatory courses and trainings for medical-psychological investigations (MPU). Schmidtmann holds these trainings already since 15 years - either in the form of weekend seminars or as one-on-one consultations. In addition, Jörg Schmidtmann is a debt counsellor for drug users and a trainer for voluntary addiction counsellors. In 2006 he joined the team of Realitäten Bureau and works in the area of addiction counselling in the workplace and MPU preparation.
Michael Tuchert
Michael Tuchert has a diploma as social worker and works in drug services for more than 15 years. Before he began his studies of social work in 1991, he already worked as a qualified hotel expert in the area „Food and Beverage“ at various hotels in Germany and abroad – especially in Asia. There he also collected intercultural experiences.
Since 10 years Michael Tuchert is manager of the drug service "EASTSIDE" of „Integrative Drogenhilfe e.V.“ in Frankfurt am Main, the largest integrated drug helping service facilty in Europe.
In 1995 Michael Tuchert began an additional education as a REFA organizer with special focuses on organisation, data collection, project management in organisations, guidance and cooperation, labour laws, quality management and organisational evaluation. Since 2004 he is also a social management expert.
Michael also has an education in „Motivational Interviewing“. Since 2004 he is a trainer in “KISS”, a group-therapy programme for the self-determined reduction of the consumption of illegal drugs. Michael Tuchert joined the team of Realitäten Bureau in early 2009. He offers individual addiction and crisis counselling in the workplace.