Board

Co-president

Sandra Jauslin

sandra.jauslin@bpw.ch

The graduate business psychologist assists companies as an organizational developer and, as an author, entrenches the issue of intergenerational collaboration in the German-speaking realm. Sandra Jauslin (1975) is an administrator and contributes her business expertise from various roles in the food industry.

Co-President

Myriam Heidelberger-Kaufmann

myriam.heidelberger@bpw.ch

The marketing specialist works as managing director of an institution in the disability sector. Myriam Heidelberger-Kaufmann (1971) has a master's degree in Nonprofit Management and Law and is a Gerechtes Sprechen trainer and a humor coach. She is a member of the FDP, sits on the Board of Directors of SYPHON AG, Biel, is an examination expert for specialists in the prison system, and has been a member of the National Commission for the Prevention of Torture (NKVF) since 2023.

Andrea Bläsi-Kunz

andrea.blaesi@bpw.ch

Finance and accounting specialist. Finance Team Leader at Appenzeller Bahnen AG and Head of Finance / Human Resources at Nova Taxi AG. Member of the Board of Directors of Wohnenbern.

Vera Bender

vera.bender@bpw.ch

Vera Bender makes complex things simple and gets to the point. As a copywriter, she finds the right words, and as the owner of Text-Architektin GmbH, she is shaping the future. She has a master's degree in social and communication sciences, and today she is a teacher herself. She has been a BPW since 2018, and has been president of the BPW Club Luzern since 2022.

Jana Fehrensen-Valentova

jana.fehrensen@bpw.ch

Jana Fehrensen, born in 1970, is the director of the Langenthal Museum and curator of the Thunstetten Castle Museum. She is politically active as a member of the Swiss Federal Commission for Women's Issues, a city councilor in Langenthal, and a member of the Langenthal Compulsory School Committee. As the Central President, she is the head of the umbrella organization of Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Frauen (SGF), a non-profit women's organization that brings together around 30,000 women in Switzerland. She is also involved in various other non-profit organizations, including as President of the Heimatschutz Oberaargau heritage society.

Barbara Haller Rupf

barbara.haller@bpw.ch

Barbara Haller Rupf (1964) holds an MSc in Geography and Sports Science, a secondary school teaching diploma, and an EMBA. She has been the Managing Director of Academia Raetica since 2021. With her company haller-tournet GmbH, she advises companies, NPOs, and educational institutions in the fields of education and tourism in Switzerland and abroad. A resident of Grisons by choice, she prefers to spend her free time in the mountains and snow.

Christine Megert-Karlen

christine.megert@bpw.ch

The graduate business economist works on all facets of administration with her "Office to go". This lets her combine her professional experience with the theory from her studies, to the benefit of companies and associations. She has previously worked in various assistant positions, both in the private sector and within the federal and cantonal government.