Staff

Sally

World Centre Manager

Sally is from Canberra, Australia and has been at Our Chalet since 2009. She loves the beautiful Swiss Mountains as they give her the same feeling of home as the Snowy Mountains in Australia where she grew up. She has been involved in Guiding since early childhood and is passionate about WAGGGS and in particular the opportunities provided for international friendship and personal development at all of the World Centres. Having been the Manager at Sangam World Centre in India for six years, she loves the different challenges and contrasts between cultures that are so much a part of world centre experiences.

Korana

Deputy World Centre Manager

Korana comes from Slovenia and has been involved in Guiding and Scouting since she was 14. She has been a Guide/Scout as well as a Ranger/Rover Leader for several years. She is interested in advocacy, environment and leadership development topics. Korana loves the outdoors and enjoys hiking, swimming, climbing and ice skating. She believes there is a leader in every one of us and is keen on ensuring a programme in a challenging and international environment that will enable young people to develop their life and leadership skills. For fun she loves art, dancing, music and making other people laugh.

Katie

Programme Manager

Katie is fromLincolnshirein theUnited Kingdomand has been involved in Guiding since she was four years old. She loves all outdoor activities including hiking, kayaking and camping (especially campfires!) and loves leading the Programme Team on adventures, challenges and opportunities. Having graduated with a degree in Modern Languages, she is constantly improving her Swiss German.

Susanne

Guest Services Coordinator

Susanne is from Bornholm in Denmark and was involved in Guiding for 10 years. Her greatest experience with Guiding was summer camps, working with the Brownies and her time volunteering at Pax Lodge. Susanne loves to travel and just before coming to Switzerland, she took a 10 month trip to Australia and Thailand. She really enjoys working in an international environment with the great challenges it brings. Susanne is looking forward to using her knowledge from her travels to welcome you to Our Chalet and making sure you will have a lovely stay.

Christoph

Grounds and Maintenance Assistant

Christoph is from Bavaria in Germany. Christoph has an education in auto mechanics and he has worked with machinery in the printing industry. He has been in scouting since he was 10 and has been a scout leader since he was 18. He has three children who have also been (or still are) in scouting. Christoph has always wanted to work in a scout centre, so this was his lucky chance. The spirit of Our Chalet has made a big impression on him, and he loves working here.

Claire

Catering Coordinatior

My name is Claire and I am 22 years old and I come fromScotland.  I am the Catering Coordinator here at Our Chalet.  My passion is cooking especially baking cakes.  While inSwitzerlandI am looking forward to hiking up some of the mountains and visiting the many beautiful cities nearby.

Catt

Guest Services Volunteer

I’m Catt and am from Surrey in the UK. I have been in Guiding for 14 years. I love being here at Our Chalet! I loved spending the winter here and am looking forward to experiencing Our Chalet in the summer. I really enjoy being outdoors and am looking forward to lots of hikes especially going up Bonderspitz!

Bethany

Summer Volunteer

HEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYY! Bethany is from Ohio in the United States, celebrating her 23rd birthday at the Chalet.  She graduated from Ohio University, majoring in Theatre Performance and Women/Gender Studies.  She has been in Girl Scouts since she was ten. It is her dream to inspire young women for the rest of her life, so she could not be more happy to learn more about the world (and herself) here at Our Chalet

Amy

Summer Volunteer 

Hi my name is Amy and I am from New Jersey in the states. I am 19 years old and have been in scouts since in was 5. I enjoy the challenges and rewards of scouting and love helping younger girls achieve their scouting goals. I assisted my mom with our troop for two years and loved coordinating badges and activities for different scouting levels. I love nature and going on adventures so I can't wait to hike the Alps! I hope this will be a summer to remember! 

Leah

Summer Volunteer

Hello! I'm from Ivybridge in Devon, England. I have been in Guiding all my life and I am a Guide leader back home as well as an Advocate for Girlguiding UK. I have been camping all my life and especially love making campfires, I love being outdoors, traveling to different countries and making loads of new friends. I have been to Switzerland twice before and love Swiss life (even though I'm allergic to chocolate). Whilst I'm here I hope to learn to snowboard and learn lots more campfire songs.

Cecilia

Summer Volunteer

Cale

Summer Volunteer

Kim

Summer Volunteer

Hi, my name's Kim, i'm 19 years old and i've been in Guiding for 13 years! I'm from Brantford, Ontario and am going into my second year of University. I'm so excited to be a Summer Volunteer at Our Chalet, meeting people from all over the world and experiencing a whole bunch of new things that will be sure to create memories that will last a lifetime :)

Diana

Summer Volunteer

Oh hey, my name is Diana! I am 22 years old and from beautiful, sunny Florida. I have been a Girl Scout since I was 6 years old, and graduated last May from University with a degree in Music. I am a Wilderness First Responder and will be leaving for the Peace Corps in 2012 doing health extension and working in clinics. I love traveling, going on crazy adventures, music, sunshine and rainbows!

Skippy Storrow

Our Chalet Cat

Skippy is from Adelboden in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Her Scouting experience is quite vast as she has spent much of her time at Our Chalet. She explores the grass, eats bugs and protects the grounds and guests from any possible predators like marmots and slugs. In her free time she likes to soak up rays and chase cows.