She has been the Medical Officer of Health for the Berlin district of Lichtenberg since 2005 and heads the Office for Health and Consumer Protection there. She studied human medicine at the Free University of Berlin and is a specialist in public health. From 2001 to 2002, she worked in health reporting at the Health Planning and Control Center of the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district office in Berlin. She then moved to the Berlin district of Neukölln, where she served as Deputy Medical Officer of Health/Head of Office from 2002 to 2004. She began her work in Lichtenberg in 2005. Her responsibilities in Lichtenberg are broad. Currently, her involvement in child and youth protection is a key focus.