Born in Linz, lives in Vienna and Gosau. Studies in European Ethnology, Art History and Musicology at the University of Innsbruck and Vienna, (postgraduate) studies in Cultural Management as well as in Art and Cultural Law.
Since 2005 managing director of the Österreichisches Volksliedwerk, in this function leading projects in different artistic, cultural and educational contexts for all ages and in different social as well as scientific contexts.