- Born in Menjikso Tade, Ethiopia - Primary and secondary school in Chaffe Dunsa and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 1981 leaving to Germany - Training as a toolmaker in Cologne - Modelmaker in the automotive industry
Marcella Meier
- Born in Baden-Baden - Study of media and communication sciences, political science and sociology at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf - Project assistet at the Foundation Partners for Education NRW - Technical Officer at the State Office for Children and minors in Cologne, NRW - Since 2011 free media pedagogical Assistant to the Regional Media Centre Baden-Württemberg
