Our team

Meet our team!

Contact

  • Gabriela Orosel, © Wayan Makasii

    DI Gabriela Orosel, BEd

    Geschäftsführerin Naturpark Purkersdorf

    gabriela.orosel@naturpark-purkersdorf.at

    "In addition to nature conservation, environmental education is close to my heart. I would like to offer the future generation as many options as possible in the forest as a classroom for lively and vivid lessons in nature, following the motto of Austria's nature parks: experience nature - understand nature".

  • Rudolf Orthofer, © Naturpark Purkersdorf

    Dr Rudolf Orthofer

    Obmann Verein Naturpark Purkersdorf

    rudolf.orthofer@naturpark-purkersdorf.at

    "Nature protection can only succeed if people are aware of and appreciate nature. In the Purkersdorf Nature Park, we therefore try to make it possible to experience nature "with all the senses" during all seasons of the year."

Managing Committee

  • Maria Parzer, © Privat

    Dr Maria Parzer

    Obmann-Stv.in

    "The preservation of the old-growth forest is a matter close to my heart; moreover, I would like to push for soil-conserving management. According to the motto 'only what is known and loved is preserved', I consider the communication of the value of our forest by the Nature Park Team to be immensely important."

  • Leopold Zöchinger, © Privat

    Leopold Zöchinger

    Kassier

    "As a trained businessman, I look at the financial needs of the nature park so that the many maintenance measures can also be fulfilled on a firm basis."

  • Katharina Franke, © Privat

    Katharina Franke

    Kassier-Stv.in

    "The greatest treasure we have is our earth, our nature - let's preserve it together and learn from it. I am happy that I can make a small contribution to this in the Purkersdorf Nature Park".

Park Maintenance Managers

  • Dominik Scharrenbroich , © Lichtpunkt Katharina Wocelka

    Dominik Scharrenbroich

    Naturparkbetreuer

    "Being close to nature and animals has always been special values for me, which I have the opportunity to bring to my work at the Purkersdorf Nature Park."

  • Barbara Prissnitz, © Lichtpunkt Katharina Wocelka

    Barbara Prissnitz

    Naturparkbetreuerin

    "Even as a child, I was passionate about working with animals. The Purkersdorf Nature Park offers me the opportunity to live this out to the full. I want to help open not only the eyes of our visitors but also their hearts to nature conservation."

  • Rainer Rubik, © Naturpark Purkersdorf

    Mag Rainer Rubik

    Berater für nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft und Wildgatter

    "It is a particular concern of mine to harmoniously implement the requirements for the protected area with my forestry tasks."

  • Dominik Brabetz Portrait, © Lichtpunkt Katharina Wocelka

    Naturparkbetreuer im Rahmen des Freiwilligen Umweltjahrs (FUJ 2025/26)

    "Others go to the office, I go to the forest. The nature park was already my land of adventure as a child - now I can help shape it and contribute to ensuring that this special place remains full of life and adventure for future generations."

Office Management

  • Sophie Klima, © Naturpark Purkersdorf

    Sophie Klima

    Büroassistenz im Rahmen des Freiwilligen Umweltjahrs (FUJ 2025/26)

    "For me, spending time in nature is the perfect way to escape from everyday life and switch off. To preserve places like the nature park, it is important to treat our environment with care."

Events, nature education, knowledge transfer

  • Nature Education Team 2023 , © Naturpark Purkersdorf

    Eva Glattau / Saskia Hölbling / Gabriele Neskodny / Jutta Rabenau / Angelika Treitler and others ...

    Unser kompetentes Team zur natürlichen Wissensvermittlung

    "The forest is a museum, present and future at the same time. Here I offer valuable forest educational knowledge in a playful and informative way, depending on the group."  (Eva Glattau)

  • Co-operation partners 2023, © Naturpark Purkersdorf

    Irene Obetzhofer & Doris Lackner

    Unsere langjährigen Partnerinnen für Waldpädagogik

    "As a cooperation partner, I am pleased to play a part in contributing to the Purkersdorf Nature Park in order to put the ideas of nature education, environmental awareness and sustainability into practice." (Irene Obetzhofer, Certified Forest Educator & Nature Learning Educator)