She has been CEO of Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH since 2004 and General Manager of GELSENWASSER AG since 2000. She has been also a member of the German Council for Sustainable Development of the German federal government since 2020 and has been the position of Vice Chair since 2023. After studying special education at the University of Rostock, she was party leader of Bündnis 90/DIE GRÜNEN from 1996 to 2000.