Steering Committee & Team

Mag.^a Hanna Simons

Deputy Chairperson

Dr. Reinhard Uhrig

Secretary to the Board

MMag.^a Eva Rosenberg

Deputy Secretary to the Board

Mag.^a Birgit Mair-Markart

Mag. Thomas Alge

Executive Director

Thomas Alge has been involved with the Aarhus Convention in Austria right from the very beginning. The rights of the environmental movement and structures for a sustainable Austria are high on the environmental lawyer’s agenda.

This dad-of-three relaxes best with a good cup of espresso.

Mag.^a Lisa Weinberger, LL.M. (CEU)

Deputy Executive Director
Environmental Lawyer, Law & Politics

Lisa Weinberger’s work is centred on public affairs and advocacy on behalf of the environmental movement, both in the political and the public sphere. As a legal expert, she works at the interface between environmental law and policy.

In her private life, she can be found either playing bass on stage or cycling in the countryside.

Mag. Gregor Schamschula

Environmental Lawyer, Law & Politics

Gregor Schamschula is an environmental lawyer working at the legal policy level. His work focuses on water legislation, EIAs, European law and participation rights.

In his private life, he prefers to travel green by bike, is an avid football fan and likes to look after homeless cats.

Mag.^a Birgit Schmidhuber BA

Environmental Lawyer, Law & Politics (on maternal leave)

Birgit Schmidhuber has been working as an environmental lawyer at ÖKOBÜRO since 2012. In recent years, she has been campaigning for strong environmental laws, especially at the European level.

An expert on Austrian nature conservation law, she loves to explore the forests and mountains – on foot, by bike and, most recently, with her son Oskar.

Caroline Krecké, MA Bsc

Sustainability & Communications

Caroline Krecké’s work is focused on the platform SDG Watch Austria and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. As an expert in text editing and translation, she also fine-tunes documents and social media posts.

In her free time, you can find her training with her floorball team, at a concert or enjoying a walk in the woods.

Mag.^a Lisa Schranz, BSc MSc

Environmental Lawyer, Law & Politics

Starting with September 2022, Lisa Schranz is taking over a maternity leave position. The environmental lawyer is particularly active in the field of Austrian nature and species conservation law, but also deals with environmental law at the European level.

In her free time, she loves to relax with her border collie dog Riley while hiking in the mountains. She is also known for her high coffee consumption.

Maja Ravnjak

Office Management & Controlling

Maja Ravnjak is a real environmentalist at heart. She makes sure everything runs smoothly at ÖKOBÜRO and keeps an eye on the cash flow figures.

After work, she often spends time with her son and also enjoys doing sport, including everything from walking to weight lifting.

Veronika Marhold, LL.M. (WU)

Environmental Lawyer, Law & Politics

Veronika Marhold mainly deals with international matters and proceedings before international and Union law bodies. The Aarhus Convention is usually involved. Her areas of interest are climate protection and constitutional law. 

In her private life, she can be found in the mountains, usually equipped with climbing shoes or touring skis.

Sarah Kofler, BA

Environment and Law

Sarah Kofler is the most recent addition to the ÖKOBÜRO legal team. She is involved in the legal advice service and other agendas of (inter)national environmental law. Sarah is particularly interested in climate protection law and questions of just transition.

Out of office, she likes to invest her energy on the handball field, visiting concerts or while cycling with her family.

Karin Martiny, BA MA

Managing Director's Assistant and Communication

Karin Martiny supports the management in organizational matters and works in the back office.

Her interests lie especially in the field of urban mobility, and away from work you can find her mostly in her ceramic atelier, reading or on tour with her bike.