Christel was born and raised in West Germany. After high school graduation, she attended a four-year commerce-business school in Berlin and graduated with a degree in business. Following graduation, she worked for German Federal Government in the telecommunications branch (foreign accounts for Allied Forces). Daily opportunities for communications in English were manifold. Before emigrating, she was secretary for the administrator of the foreign accounts division of the telecommunication office. She emigrated to the United States in 1969 from West Berlin, Germany. She lives with her husband Bob and son Rolf in Sheboygan. She began the foreign language instruction at Trinity in January of 1986 as a pilot program that was changed into a regular curriculum subject the following school year. She regularly attends foreign language seminars, conferences, and workshops geared toward the teaching of the German language in grades K-8. She taught summer classes at the University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan Center. She also did substitute teaching at Lutheran and Christian High Schools. Christel is currently the Student Council advisor.

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