Katharina is a graduate of University der Kuenste (Berlin, Germany) where she received her Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication. She also completed a three year Visual Marketing Designer training. After graduation Katharina spent 15 years in commerce, trade fairs, exhibitions, management and administration. She is also a partner in Dannenberg Design.

Katharina joined TWS in 1999 as High School Administrator, completed the Waldorf Collaborative Leadership program at the Rudolf Steiner Centre in conjunction with Antioch University in 2006 and serves on the Executive Team for the High School. Her two sons are TWS alumni.