School Management

Our experienced team is characterised by a strong sense of responsibility and a high level of educational expertise.

Our students are at the heart of everything we do. At the same time, we are aware that a school can only educate young people to meet the challenges of today’s world successfully if it is managed based on clear conceptual, economic, organisational and social principles. We have been committed to living up to this responsibility.

Below, all members of the school management are introduced in their respective language.

Susan Allenspach-Kuss, Principal

Susan Allenspach-Kuss was born and went to school and university in Australia. She has been an international educator for many years, having lived in Dubai, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, Qatar, Korea, and Albania. She is also the proud mother of two wonderful boys.

Ms. Allenspach-Kuss has been in leadership now for 17 years, in various positions in IB world schools, for example Dubai, Albania and South Korea. Through these experiences, she has grown in her leadership style and she believes that these opportunities have allowed her to develop highly effective communication and interpersonal skills. She understands that a major part of her role is to work collaboratively with leadership, teachers, students, and parents. She believes she can positively contribute to the SIS Berlin community by bringing her experience and knowledge of the IB, and her understanding of international bilingual education, to promote an excellent learning environment for all.

She is an enthusiastic, positive person who has a passion for providing quality education and going the extra mile for both staff and students. She is focused on student achievement and skilled at providing professional support and guidance to teaching staff.

Jenna Conde, Head of Primary School

After supporting SIS Berlin for three years as a teacher, Jenna Conde has stepped into her position as the Head of Primary in 2020. With extensive experience ranging from kindergarten to year 8, Jenna has mastered the entire scope of her degree in Elementary Education, which she obtained from Louisiana State University in 2011. From serving as the Lead Teacher of Kindergarten at The Goddard School to earning Teacher of Promise at Bedichek Middle School to being named the Education City Champion at SIS, Jenna has never shied away from an opportunity to lead the team, to collaborate with her peers, and to support her colleagues, the students, and their parents. With a child-centered approach, Jenna looks most forward to fostering a positive, engaging, and dynamic learning environment for the students of SIS Berlin.

Svenja Dinkloh, Head of Preschool

Mitte April 2017 übernahm Svenja Dinkloh die Stufenleitung für den Kindergarten der SIS Berlin.

Zuvor war Svenja Dinkloh für fünf Jahre lang als selbständige PEKiP-Gruppenleiterin (Prager-Eltern-Kind-Programm) in Berlin und Falkensee und als Integrationserzieherin in einer Spandauer Kindertagesstätte tätig.

Svenja Dinkloh studierte Sozialpädagogik an der Evangelischen Fachhochschule Berlin und beendete ihr Studium mit dem Diplom in Sozialpädagogik. Sie ist zudem ausgebildete Erzieherin und hat eine Fortbildung zur PEKiP-Gruppenleiterin abgeschlossen.

Die Freude an der Arbeit mit Kindern, sie in ihrer Entwicklung zu unterstützen und auf spielerischem Wege Spaß am Erkunden der Welt zu finden, hat sie in all ihren Tätigkeiten begleitet. Geboren und aufgewachsen ist Svenja Dinkloh in Berlin-Spandau, wo sie auch heute mit ihren Kindern lebt.