New wind in the educational center: Bautzener leads Sankt Benno from 2025!

New wind in the educational center: Bautzener leads Sankt Benno from 2025!

In the Bildungshaus Sankt Benno in Schmochtitz, there is a significant change of leadership: from January 2025, 45-year-old Sybille Richards will take over the scepter. Born in Bautzen, she brings extensive experience from various international and national institutions. With previous stations at the KfW banking group and Ernst & Young, it is well prepared to restructure the church educational center and to increase its awareness both locally and nationally, such as Saechsische.de reported.

richards, who lived in Canada for nine years and worked in catering management, sees great chances in establishing the Bildungshaus Sankt Benno more in the region. Your goal is to address private individuals and business customers as new target groups in addition to Catholic adult education. The former director, Sebastian Kieslich, leaves a house with 150 beds and a long story that goes back to the 12th century. The property, which came into the possession of the diocese of Dresden-Meißen in 1925, made a name for itself as a place of encounter. Richard’s approach to further development is interpreted as a fresh wind into the financial situation of the house, which in the past was shaped by worries, such as diocese-meissen.de determined.

With a view to the entire facility, which also includes leisure options and chapels for services, the new manager plans a comprehensive concept to make the educational center future -proof. Your vision is considered the key to overcoming the financial difficulties of the house, while at the same time it wants to respect and continue the heritage and cultural meaning of Sankt Benno.