Prevention of Sexual Abuse Against Children
Our Motivation
Some of our employees are former top athletes or trainers themselves and know from their own experience the conditions that can promote abuse in sports. In addition to making the topic taboo, this also includes power relations and struggles in the organizations, the dependency and pressure for athletes to perform, as well as situations which make abuse easier, e.g. in the locker room.
Our Team
Board
President
Mag. Chris Karl, M.A.
Mag. Chris Karl, M.A. is a forensic psychologist and sport scientist. She was a professional athlete herself and has more than 20 years of experience as a children’s coach. Currently she is heading the special department “Safe Sports” for the district of Salzburg, and is a member of the working group “against sexual violence in sports”, hosted by 100% Sport. She also is a certificated forensic child interviewer.
President Deputy
Nicola Werdenigg
Nicola Werdenigg is a state-certified ski instructor and ski mountainguide, a former alpine ski racer, entrepreneur, and activist. For many years, she has been committed to addressing and preventing abuse of power in sport and to the protection of those affected. She combines her experience from elite sport, business, and social engagement in lectures, projects, and public discourse.
Secretary
Barbara Eichberger-Mettler
Barbara Eichberger-Mettler has worked as a secretary in several positions. Her last position before retirement in 2022 was as the assistant of the CEO in a preventive medicine organization. She is a certified business administration secretary and office manager. She joined the KIMI board in 2023.
Finance and Acccounting
Erika Stolz
Erika Stolz, uGM is experienced in office management, financial accounting, NPO-controlling and payroll-accounting. Leadership function in AVOS corporation for preventative medicine GmbH and AMD Salzburg. Retired since 2019. Since 2020 she has been handling the financial life of KIMI.
Employees
Mag. Markus Leitner
Mag. Markus Leitner is a qualified psychologist and mediator and has been working with children and young people for over 15 years. His experience ranges from a socio-educational supervisor and managerial function in socio-educational residential communities (Rettet-das-Kind Salzburg), coaching, peer mediation in schools, to labor market policy projects with young people at risk of exclusion.
Mag. Gerlinde Wörndl
Mag. Gerlinde Wörndl is a sport psychologist and mental trainer. As a self-employed entrepreneur ‚Sportpsychologie Wörndl‘ she is specialized in coaching of athletes, coaches, clubs and associations – like SSM (Salzburger Schulsportmodell) and VÖN (Skiakademien Schladming and Saalfelden). She is a member of the 100% Sport lecturer team.
Michelle Cyra
Michelle Cyra is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Psychology at the University of Salzburg and has also begun the psychotherapeutic propaedeutic course. She started playing football in a club at the age of five and was active there for around 18 years. Through this many years of experience in team sports, she is very familiar with the structures of club life and now brings this knowledge into her work. Michelle conducts and coordinates the KIMI school workshops at primary schools.
Interns
Rupert Neppl
Rupert completed his bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Vienna in October and will begin his master’s degree in the winter semester of 2026. For many years, he was active in rowing clubs both as an athlete and as a coach, giving him extensive experience in the club context. Since moving to Salzburg, Rupert has been playing rugby and particularly appreciates the team-oriented dynamics of this sport.
Maryem Nizami
Maryem Nizami is currently studying in the 4th semester of Psychology (B.Sc.) at the University of Salzburg. She previously lived in Japan for a year and attended school there. Since the age of six, she has been active in different sports clubs; from gymnastics and athletics to judo, she has tried out quite a lot. These days, dancing and weight training take up a lot of her free time. Her knowledge of processes and dynamics in associations supports her work at KIMI. She is currently active as an intern and assists with the school workshops.
Former Interns
Daniela Loistl
Daniela Loistl is studying psychology in her 4th bachelor semester at the University of Salzburg. After her A Levels she worked as an Au Pair on La Réunion where she could gain important experience with young children.
Her favourite sports are tennis, badminton, running and hiking.
Ferdinand Paintner
Ferdi has been studying psychology in Salzburg since 2019 and is now in the 2nd semester of his Master’s degree. He has been part of KIMI since summer 2022. Ferdi played football himself in a club for 10 years and therefore knows the dynamics of a team and a club well. He is also enthusiastic about various other sports such as American football, tennis and winter sports.
Tanja Zschieschang
Hello, my name is Tanja. At the moment I´m studying psychology in Salzburg. When the time came to choose a place to do my internship I gravitated towards this organization, because I’m very passionate about youth sport, having been part of sports clubs für as long as I can remember. As of now I primarily dance, do archery and in summer you almost always find me on a boat.
Liv Wintersteller
I am Liv and studying psychology at the university of Basel. My wish is to raise awareness, support people and actively campaign for a safe interaction with children. With my openness, my commitment and my personal competence I am completing our team and feel motivated to elaborate our aims together.
Kiara Bodonyi
Kiara Bodonyi completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the university of Fribourg, Switzerland in 2020. Currently she is enrolled in a master’s program in clinical psychology focusing on children and adolescents. She joined KIMI as an intern and research assistant and has also become part of the project team.
Our Partners
100% Sport
https://100prozent-sport.at
#Wetoghether – Institut zur Prävention von Machtmissbrauch im Sport
https://wetogether.eu
Die Möwe (Schutz von Kindern vor Gewalt und ihren Folgen)
https://www.die-moewe.at
Gewaltschutzzentrum Salzburg
www.gewaltschutzzentrum.at
kija Salzburg – Kinder- und Jugendanwaltschaft
https://kija-sbg.at
Kinderschutzzentrum Salzburg
www.kinderschutzzentrum.at
Kriminalpräventionsstellen – Landeskriminalamt Salzburg
https://www.polizei.gv.at/sbg/lpd/
Männerbüro Salzburg und Hallein
https://www.maennerbuero-salzburg.co.at
Rat auf Draht – Telefon 147
https://www.rataufdraht.at
Stopline (Online-Meldestelle gegen sexuelle Missbrauchsdarstellungen Minderjähriger und nationalsozialistischer Wiederbetätigung im Internet)
https://www.stopline.at
Verein Selbstbewusst: Sexualpädagogik und Prävention von sexuellem Kindesmissbrauch
https://www.selbstbewusst.at
Weißer Ring – Verbrechensopferhilfe
http://www.weisser-ring.at
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