OUR MEMBER OF THE MONTH
This time, we’re shining the spotlight on Christine Funke — the heart behind HIWC 💙
Christine lives in Reutlingen, in the beautiful south of Stuttgart, and brings together a truly international background with roots in Maryland and California. She’s been in Germany since 2011 and switches seamlessly between English and German at home.
One thing she genuinely appreciates about Germany? The structure, rules, and order — paired perfectly with life in the Schwäbische Alb, where forests, hills, and landscapes of every kind are right around the corner. While she’s comfortable in German, she still prefers building her closest friendships in English — and that works just fine for her.
Professionally, Christine works full-time in communications and content design, supporting a network of leading AI researchers across Europe. When she’s not working, you’ll likely find her reading, traveling, crafting, or unsurprisingly creating and running communities.
She’s currently trying to make more time for something simple but powerful: being alone with herself.
Her guilty pleasure? Eurovision (no guilt involved!)
A fun throwback fact: Christine played lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University while earning her Bachelor’s degree.
And in case you didn’t know… Christine founded HIWC in 2018 — making this community what it is today.
We’re so grateful for you, Christine!