Sabine Leskopf

About Sabine

Sabine Leskopf was born on February 6, 1969 in Germany, where she grew up. In 2000, she moved to Iceland after also having lived in Scotland and Russia. She is married to Gauti Kristmannsson, professor at the University of Iceland, and together they have 3 children, who are now in college, upper-secondary school, and primary school.

Career

Sabine has had a wide range of jobs. In Germany, she worked as a university lecturer. In Iceland, she first worked in the Business Development Department at Össur hf., later as Project Manager for Alþjóðahús International House, and Executive Director at AUS International Youth Exchange, but for the longest time she has worked as a translator and interpreter as well as a part-time lecturer at the University of Iceland.

Education

2012 Certified as a document translator
2004-5 University of Iceland. Icelandic as a second language
1996-1998 University of Johannes-Gutenberg, Mainz (Germany). Postgraduate Education: Teaching German as a foreign language
1988-1994 Diplom-Angest (cf. BA+MA) in English, Russian, and Business Administration. Justus Liebig University, Giessen (Germany), University of Edinburgh (Scotland) ,and University of Kazan (Tatarstan)
1988 Matriculation examination. Ulrich von Hutten Junior College, Schluchtern (Germany)

General Social Activities

Chair of Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland
Advisor to the board of Iceland Red Cross on policy-making for immigrant affairs
Representative of the Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in various councils and task forces
Board Member of the Laboratory of Multicultural Studies (Faculty of Education and Pedagogy)
Alternate Board Member of The Women's Shelter
Volunteer for the Icelandic Humane Society (I. “Dýrahjálp Íslands)
Member of the board of Austurbær School Orchestra Parent Association

Political Career

2018- City Councilor
2014-2018 Deputy City Councilor
2014-2018 Representative on the School & Recreation Council
2014-2018 Representative to the Human Rights Council
2016-2018 Chair of the Public Health Committee
2017-2018 Alternate Member of the Procurement Council