Sandra Bloch

After studying medicine, clinical practice and qualifying as a specialist in pharmaceutical medicine, Sandra Bloch worked for many years in various management positions in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry in Switzerland and abroad. She has a broad knowledge of medical affairs, expertise in various therapeutic areas, is familiar with the Swiss healthcare system and has extensive management experience. Sandra Bloch is married and the mother of two grown-up children.

Evi Ehrensperger-Schaub

She got to know Stiftung Chance as a mother of a critically ill child. Since then, Evi Ehrensperger-Schaub has been committed to support and fundraise for Stiftung Chance to contribute to the support she and her daughter have once received. From April 2022 to March 2026, Evi also served as managing director of Stiftung Chance.

Lukas Jerie

Lukas Jerie has been working at the Children's Hospital Zurich since 2006. During his career, he has gained experience in various paediatric hospitals and acute care clinics, including in Australia. Today, Lukas Jerie is a senior physician in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neonatology at the Children's Hospital Zurich, and he is also involved as an instructor in simulation training. He grew up bilingual – Swiss German and Czech – and took over as president of the Chance for Critically Ill Children Foundation in January 2025. Lukas Jerie is a family father.

Corinne Mertzlufft

Corinne Mertzlufft is a businesswoman and held to this day various professional and leading positions, i.e. in Business Development Management. She is fluent in five languages and describes herself as a team player who likes to "get things moving".

Rebecca Pfaffen

Rebecca Pfaffen works at the Children's Hospital Zurich as Deputy Head of Nursing on Intensive Care Ward A and is Co-Head of the hospitals Ethics Committee. As a certified expert NDS HF in intensive care, Rebecca Pfaffen experiences first-hand how valuable the complementary services offered by Stiftung Chance are, for example the Care Team. She is the mother of two sons and a daughter.

Eva Stoffel

Until her retirement, Eva Stoffel worked for 30 years in a senior position at the Zurich Children's Hospital. During this time, she practised as a paediatric physiotherapist in all the wards. She is therefore well acquainted with everyday life in intensive care units and neonatology. Eva Stoffel has witnessed many times the invaluable support of Stiftung Chance to children and parents in distressing situations.

Antje Klockow-Beck, Managing Director

She holds a PhD in food chemistry and has spent 30 years working in executive positions within the pharma industry, primarily in quality management. Having undertaken various voluntary roles in the welfare sector – such as assisting with German language courses for refugees and migrants, swimming lessons for people with disabilities, and visitation services at care homes – she is taking on the challenge as Managing Director of the Stiftung Chance, where she is committed to supporting people facing difficult personal circumstances.