Prior to Brunswick, Manja was a communications and public affairs analyst for the German Federation of Security and Defence Industry. Her areas of responsibility included the operational readiness of the armed forces, logistics, and the European chemicals regulation REACH.
Besides her experiences in an association, she can look back on a twelve-year career as an officer in the German armed forces. Manja serviced in the Afghanistan mission as a logistics officer. Later, as a team leader for the public relations department in Berlin, she worked closely with senior government officials. Particularly due to her work as a communications manager for the German Armed Forces, she has in-depth experience in crisis and conflict communications and in dealing with sensitive stakeholders.
Manja holds a degree in business administration and is a certified project manager.