Annabelle Sersch is now Senior ICT Project Manager of Digital Solutions as part of the Directorate of Justice and Home Affairs (JI) of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, where she works exclusively for the Department of Corrections and Reintegration (JuWe). After studying business administration (BWL) at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and working as a senior ethics analyst for an investment fund in Zurich, she decided to study theater acting at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). With this unusual mix, she moved to IT at the JI Directorate in 2019 and self-taught her knowledge in project management and IT needed for her tasks. Since her employment, she has specialized in the area of "Smart Prisons" and has already been able to successfully implement two projects in the two years of her employment. 

 

As a project manager in the “Smart Prisons Zurich”-Team she puts all her efforts in the involvement and engagement of multiple stakeholders, so the project Vison can be realised. She is involved in international and Swiss forums to promote digitalization in the field of correctional services and reintegration. In addition continues to work freelance as an actress and speaker.