Kevin Mertens

Kevin grew up in the southwestern part of Germany. After high school he moved to Frankfurt am Main, where he graduated in Social Work at the University of Applied Sciences, and later took a Master’s degree in Sociology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. During his academic career he started working in the social field with mentally handicapped adults, then focused on psychosocial care for the mentally ill. For more than 4 years he was employed as a social worker assisting families of foreign origin and refugees in order to facilitate their social integration. Apart from pedagogical interventions, he also worked as an interpreter and consultant in social rights, immigration and asylum law.

Kevin moved to Madrid in 2022, where he had previously lived while participating in a university exchange program during his Master’s studies. He joined BALDER the same year in the LATAM department. At BALDER, he especially likes the international atmosphere of the team and the possibility to develop new competencies and skills.