WHO
IS
WHO
You wanna know a bit more about our fabulous members? You asked, we listened. Find out their fears, their promises, and what they like to keep for themselves (shhht!).
THOMAS VAN NEERBOS / SPEAKER & PERSUASION TRAINER
Helping people stand on stage telling their story.
RUTGER NOORLANDER / RESEARCHER
Self-employed researcher, advisor and writer in the monument sector, meaning old buildings and structures. Expert in military heritage and Cold War heritage.
RUUD SMORENBURG / SEA RANGER
working as Head of Finance for Sea Ranger Service, contributing to the further development of our company in our mission to restore ocean biodiversity.
THIEME HENNIS / RESEARCH & PROCES DESIGN
I am active in the field of circular economy, but also venturing out into urban design and regenerative land use.
NADINE AAFJES / NETWORK & EVENTS MANAGER VSC
I work for the Association of Science Museums. We are connecting members, encouraging, inspiring exchange, and fostering collaboration.
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SOPHIE HANKINSON / SEAGRASS RESTORER
Restoring and monitoring seagrass.
ELISE CHALCRAFT / SEA RANGER
I restore coastal ecosystems and train young Sea Rangers in fieldwork skills and development alongside organizing SRS Bootcamps alongside veterans.
HYLKE FABER / 'BROKKEN MÁKER'
Messmakers are matchers and mages. We replace the polluting, devouring linear economy by concretely applying the clean circular economy
JORIS KRAMER / STRATEGIC DESIGNER
I am a strategic designer focus on social and circular neighborhoods and systems. Empowering people to take responsibility in sustainable transitions.
MIRJAM SCHMÜLL / 'BROKKENMÁKER'
Messmakers are matchers and mages. We replace the polluting, devouring linear economy by concretely applying the clean circular economy
JOAN VELDKAMP / JOURNALIST
I'm a journalist, focused on China, Japan and Taiwan. I teach about news & social developments, and I present Interviews at Sociëteit De Kring in Amsterdam.
ANNEMARIE TRAJANOVIC / SEA RANGER
Executive Assistant to the CEO at Sea Ranger Service, supporting leadership and coordination to advance ocean conservation and youth employment.
ANNE KNAPE / COMMUNICATOR VSC
Taking care of social media, website and the numerous newsletters to professionals working in Dutch science centers and science museums.
TIM STEINWEG / HEAD OF STEWARDSHIP
Convening institutional investors to improve companies' sustainability performance through their position as shareholders.
TABO GOUDSWAARD / SOCIAL DESIGNER
Tabo Goudswaard is social designer, speaker, advisor at various funds ministries & institutes. He is co-founder of the Social Creative Council and co-author of the book Maakkracht.
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JAAP WARMENHOVEN / SOCIAL DESIGNER, MUSICIAN
Designs new action perspective on tough problems. Is the initiator of de nachtclub, a safe place for unsafe subjects. Makes theater about change with collectivwalden
KEES VAN DUYN / CONSULTANT & STUDENT
I help organizations understand the world through an anthropological lens.
SANNE BOEKHOFF / SEA RANGER
Making Sea Ranger Service an amazing place to work, so our crew can fulfill their mission of restoring ocean biodiversity in a happy and healthy way.
TYCHO LEVELS / URBAN ANALYTICS
With our data-driven advice, we strive to create well-designed livable neighbourhoods
SAAR FRANCKEN / SOCIAL INNOVATION & FOOD
Saar works on bottom-up approaches to social issues. Her specialty is connecting multiple stakeholder perspectives in complex systems to collaborate on concrete solutions.
BART WAALS / SEA RANGER
I work for the Sea Ranger Service to make social and environmental impact. Working on the regeneration of ocean biodiversity as Head of Operations.
WIETSE VAN DER WERF / SEA RANGER
Wietse founded the Sea Ranger Service to affect large-scale restoration of ocean biodiversity whilst at the same time creating new job opportunities for young people in coastal areas.
LARA HOOGZAAD / CREATIVE PRODUCER
Lara is a communication and heritage specialist who focuses on storytelling for the arts, creative writing, and social media management.
BOUDEWIEN CHALMERS HOYNCK VAN PAPEN / FOUNDER BUBBLE SHOOTERS NETWORK
Boudewien is an applied psychologist and social media strategist. She builds global communities around art by creating emotional connections with people.
VANESSA ESMAEILI / BRAND & CONTENT CREATIVE
Vanessa is a branding specialist who works on art direction, content production and graphics and video creations.
JAN-WILLEM SNOEKER / FOUNDER MERQATO
Leading the funding & team @ Merqato. We match supply and demand for fruit and vegetable cooperatives and wholesalers in Europe, to reduce waste.
NATHALIE FREY /BUSINESS MANAGER
Oranje Energie empowers Amsterdam residents to save energy, organize locally, switch to clean power, and build a fair, inclusive energy transition.
THOMAS BEELAERTS / CO FOUNDER MERQATO
Leading the Sales, marketing and partnerships. We match supply and demand for fruit and vegetable cooperatives and wholesalers in Europe, to reduce waste.
DYLAN MEIVIS / SOFTWARE ENGINEER MERQATO
Creating a scalable, cloud-hosted data platform integrating AI-powered forecasts to optimize supply and demand, reducing food waste.
NATHALIE DE BRUIN / SEA RANGER
Working with an amazing team of Sea Rangers, introducing them to nature restoration and restoring ocean biodiversity throughout Europe.
DAGAN COHEN / FOUNDER CHANGENCY
Creative entrepreneur, strategist, and concept developer on a mission to embed imagination, art and design into policies for change.
STEPHANIE PANDER / FREELANCE JOURNALIST
As a freelance travel journalist, I produce reports for various national and international media, including Vogue Netherlands, Libelle and Konfekt Magazine.
NEW BEE / CO WORKER
I'm artificial, but I could be you. And you could be mentioned here, co-working with fun people while making an impact.