Experience

SDG House Maastricht

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coordinator

  • May 2018 - Present

  SDG House Maastricht is een nieuwe netwerkorganisatie en duurzaam stadslab. Wij geloven in gelukkige mensen op een gezonde aarde en een mooie toekomst voor iedereen. Samen met jou gaan we op zoek naar duurzame oplossingen voor Maastricht en EUregio, met de SDG's als kompas. #actlocalthinkglobal Mondiaal Maastricht is de stichting achter SDG House Maastricht die deze transitie mogelijk maakt. Mondiaal Maastricht zet zich ook in voor mensenrechten via het Shelter City Maastricht programma. SDG House Maastricht is een nieuwe netwerkorganisatie en duurzaam stadslab. Wij geloven in gelukkige mensen op een gezonde aarde en een mooie toekomst voor iedereen. Samen met jou gaan we op zoek naar duurzame oplossingen voor Maastricht en EUregio, met de SDG's als kompas. #actlocalthinkglobal Mondiaal Maastricht is de stichting achter SDG House Maastricht die deze transitie mogelijk maakt. Mondiaal Maastricht zet zich ook in voor mensenrechten via het Shelter City Maastricht programma.



Refugee Project Maastricht (RPM)

• Netherlands
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coordinator

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Refugee Project Maastricht (RPM) is an organisation which aims to create a community of care for everyone with a migration- or refugee background by connecting (international) students, refugees and locals in Maastricht. We run the first student-refugee led Community Center in the Netherlands, the K5. Everyone is welcome to contribute. We care, we empower and we respect. We believe that it's important to #flipthescript to create an inclusive community. Together we are at home in Maastricht. Samen zijn we thuis in Maastricht!



The Climate Reality Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Climate Reality Leader

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Committed to finding powerful solutions for the climate crisis by empowering everyday people to become activists, equip them with the necessary knowledge and tools and build a local network to fight for solutions and drive planet-wide change. Committed to finding powerful solutions for the climate crisis by empowering everyday people to become activists, equip them with the necessary knowledge and tools and build a local network to fight for solutions and drive planet-wide change.



Hope, Happiness & Stars

• Founder & Educator

  • May 2017 - May 2018

  “Are we educating our students for a more just, sustainable and peaceful global society?” This question should be at the heart of every education innovation. We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future and it is time to make the shift from Ego to Eco. A holistic and sustainable vision on education can help transform our classrooms, our students and our world. This is what Hope, Happiness & Stars stands for. “Are we educating our students for a more just, sustainable and peaceful global society?” This question should be at the heart of every education innovation. We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future and it is time to make the shift from Ego to Eco. A holistic and sustainable vision on education can help transform our classrooms, our students and our world. This is what Hope, Happiness & Stars stands for.



Maastricht University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Relations Officer & Education Officer | Center for European Studies, SSC

  • Jun 2006 - Feb 2017

  Responsible for coordinating and redesigning study abroad programs for international students; providing academic advice & student support; organizing study tours, including finding speakers, visiting companies and institutions; supporting professors with developing courses and finding guest lecturers; monitoring and assessing the quality of CES education; acquisition of new students and partner institutions in the U.S.; assisting with CES communication (social media, website).

• Lecturer | Department of Educational Research & Development, FHML

  • Mar 2006 - Jun 2006

  Various education research and problem-based learning (PBL) related tasks, such as tutor training and course evaluations.



Gingko Education

• Education Consultant

  • Nov 2003 - Mar 2006

  Designed and gave tailor-made workshops on self-directed learning and problem-based learning (PBL) for educators in Vermont. Taught workshops on curriculum analysis, instructional design, skills training and tutor training to educators from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda (via MUNDO) and coordinated two courses for the Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) program at Maastricht University. Designed and gave tailor-made workshops on self-directed learning and problem-based learning (PBL) for educators in Vermont. Taught workshops on curriculum analysis, instructional design, skills training and tutor training to educators from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda (via MUNDO) and coordinated two courses for the Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) program at Maastricht University.

• Junior Researcher | Expertise Centre for Active Learning (ECAL), FHML

  • Mar 2002 - Nov 2003

  Developed trainings for various groups of educators on topics such as problem-based learning (PBL), competency-based education and innovative instructional design; advised educators from Dutch high schools, vocational schools and universities on matters related to curriculum innovation and faculty development in collaboration with senior staff; co-authored a best practices handbook for educators in vocational education on stimulating self-directed learning and an article on curriculum design for competency/outcome-based education.



Maastricht University, FPN

• PBL Tutor

  • Oct 1998 - Aug 2001

  Tutored various PBL-courses in (educational) psychology. Responsible for facilitating small group learning processes. Tutored various PBL-courses in (educational) psychology. Responsible for facilitating small group learning processes.