My professional drive is to apply my organizational skills, idealism and resourcefulness to the fields of: rural regenerative development, public and community art, environmental education & activism, ecological landscape management, self-sufficient living, and circular architecture and design.When I attended art school in the 1990s I realized that for me the societal impact of art is as important as the quality of the art. I switched studies to social cultural work so I could learn to develop public art projects and promote societal engagement in this field. The sense of engagement towards social and environmental responsibility has been my main professional interest since then and I have applied this in combination with my creativity to all the different professional roles I have had. Such as: the secretary of a municipal art committee, founder of an artist exchange project in Georgia, office manager for the Dutch circular architecture pioneers Superuse studios, manager of communication, events and volunteers in a Botanical Garden and the development of a hiking program along the Dão river. Besides the work as an organizer and manager I also always been passionate about and involved with hands-on work such as food preparation, horticulture, arboriculture and textile and nature crafts. I have worked for catering businesses, offer pruning services and sell my own craft products on an occasional basis. As a Dutch native having lived in California and now Portugal I bring a broad perspective to the projects I am involved in and I am always looking for ways to create a systemic impact. To work on a systemic level does not necessarily mean to change the whole system. Just as acupuncture*, we can develop projects that can be small acts which, by using the right tools and affecting a certain area, can impact the system.I am eager to work with people who share these interests and walk this path together.*credits to Daniel Christian Wahl for this concept.