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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Breda Area, Netherlands

Spearheaded public affairs initiatives for a multi billion dollar farmers' cooperative specializing in food, food ingredients and biobased ingredients.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚: • Collaborated directly with senior leadership to align public affairs efforts with corporate strategy.• Managed government and political relations, overseeing stakeholder engagement and leading lobbying initiatives to influence policy on f.e. sustainable agricultural practices and GHG reduction.• Demonstrated informal leadership by guiding cross-functional efforts with agricultural, sustainability, legal, and communications teams to ensure cohesive lobbying strategies.• Developed corporate public affairs strategy to enhance political and stakeholder relations.

Den Haag

Spearheaded strategic counsel for the governing board of regional government. Orchestrated political relations and facilitated stakeholder engagement to advance regional policy objectives. 𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚: • Focused on climate policy, urban planning, and infrastructure initiatives.• Successfully brokered political consensus for merger of municipal authorities and generated political support for regional housing agenda.

Responsible for managing relations with Members of the Dutch Parliament on dossiers that are important for our farmer members. 𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚: • Fostered and maintained relationships with political stakeholders, serving as the primary contact for Members of Parliament.• Engaged extensively with government officials, farmer members, corporates, and NGO's.

Intern in the office of MEP Esther de Lange and the Dutch EPP delegation. Communications and press assistant. Research assistant.

Intern at the department of the Perm Rep dealing with the Relations with the European Parliament.

Intern at the Brussels' lobby office of the Dutch Organisation for Agriculture and Horticulture.Activities: monitoring developments in the European Parliament and Council of Ministers

Certificate Of Completion, Sustainability Studies

Course name: the Future of Sustainable Business: Enterprise and the Environment. An 8 week course focussed on achieving Net Zero.

Leergang Public Affairs - Campus Den Haag

Ma, European Public Affairs

Activities and Societies: EU institutions, economics, law, EU governance, EU lobbying, implementation of EU policy

Ba, European Studies

Activities and Societies: History of Europe and the EU, EU institutions, EU law, economics, external relations of the EU.

Ba, Hogere Europese Beroepenopleiding