Team

Nienke Venema

Director

Nienke is responsible for overall strategy and policy and oversees the asset management. She also represents the organization as a shareholder at DPG Media and De Correspondent.

Sümeyye Ekmekçi

Programmahoofd Fonds Democratie en Media

Sümeyye is verantwoordelijk voor het programma Fonds Democratie en Media. Samen met het team bouwt ze aan een relevante en effectieve grantsportefeuille.

Maartje Eigeman

Programme Director

Maartje heads the Citizens' Movements Fund. She is responsible for strategy development and management of the team.

Aybala Carlak

Programme manager

Aybala is responsible for handling applications for and the development of the focus area future-proof journalism within the Democracy and Media Fund.

Tim Schoot Uiterkamp

Programme Manager Organizational- and Field strengthening

Tim is responsible for the development of learning programs and activities for knowledge sharing and collaboration within the Democracy and Media Fund network.

Sahar Shirzad

Programme coordinator

Sahar coordinates the network of the Civil Movements Fund and supports with the strategy development.

Karlijn Bink

Operational Manager

Karlijn is responsible for finances, HR, ICT and compliance with laws and regulations. She also coordinates the annual February 5 commemoration and is responsible for applications aimed at historical awareness.

Lisa Peters

Manager Communications

Lisa is verantwoordelijk voor het interne en externe communicatiebeleid van de organisatie en voor de uitvoering daarvan. Daarnaast is ze als adviseur betrokken bij inhoudelijke strategieontwikkeling.

Mirjam Grotjohann

Bureaucoordinator

Mirjam is the first point of contact. In addition to office management tasks, she supports the team.