HET PAROOL - Key Persons


Aartie Hoeblal

Aartie Hoeblal has been working in the financial sector for over 20 years. She started her career as a lawyer at Clifford Chance. From ING Investment Management, Rabobank and De Nederlandsche Bank, she has been working as Managing Director at ABN AMRO since 2017. Aartie studied Law and International Legal at Leiden University. She also followed Executive courses at INSEAD and Nyenrode. She was a director at Turnaround Management Association and is a member of SER Topwomen.

Aybala Carlak

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

Ernestine Comvalius

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Bijlmer Parktheater
Ernestine Comvalius has been director of the Bijlmer Parktheater for the past eleven years. She received the ACT Award for her contribution to the performing arts. She fulfills various functions as a supervisor and director within and outside the arts sector. She is, among other things, chairman of the New Urban Collective, the International Literature Festival Read my World and the selection committee Advisors Fund for the Performing Arts. Ernestine studied social sciences at Utrecht University and took postgraduate courses in Organization Studies and Change Management.

Idriss Nor

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team of the Stichting DOEN
Idriss Nor is a member of the management team of the Stichting DOEN fund. He is part of the investment team (DOEN Participaties) where he is responsible for investments in social enterprises. In addition, he is responsible for the international culture and media program with a focus on Africa and the Arab region. He studied educational sciences in Frankfurt and Amsterdam and studied FMA/business administration at Nyenrode.

Karlijn Bink

Job Titles:
  • 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

Job Titles:
  • 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.

Maartje Eigeman

Job Titles:
  • Programme Director
Maartje heads the Citizens' Movements Fund. She is responsible for strategy development and management of the team.

Nienke Venema

Job Titles:
  • 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.

Ot van Daalen

Job Titles:
  • Researcher
Ot van Daalen is a researcher and lecturer in the field of privacy and security law at the Institute for Information Law at the University of Amsterdam. He is also a lawyer and founder of the law firm Root Legal. He previously re-founded Bits of Freedom, was a supervisor at the Dutch Data Protection Authority and worked as a lawyer at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. See his personal website for more information..

Sahar Shirzad

Job Titles:
  • Programme Coordinator
Sahar coordinates the network of the Civil Movements Fund and supports with the strategy development.

Sümeyye Ekmekçi

Job Titles:
  • Programmahoofd Fonds Democratie En Media
  • Programmahoofd Fonds Democratie En Media / Linkedin

Tim Schoot Uiterkamp

Job Titles:
  • 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.

Yvonne Zonderop

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Yvonne Zonderop is an independent author, moderator and administrator with a long journalistic record. She worked, among other things, as a journalist in political The Hague, as chief economics of the GPD and as deputy editor-in-chief of de Volkskrant. Since 2010 she writes freelance for the Groene Amsterdammer and has published several books. In addition, she was, among other things, chairman of the journalistic advisory committee of the NOS and a supervisory director at FD Mediagroep. She is currently a member of the Unesco Commission for the Netherlands.