Members of the board

The Board of Agri-ProFocus consists of an independent chair, six representatives of member organisations and two observers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (A. de Roos) and the Ministry of Economics, Agriculture and Innovation (M. Vernooij).

• Kees Wantenaar, Independent chair
• Wim Hart (ICCO Cooperation)
• Thijs van Praag (PUM), Treasurer
• Caroline Figuères (IICD)
• Bart de Steenhuijsen Piters (KIT)
• Lucas Simons (SCOPEinsight)
• Hans Heijdra (SNV)

Members of the Participants’ Council

Agri-ProFocus has a Participants’ Council, consisting of member representatives. The Council advises the support office on all operational affairs and the election of the Board. In addition, the members can be regarded as ambassadors of their organisations and the first contact persons for other Agri-ProFocus members and the support team.

• Klaas Steur (Aeres Group)
• Sylvia van Buchem (Agentschap NL)
• Kees Blokland (Agriterra)
• Jan Willem Molenaar (Aid Environment)
• Nathalie van Haren (Both ENDS)
• Patrick Gouka (CBI)
• Jasmin Beverwijk (CIDIN)
• Edith Boekraad (Cordaid)
• Jos Dusseljee (ETC Foundation)
• Frank van Ooijen (FrieslandCampina)
• Toon Keijsers (HAS Den Bosch)
• Rian Fokker (Heifer Nederland)
• Paul Kemp (Heineken International)
• Carol Gribnau (Hivos)
• Evelijne Bruning (The Hunger Project)
• Jeroen de Vries (ICCO)
• Richard Hawkins (ICRA)
• Rob Groot (IFDC)
• Caroline Figuères (IICD)
• Edith van Walsum (ILEIA)
• Bertus Wennink (KIT)
• Marcel Vernooij (Ministry of Economic Affairs)
• Aaltje de Roos (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• Jolanda Buter (MDF)
• Florian Grohs (Oikocredit)
• Sabina Voogd (Oxfam Novib)
• Alex Meerkerk (PUM)
• Pierre van Hedel (Rabobank Foundation)
• Heleen Bos (RijkZwaan)
• Lucas Simons (SCOPEinsight)
• Eelco Baan (SNV)
• Aart van den Bos (Soil & More)
• Jeroen Kroezen (Solidaridad)
• Robert Baars (Van Hall Larenstein)
• Jos Bijman/ Jennie van der Mheen (Wageningen UR)
• Maarten van Middelkoop (Woord en Daad)
• Leendert Bos (ZOA)