I have been working for over twenty years at the intersection of heritage, cultural policy and diaspora communities. I have worked for festivals, museums and public funding bodies such as NWO and the Mondriaan Fund, where I was responsible for various grant programmes, including the Commemoration Year of Slavery Past and projects in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. In these roles, I collaborated closely with institutions, makers and communities and gained in-depth insight into assessment criteria, policy frameworks and successful application strategies.

Alongside my substantive work, I have held management and board positions within cultural organisations. As a result, I bring broad experience in strategy development, policy-making and governance, as well as organisational development, leadership and the sustainable embedding of diversity and inclusion within institutions.

My work is grounded in the conviction that heritage and narratives shape how people understand themselves and position themselves within society. This conviction is also personal and forms the basis of my commitment to the sustainable embedding of diaspora narratives within the cultural landscape.

In my practice, I operate between communities and institutions. I support makers and grassroots organisations in developing and realising projects, and I work with museums on building structural, long-term collaboration.