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I am an accomplished and highly skilled writer and communications professional. I write poetry for children, promotion materials for business-to business communication and lesson materials for educational publishers. I designed educational programmes for the University of Humanistic Studies and organised an international symposium on promoting pluralism.
Currently, I combine several jobs as a freelance writer/translator, a communications consultant, a teacher trainer and a teacher.
I have worked in bilingual and international schools as an English language teacher, a Dutch language teacher, a Cambridge English teacher, as a Vice Principal, a PTA President, and as a Coordinator for bilingual education programmes. I taught Business English to HBO students (Tio University of Applied Sciences) and I worked as a Teacher Trainer (NCOI). I am member of a so-called think tank for Malmberg publishers, assessor of Master's students at HU (University of Applied Sciences Utrecht) and I was school governor at Het Baarnsch Lyceum.
Prior to teaching I worked in book publishing (Penguin Books and Uitgevers Singel 262), in magazine publishing (Shanghai Scene Magazine) and in nonprofit (Oxfam Novib). Because of my background in both publishing and education, I am often asked to develop literary projects and language courses.
Contact me about the in-house consultancy I offer for international businesses and bilingual secondary schools,
about my workshops or find out more about a reading activity for teenagers called The Reading Challenge.