As life science researcher, I have always particularly enjoyed the communicative aspects of being a scientist. Since then I have gained 10 years of experience in communications inside and outside academia. I describe myself as an enthusiastic storyteller and science teacher at heart, with a passion for pioneering, creating and building new structures, systems or tools together with stakeholders. 

From 2014 - 2019, I developed the education programme and associated tools for medical professionals at GenDx, a company specialised in stem cell transplant diagnostics.

From 2019, I am working at GEO as Project Leader Outreach for several European sustainable innovation projects through the Utrecht Sustainability Institute. For this, I develop and implement communication strategies that increase the visibility and impact of scientific research. I work together with various stakeholders such as knowledge institutions, companies and governments.

Next to Project Leader, I also fulfilled the role of Faculty Impact Coordinator in 2023 and 2024. In this role, I led a bottom-up process in which departments and faculty together built an organisational structure for impact. This organisational structure is now being  out and this is how we can make even more difference together.

Since 1 September 2024, I started as advisor to the EXCITE Network, a major Horizon Europe project. EXCITE is a network of research institutes that provides access to microscopic techniques, expertise, training and tools to solve societal issues.