DOEN Participaties

Mirjam Niessen is an investment professional with over 20 years of international experience in the investment industry, focused primarily on the agriculture, biotech, and food sectors. She works in principal investments at DOEN Ventures and serves as an external Investment Committee member for the VP Capital Venture fund at VP Capital. Her background spans impact investing, fund-of-funds investing, private equity, venture, and co-investments, and she has held roles on various investment committees, boards, and advisory committees.

Emmy van Kleef is Program Manager for the Regenerative Economy at Stichting DOEN (DOEN Foundation). Her work focuses on subjects including regenerative food systems, wellbeing and alternative economic systems, and the circular economy. She has lived in Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Uganda, and participates as a Herenboeren farmer in Breda.

Kari Postma is Manager Strategic Communications and Team Lead at Stichting DOEN, working in the areas of international cooperation, sexual and reproductive rights, and sustainable development. Her background spans communications, psychology, and program management.

Maarten Derksen is Program Manager for Regenerative Economy at Stichting DOEN. His work spans venture philanthropy, impact investing, climate finance, and business development, with a focus on sustainability and social welfare.

Noa Bawits is a Junior Programmamanager at Stichting DOEN. She holds a bachelor's degree in Cultural Heritage from the Reinwardt Academy (Amsterdam University of the Arts) and a master's degree in Sociology from VU University Amsterdam. Her experience includes exhibiting, programming, and education within museum and non-museum heritage and art institutions, with a focus on participation, democratisation, and multiperspectivity.

Olga Alexeeva is Programme Manager Culture International at The DOEN Foundation, where she focuses on programme and grants management. Her work involves international project and grants management and network-building in multicultural environments.

Reineke Schermer is a programme manager for Social Entrepreneurship and Inclusion at the DOEN Foundation and is also associated with Studio Groen & Geel. She has authored and contributed to several publications, including the children's book "Het boek over een doek" (David en Goliat, 2012) and the short story "Vluchten" in "Door Oost" (Babel & Vos, 2018), and assisted Mirjam Bekker-Stoop on the multimedia project "Vijftig Ontmoetingen 10 jaar later" (Nieuw Amsterdam, 2013). She is working on a second children's book, "Kleine Cowboy," and produced a podcast for Stichting Open Mind Amsterdam as part of the project "OPEN over depressiviteit" in collaboration with Esther Tielen.

Rolinda Ferron is Communications Manager at The DOEN Foundation. She has worked as a press officer in the non-profit sector, with experience in crisis communications, editing, journalism, and media relations. She holds a doctorandus in Film and Television Studies from the Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Sewa Ojutiku is an Impact Investment Analyst at DOEN Ventures, with experience in the fintech industry and venture capital. Their work involves strategic investments across various stages of company development.

Yifan Zhao is a Finance Control Specialist at The DOEN Foundation, where the work involves financial integrity and operational efficiency. Zhao also teaches Mandarin and leads self-development workshops focused on career fulfillment.