Michiel van den Hout – Director
Michiel focuses on the positioning and long-term strategy of KIN and strengthening institutional cooperation. He has final responsibility for all activities carried out by KIN and leads the team.
Caroline Katsman – Advisor Climate Science
Caroline focuses on initiating and connecting fundamental research on the climate system with the activities of the KIN.
Matthea de Jong – Fellow Transformative Imagination
At KIN, Matthea is developing a new programme that connects climate science with the power of imagination. She is also working to increase the influence of climate science on policymaking.
Lizanne Schepers – Strategy Lead Global Transitions
Lizanne promotes KIN initiatives in parts of the world that have contributed little to climate change but are vulnerable to its consequences. In doing so, she encourages equal transdisciplinary co-creation with local ownership that supports the local transition.
Mirko Lukács – Programmes Lead
Mirko focuses on developing new programmes through the KIN and on strategic partnerships.
Sander Mensink – Programme Coordinator Biodiversity
Sander is designing a new KIN programme at the intersection of biodiversity and climate and is also involved in the first KIN project in Mozambique within Global Transitions.
Stephanie Holst – Strategy Lead Dutch Initiatives
Stephanie develops innovative methods and financing options to promote transdisciplinary and transformative projects and collaborations, with the aim of accelerating climate-related transitions. In addition, she manages KIN’s national initiatives.
Danick Trouwloon – Caribbean Knowledge Coordinator
Danick supports KIN in coordinating knowledge activities in the Caribbean region. In this role, she is committed to a just societal transition towards a climate-resilient future across the six Caribbean islands, in which all forms of knowledge play an equal role. She does this by listening carefully to local needs, providing support when requested, and working in a coordinated way with knowledge partners on the Caribbean islands and in the European Netherlands.
Sem Roefs – Commnity Lead KIN Pact
Sem leads the Pact, KIN’s network. He has a background as an entrepreneur and director in the food and agriculture transition, brings a sharp perspective and a strong drive to make the world a better place. Together with the people within the Pact, he works on accelerating transitions.
Björk Johannes – Program producer Pact
Björk sets up new programmes and projects from the KIN, supports initiatives from the Pact network, and connects them with each other to accelerate transitions together.
Aisse Feldheim – Programme Coördinator/Policy Officer
Aisse manages and develops grant processes to enable the right people and organisations to accelerate transitions.
Maaike Spuij – Programme Manager Pact
Maaike is seconded to KIN from SIA, where she focuses on developing new funding instruments and maintaining relationships with universities of applied sciences and the practice-based research community.
Martijn Bart – Programme Manager Economic Transitions
On behalf of the KNAW, co-initiator of the KIN, Martijn is the connecting factor between the KIN and the KNAW. Martijn has been involved in the substantive development of the KIN programme and in various projects and working groups, including the art and imagination working group and the programme Economic Transitions.
Jelte Verberne – Programme Manager/Policy Officer
Jelte connects the activities of KIN and NWO to increase the impact of both and accelerate climate transitions.
Laura Termeer – Project Manager Pact/NECTR
Laura works at Het Groene Brein on the development of the Community of Practice for transdisciplinary working and on the establishment of the National Expertise Centre for Transdisciplinary Working (NECTR).
Sheline Kap – Planetary Health
Sheline is seconded to KIN part-time from ZonMw, bringing a health and wellbeing perspective to KIN’s activities. Within the KIN team, she is involved in the Planetary Health programme.
Sanli Faez – Open Science Lead
Sanli sets up the information hub for KIN and converts our scientific project descriptions into a uniform narrative, making it easier for people to communicate with each other and find the necessary knowledge in the centre.
Sissel Marie Tonn – Artist in Residence
What she is most excited about in working for one year at the KIN is learning more about their vision of bringing systems thinking into interdisciplinary collaborations, and exploring how art can help dismantle barriers to imagining and realising a more just and ecological way of being for all.
Saskia du Bois – Communications Lead
Saskia is responsible for KIN’s communications strategy. Together with the communications team, she ensures that our story reaches inspires who wants to move forward in the climate transition to take action.
Yvonne van Amersfoort – Communications officer
Yvonne creates editorial content and copy for KIN’s online and offline communication materials. She also co-organizes, supervises and evaluates the communication activities and events.
Layla van der Schaaf – Visual designer
Layla makes complex themes easier to understand by translating them into clear visualisations and design formats. She makes information more accessible and reveals connections, enabling insights to be more easily shared and applied.
Jacqueline Westmaas – Office assistent
Jacqueline provides programme support. She assists with the development, implementation and monitoring of KIN programmes and projects.
Jeanique Everts – Office Manager
As Office Manager, Jeanique is the foundation of KIN. As the ultimate organiser, she makes the KIN office a place where everyone can work comfortably, wherever they happen to be that day.