ECNC Staff

The ECNC staff assist the Board, the Scientific Council and the Network, and take care of the daily operations. They provide project coordination, communication and information services, and logistical support to these bodies as well as to external parties.

ECNC has 19 staff members based in Tilburg, 1 staff member based in the European Topic Centre for Biological Diversity in Paris, and 1 representative in Kleve, Germany. ECNC has a regional office for Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia in Zagreb, Croatia, which is currently in the process of establishment. ECNC is also served by Centro Mediterráneo in Barcelona, Spain. Both regional offices are being converted into offices of the ECNC Group.

In addition, secondees, interns and volunteers support ECNC's activities.

Staff details

Name: Angelique Beekes
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Secretary / Office Assistant
Education: Economic Administrative Education, Tilburg, the Netherlands.     
Contact: beekes@ecnc.org

Name: Ronald Busio
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Finance & Administration Officer
Education: Pre-University Education, Tilburg, the Netherlands.     
Contact: busio@ecnc.org


Name: Aysegül Çil
Nationality: Turkish
Position: Programme Manager - Nature and Society
Education: BSc in Landscape Architecture, Ankara University, Turkey; MSc in Landscape Planning and Design, Ankara University, Turkey; MSc in Urban Environmental Management, Rotterdam/Wageningen, the Netherlands; PhD in Conflict Management and Stakeholder Development for Coastal Areas, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Contact: cil@ecnc.org

Name: Kristijan Čivić 
Nationality: Croatian
Position: Project Manager - Green Infrastructure / Ecosystem and Species Management
Education: BSc in Biology – Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Contact: civic@ecnc.org


Name: Ben Delbaere
Nationality: Belgian
Position: Senior Programme Manager -  Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Assessment / Ecosystem and Species Management and Coordinator of the Large Herbivore Network (LHNet)
Education: MSc Botany (Vegetation ecology), University of Antwerp, Belgium; Postgraduate course in Environmental Impact Assessment, Free University of Brussels, Belgium. 
Contact: delbaere@ecnc.org


Name: Frans Ghering
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Office Manager
Education: Higher National Diploma I and II (SPD I + SPD II) in Business Administration, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Contact: ghering@ecnc.org


Name: Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters 
Nationality: British
Position: Deputy Executive Director and Senior Programme Manager - Business and Biodiversity / Green Infrastructure
Education: PhD in Management of Chalk Grassland for the Conservation of Invertebrates, University of London, UK; MSc in Applied Entomology (Temperate and Tropical) & Diploma of Membership of the Imperial College, University of London, UK; BSc Honours in Zoology, University of Manchester, UK; Masters in Business Administration, Open University, UK.
Contact: joneswalters@ecnc.org


Name: Manon Kaandorp
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Project Officer Large Herbivore Network (LHNet)
Education: BA Wildlife Management, Van Hall Institute, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
Contact: kaandorp@ecnc.org


Name: Hans Kampf
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Special Advisor Large Herbivore Network (LHNet)
Education: Degree in Agriculture, Land Improvement and Nature Management, University of Applied Sciences (School for Forestry and Crop Management), Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Contact: kampf@ecnc.org


Name: Veronika Mikos 
Nationality: Hungarian
Position: Project Manager - Business and Biodiversity
Education: BSc in Economics in Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Veszprém, Hungary; Erasmus student at Faculty of Business and Tourism, University of Lapland, Finland. 
Contact: mikos@ecnc.org


Name: Andrew Schrauwen
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Senior Project Officer
Education: BA in Public Administration, Avans Hogeschool, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
Contact: schrauwen@ecnc.org


Name: Mark Snethlage 
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Project Manager - Nature and Society
Education: MSc in Physical Geography, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.                  
Contact: snethlage@ecnc.org


Name: Amor Torre Marin 
Nationality: Spanish
Position: Project Manager - Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Assessment
Education: Degree in Environmental Engineering (specialization in Forestry) at Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain.
Contact: torremarin@ecnc.org


Name: Astrid van Hemert
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Executive Secretary
Education: Middle Economic Administrative Education - Secretarial, Tilburg, the Netherlands. 
Contact: vanhemert@ecnc.org


Name: Glynis van Uden 
Nationality: British
Position: Senior Project Officer
Education: Postgraduate Diploma in Vocational Techniques for Career Linguists (French and Italian), University of Kent at Canterbury, UK; BA Honours (French), University of Leicester, UK.
Contact: vanuden@ecnc.org


Name: Ad Vlems
Nationality: Dutch
Position: IT and Information Officer
Education: Bachelor degree in Social Sciences; Post-academic course as computer programmer and system operator.
Contact: vlems@ecnc.org


Name: Peter von Meijenfeldt 
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Senior Manager Regions and Biodiversity
Education: Master's degree in Spatial Planning and Sociology, Breda University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.
Contact: vonmeijenfeldt@ecnc.org


Name: Hanneke Wijnja
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Communication Officer
Education: BA Animal Management, Van Hall Institute, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands; MA Business Communication and Digital Media, University of Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Contact: wijnja@ecnc.org


Name: Rob Wolters
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Executive Director
Education: MSc Honours in Human Geography with specializations in Town and Country Planning, Economic Geography, Physical Geography, Environmental Geography, Environmental Law and Sociology, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Contact: wolters@ecnc.org

Regional representatives

Name: Pedro Fernández 
Nationality: Spanish
Position: Project Coordinator Centro Mediterráneo, Barcelona
Education: MSc Environmental Science, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.     
Contact: p.fernandez@eucc.net

Name: Johan Kieft 
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Biodiversity Representation Unit Germany
Education: MSc Environmental Policies, Nijmegen University, the Netherlands.     
Contact: kieft@ecnc.org

Name: Carolina Pérez 
Nationality: Spanish
Position: Director Centro Mediterráneo, Barcelona
Education: MSc Law, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.     
Contact: c.perez@eucc.net

Name: Marcus Zisenis
Nationality: German
Position: Senior Officer - Biodiversity Analysis, seconded to the European Environment Agency’s European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD) in Paris.
Education: Dr. rer. nat. (interdisciplinary in nature conservation), Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; MSc in Conservation, University College London, University of London, UK; Diplom-Biologe (main subject nature conservation), Universität Hamburg, Germany.
Contact: zisenis@mnhn.fr

Secondees, interns and volunteers

Name: Rob Bongaarts
Nationality: Dutch
Contact: bongaarts@ecnc.org

Name: Andrea Hilbert
Nationality: American
Contact: hilbert@ecnc.org


Name: Wim Kersten
Nationality: Dutch
Contact: kersten@ecnc.org

Name: Martin Makyeme
Nationality: Ugandan 
Contact: makyeme@ecnc.org

Name: Gijs Steur
Nationality: Dutch
Contact: steur@ecnc.org