CV Grethe van Geffen – English
See also: http://nl.linkedin.com/in/grethevangeffen
English youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKiTEog37NY
Born in Hedel, The Netherlands 1962
Actual work
Since 3/1997 My own company ‘Seba Interimmanagement en advies’, per 10/2002 ‘Seba cultuurmanagement bv’, www.seba.nl / www.diversityshop.nl / https//:diversityvideo.eu phone: +31 (0)20 – 6820255
Since 11/2020 Partner/owner Tiyan
Actual board experience / supervisory – non-executive
- since 10/2015 Chair Board Dutch Mensa Foundation
- since 2006 Member Diversity in Organizations, Commun. & Nations Advisory Board
Awards
January 3, 2014: charter Dutch Mensa Foundation for special services
January 19, 2014: award Mensa the Netherlands: Mensan of 2013, for jury report see: https://grethevangeffen.nl/prijzen-awards/
Previous board experience
11/2019 – 3/2023 Member Provincial Council Noord-Holland
7/2019 – 11/2019 Duo-commission member Provincial Council Noord-Holland
11/2013 – 12/2021 Member Supervisory Board Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra
8/2013 – 12/2018 Member Supervisory Board Envire www.envire.nl
3/2016 – 4/2017 Vice-chair International Society for Diversity Management
3/2014 – 9/2015 Secretary, Fundraiser Board Mensa Foundation
3/2011 – 10/2015 Member Supervisory Board BWTOPLEIDING.NL
5/2010 – 12/2013 Member General Board Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam (seat of employers federation VNO-NCW) per june 2011 chair ‘Large Enterprises’
1/2008 – 10/2013 Chair Vereniging Mensa the Nederlands, member International Board of Directors Mensa International
5/2001 – 12/2007 Secretary, interim-chair and vice-chair Foundation Youthwork Amsterdam (SJA)
12/2002 – 2007 Member Expertisenetwork Foundation de Beauvoir
4/1999 – 11/2002 Member of the board for Foundation de Beauvoir (stimulates science by/about women) Amsterdam
11/1995 – 11/2002 Vice-chair c.q. chair of Union for the interests of (hard)drug-users MDHG and (until semi-independance in 2000) National Support Drugusers in A’dam
3/2000 – 12/2000 Secretary Women’s Network Union Amsterdam
2/1994 – 12/1998 Vice-chair c.q. chair of Emancipation Advisory Board Amsterdam
10/1987 – 8/1988 Member of the board for Fieldwork Foundation de Regenboog
Previous working experience
9/1997 – 6/2000 Teacher at ISBW-management institute
6/1994 – 2/1997 Coordinator/Regional Coordinator Ver. VluchtelingenWerk Nederland
11/1991 – 6/1994 Coordinator Buddyproject Drugusers at De Regenboog in Amsterdam
5/1990 – 12/1991 French Teacher at the Sweelinck College in Amsterdam
8/1985 – 5/1990 French Teacher at the Koningin Wilhelminacollege in Culemborg
Education
1995 – 1997 Advanced Mngnt + Organisational Studies (2yr post-grad) – IC&D Utrecht
1992 -1993 Middle Management for Non-Profit Organisations at ISW-Opleidingen
1/1990 – 6/1991 M.O. Turkish Language and Litterature – SOMA Utrecht (no diploma)
1980 – 1985 French Language and Litterature – Free University Amsterdam
1974 – 1980 Stedelijk Gymnasium /Grammar School at ’s Hertogenbosch:
Latin, Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, History, Mathematics (8,5/10 average)
Courses and training
11/2011 to 6/2012 Participant Profit Table at the New Non-executive / Supervisor in A’dam
10 to 12/1998 Introduction to non-executive work by VanDiemen&Gestel in Amersfoort
4 to 6/1995 Personal Performance (4-day in company attitude and presentation training)
5/1995 Basic course Migrant law studies at OSR in Utrecht|
4/1994 Conflicthandling and Negociation at Travers in Driebergen