Profile

Studied history at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. After obtaining her masters in 1991, she worked as a secretary and in Public Relations for several companies and organizations. Started working at the IISH in 1999 as assistant to the directors. Organized the European Social Science History Conference in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. She was also involved in the project: A Global History of Textile Workers, 1650-2000.
At present she is organizing the ESSHC 2012 (Glasgow, UK). She also organized the 21st ICHS 2010 (Amsterdam) and was a member of the Local Organizing Committee of the WEHC that took place in Utrecht in 2009.