About me
I work as a lecturer and researcher at Breda University of applied sciences (NL), involved in the programs Urban Life & Placemaking and the Master Strategic Events Management. My interests lie in the fields of leisure, (social) innovation, cultural venues, creative industries and stakeholder processes. I am is a board member of Popmonument, a music festival that aims to contribute to musical experience and the historical identity of a city by initiating and organizing pop festivals and events in a monumental setting, in Dutch cities such as Bergen op Zoom, Middelburg and Breda. Since 2006 I am chief editor of Uncover magazine and involved in several innovation projects together with government and entrepreneurs in leisure, urban development and creative industries.