PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (from present to past)

Present
Deputy Director The Jemstone Network, the biggest Media Training Development Network in the Middle East. The Jemstone Network is an NGO specialised in Independent Media, Internet Development and Civil Society Programmes in the Middle East, including Yemen.

• Responsible for workshop designing, organising and running of media skills workshops, since 1994. By now around 1200 journalists from the Middle East have been involved in these skills workshops and master classes. Since 2002 workshop are focusing on conflict resolution and prevention in the region.
• Organiser of an intensive high level practical 4 week skills course for 36 young journalists out of the Middle East. Radio, tv, newspaper and internet, Hilversum, the Netherlands.
• Managing Jemstone's extensive database of around 1500 media figures and journalists in the Middle East and Europe.
• Actively involved in running media related Development Programmes for the UN, EU and World Bank.
• Initiator of the UN Volunteer of the Year Award in Jordan

Lecturer and Developer of Curriculum TV Journalism Degree Course in The Netherlands

• It includes lectures about TV Journalism and ethics, TV formats, mass communications, News and Audience Research plus running practical TV lectures on reporting, studio interviewing and research.
• Curriculum design and implementation for second year students

1995- 1999
Head of Logistics The Jemstone Network.

• Responsible for all possible logistics of the Jemstone Network Projects, including high level Round Tables, Master classes and skills workshops for journalists in the Middle East.
• Organising workshops in Europe and the Middle East, including travel, visa's, trainers etc

Producer/production manager for Independent Production Companies.

• Producing Corporate Films for Fuji, Port of Rotterdam, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TNT, West Minister Boskalis, as well as training and educational videos.
• Head of the Production; managing staff, budget responsible, and working within frames of references

Lectures on Journalism Research, Masters degree course.

• Lecturing Research for Journalists, theoretical course for 3 months

Earlier Years:

1992-1995

• Producer/reporter Weekly News & Current Affairs Magazine (young people), including live reporting and overall programme editing
• Reporter/producer for School Television; Magazine 'School Matters'.
• Reporter/producer Weekly Health Programme.
• TV Director for KRO television series; 'Brunssum Folk Dance Festival'.
• Several lectures for Radio Netherlands Training Centre.
  

1990- 1991

• Producer for several Commercial projects and Corporate Films
• Producer/reporter Weekly News & Current Affairs Magazine (young people)
• Producer Educational Film
• Broadcast Journalist Daily TV News; RTL-4
• Desk-producer/reporter for the AVRO; Programme 'Hearts of Gold'

1987-1989

• Trainee reporter/producer Weekly News & Current Affairs (young people).
  including researching, field reporting and studio producing
• Journalist for the daily newspaper 'De Zaanlander'
  

1982-1987

• Trainee Journalist for the Dutch Daily newspaper 'De Zaanlander' -
• Journalist for a Weekly Magazine 'City'
  

1979-1981

• Journalist for the Youth Magazine 'Young Amsterdam'
• Trainee Journalist for the Dutch daily newspaper 'De Typhoon'.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

• Member of the Dutch Foundation of Woman in the Media; organiser professional workshops
• Full Member of the Dutch Journalists Association, since 1989

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:

• Dutch, mother tongue
• English, excellent spoken and written
• French, at a conversational level, plus writing
• German, good understanding, spoken at a conversation level
• Arabic, at a very basic level