New board for ISO

New board for ISO

The Dutch National Student Association (Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg, ISO) has elected a new board. Terri van der Velden, 23 years old, will take on the chairmanship and be the spokeswoman. She has already completed her master’s in International and European Governance at Leiden University and is now doing an internship at the management consultancy Berenschot. “Next year, the government must turn its words into deeds”, she states in a press release (in Dutch) “The binding recommendation on the continuation of studies must be abolished, the basic grant must be introduced and the pressure on students must really be reduced now.”

^{The new ISO board: (from left to right) Lara Slaats, Wieb Devilee, Terri van der Velden, Melanie Rozengarden, Sam de Fockert. (Photo: ISO)}

Lara Slaats (23), a master’s student in political science at VU University Amsterdam, will be secretary in the new board. She has been active in the representative committee for many years. Wieb Devilee (22) will be a general board member. She has a master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University, where she was a member of the student council. Sam de Fockert (25) is currently completing the Rotterdam master’s degree in International Public Management and Public Policy. In the new board, he will be in charge of political advocacy. Melanie Rozengarden (21) will be treasurer. She has almost finished her studies at the Hogeschool Utrecht and already teaches in primary school one day a week. In addition, she is studying Educational Sciences at Utrecht University. (HOP, JvE)