Members
CHOICE members, or youth advocates, are volunteers. They will often be asked to travel (abroad) for CHOICE to give trainings and workshops. They also take an active part in relevant conferences and events to represent CHOICE. Furthermore, every youth advocate is involved in the internal organization of CHOICE through participating in a Working Group and/or Taskforce. All youth advocates meet every six weeks at a General Meeting.
Staff and Interns
Laura Lasance is the Executive Director of CHOICE. She is responsible for the day-to-day management of the organization. In general, she is responsible for:
- Serving as the central point of contact for volunteers and (international) partner organizations;
- Assisting and supporting volunteers, working groups, TF’s and board;
- Developing and executing policies as prescribed by CHOICE;
- Planning and organizing (inter)national meetings and activities;
- Planning, monitoring and evaluating of programs and activities;
- Participating in relevant (internal and external) meetings;
- Supervising of financial administration and budgets;
- Supervising and coaching of interns, taskforces and volunteers.
Paulien Boone is the Partnerships Officer of CHOICE.
In general, she has the following tasks and responsibilities:
- (International) advocacy activities;
- Coordinating and initiating fundraising activities;
- Writing of project proposals;
- Maintaining contacts with (international) partner organizations;
- Assisting and supporting of volunteers, working groups, TF’s and board;
- Developing and executing policies as prescribed by CHOICE;
- Planning and organizing (inter)national meetings and activities;
- Participating in relevant (internal and external) meetings.
Anneloes Dijkman is CHOICE’s intern from October 2011 - April 2012. Anneloes supports the Executive Director in her work at the office and the CHOICE members where needed.
Daily Board
The board of CHOICE is made up of experienced CHOICErs: in general individuals who have been actively involved in CHOICE for quite some time, before they became a board member. Apart from their tasks as board members, they have the same tasks as the volunteers.
The board monitors and is responsible for the general tasks carried out by the Executive Director. In addition, the board shapes the policies and strategies as developed by the CHOICE members at (Annual) General Meetings. The board is assigned by the CHOICE members during a General Meeting, for a term of two years, with a possibility for an extension of two more years. Meetings of the board are monthly, and once a year a board weekend takes place.
The CHOICE Daily Board, as of September 2011:
Karolien van Teijlingen, Chair
Margo Bakker, Treasurer
Michiel Andeweg, Secretary
Merel May Heilmann, General board member
General Board
The CHOICE General Board consists of the Daily Board and three supervisory board members. The supervisory board members check all important documents, such as the yearly financial report and the yearly strategic plans, and supervise the functioning of the Daily Board. They make sure that CHOICE reaches the strategic goals that the Daily Board has set.
The current supervisory board members are:
Bo Kemp
Project Manager at KPN Business Market - Innovation
Klaas Jansen
Board member (Public Relations), Stichting Internationale Vrijwilligersprojecten (SIW, Foundation International Volunteer Projects)
Assistant Controller Corporate Accounting, Wolters Kluwer
Jessica Hendriks
National Project Coordinator at Stichting Internationale Vrijwilligersprojecten (SIW, Foundation International Volunteer Projects)
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board consists of former CHOICE members and external professionals, who give CHOICE solicited and unsolicited advice. Additionally, the Advisory Board offers CHOICE its support and network towards reaching the goals of the organisation. The Advisory Board meets twice a year and is internally assessed from time to time. Advisory Board members are appointed by CHOICE members at a General Meeting.
The Advisory Board per 2012:
Martijn Seijsener
Trainer at management centre ‘De Baak’ and former Chair of CHOICE
Anneke Wensing
Owner of Anneke Wensing Projectmanagement and Fundraising
Former Advocacy officer at AMREF and former Chair and Coordinator of CHOICE
Bilal Aurang Zeb Durrani
Planning Specialist in the Division of Public Sector Alliances and Resource Mobilization at UNICEF Headquarters in New York
