My name is Willemein Koelink, I come from Eindhoven, but after years of living as a tour guide in various countries, I settled in Ireland in 2008. I enjoy living in Dublin with my Irish husband and our two children, who both go to De Madelief. During the week they attend a Gaelscoil4all school in Glasnevin and in addition to being fluent in Dutch and English, they are also fluent in the Irish language.
I have a background in digital communications, tourism management, culture and sustainability. In my current position as office manager of a small practice, I mainly focus on all daily organizational aspects and planning.
De Madelief is a beautiful school with a strong team, and I am very happy to be able to actively contribute to this.
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My name is Richard Maasland and since September 2018, I joined the Board and was appointed Treasurer.
In January 2017, I moved to Dublin together with my wife Nicole and our daughters. Nicole has been involved with de Madelief since the fall of 2017, first as a teacher and since 2018, besides teaching, she is also the school coordinator. Both my children go to school each Saturday with much joy and as such you will see me at the school regularly.
I have been a Treasurer before with one of the biggest volleybal clubs in the Netherlands.
I currently work as the Chief Accounting Officer at an aircraft lessor. I was based at Schiphol before we moved our headquarters to Dublin. In a previous job I worked for over 12 years as an auditor at one of the Big Four. I hold a Master and Post-Master degree in Accountancy from Nyenrode Business University and am a Dutch certified public accountant (RA).
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My name is Eefje van Sanden, since October 2019 I’m involved as the Secretary of De Madelief.
I moved to Dublin in 2018, togehter with my partner Jeroen. Half a year later our daughter was born and our son was born in 2021.
In daily life I am a full-time mother. I have a background in Language and Culture Studies and Educational Sciences. After my studies, I worked mainly for different post graduate schools and universities in The Netherlands.
From my own educational office I was involved in the development and quality improvement of exams. I have always been involved in teaching Dutch as a second language to various groups.
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Hi, I am Davina Pouw and I have been living in Dublin with my husband Chris and children, Lars and Kaj, since April 2023. We are from Assendelft and moved to Ireland for my husband’s work.
The children started this school year at De Madelief, Lars in class 6 and Kaj in class. From May 1, 2024 I will be the board secretary of De Madelief.
In addition to these activities, I am mainly involved in sports and am training to become a Personal Trainer and I hope to complete my first triathlon this year.
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My name is Sacha Kooge and I joined the Board in May 2018.
In September 2012 we, my partner and daughter Celina, moved to Dublin. My daughter has completed class 4 to 6 at De Madelief. Right now, she is a class assistant at De Madelief.
In daily life I am a full time mother of 4, 2 boys are attending De Madelief. I also have my own webshop, where I sell Dutch brands baby and children clothing.
My tasks at De Madelief mainly consist of maintaining the website, looking after our social media and supporting the Board in a wide variety of matters.