Clara Hengeveld
I graduated as an Engineer from the Wageningen University (Netherlands) in 2003 after having studied Biotechnology. In 2004 I moved to France (Paris area) and went into Clinical Research where I gathered key experiences in Rare diseases, Oncology, Neurology, Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, Cardiology and Dermatology. During my years in Clinical Research I learned a lot about […]
Claudia Dujardin
Hi, I am Claudia, founder of Global Vitality. I was born in Netherlands but left at a young age to go to beautiful South East Asia. My transition from Florida to the Middle East led me to an enriching creative experience and took me on varieties of captivating cultures and culinary adventures. My healthy learning curve […]
Dr. Jeff Balch, PhD
With a background in psychology and international development, I have worked more than thirty years on governance, human rights and public health in Africa. After growing up in California I settled in the Netherlands, where I was awarded a Knighthood for my work on women and children’s rights, among others, and HIV/AIDS in Africa. Following […]
Minka van der Meulen
I was born and raised in southern Amsterdam, NL and graduated from the H.B.O.J (Youth Welfare Work, Amsterdam) in 1985. I then went on to study law for a year at the VU University of Amsterdam. I worked as a ‘group leader’ for 17 years in the children’s welfare sector, especially within homes that housed […]
Elle Dawson
I graduated from the University of Amsterdam with a Master of Science in Work and Organisational Psychology in 2003. I began my career in Human Resources Management within the temporary-employment business sector and worked for 12 years as a Human Resources Officer at several companies. I was particularly struck by the realisation that any successful […]
Janette Derham
I am Irish by birth and have lived in the Netherlands since 1992 with my family. I was recently naturalized with the Dutch nationality! My first steps into the area of Food Technology began with a Bachelor’s degree from the Dublin Institute for Technology. For years thereafter I was employed in the laboratories of Diageo […]
Bianca Ketting
After 15 years of working in the graphic design industry, I felt a strong need to do something more meaningful to me. I began the Reiki Terra Mai 1,2 & 3 training in 2007, which then led to a one-year massage education training course, followed by a detox treatment training known as the Universal Body […]
Britt Janssen
My name is Britt Janssen and I’m born and raised in The Netherlands. I did a study in Hotel & Event Management. After my graduation I moved to the Caribbean for two years to work as a manager in a restaurant on the beach. Through this experience I realized that was searching for a career […]
Henrike Hendrikson
Sound and music always had a special place in my life. I studied classical singing (mezzo-soprano) at the conservatorium –Vrije Muziek Academie in Zeist, the Netherlands (2000-2004). During that time I understood that there is a more natural way to develop the human voice; therefore I specialized in the so called ‘Lichtenberg method’: sound oriented […]
Leo Patel
My name is Leo Patel and I was born and raised in the UK. For most of my 20’s I worked as an actor, writer, director and event planner working primarily in theatre. After achieving some long held personal goals, I began to feel, as many of us do, that I needed to expand my […]
