People Archive

Astrid Vargas

Ambassador

Gabrielle Taus

Managing Director

Willem Ferwerda

Founder

Biologist. Expert in tropical ecology, biodiversity and agriculture. Entrepreneur and managing director. Worked worldwide in nature conservation and restoration. Former director IUCN Netherlands and initiator of nature initiatives.

Mariana Zayat Chammas

Director Fundraising & Communications

Maeve Campbell

Ambassador

Jeroen Voorhuis

Director of Landscape and Carbon Finance

I like business - building strategies - and I love nature. Working at Commonland enables me to combine these interests. Based on a business-model approach, we contribute to changing the world, and we can concretely see the impact we create. Deeply inspiring… it’s what drives me daily in my work.

Jim Mackintosh

Director of Landscape Development & Support

I have always been attracted by the interconnectedness of things. At Commonland we try to see and make connections between different worlds, where we can openly and respectfully engage with indigenous leaders, or with farmers, in the same way we would engage with an investor, or the government. Commonland allows me to work in line with my values.

Gerard van Hengstum

Marijn Zwinkels

Team Lead Landscape Partnerships

Clara Ramschie

Executive assistant

After working for a long time in a commercial business industry, I wanted to work for an organisation that contributes to the improvement of our living environment. Surrounded with passionate colleagues I’m learning a lot.

Victoria Gutierrez

Head of Global Policy

Cindy Musangi Musyoki

Carbon Projects Developer

Shekhar Kolipaka

Senior Landscape Developer

Ellie Percey

Landscape Developer

Fedes Van Rijn

Policy & Impact Lead

Karlijn Fidder

Labs Coordinator

To develop a sustainable world, we need to bring people together to listen, learn, grow and act in a safe and innovative space. Only then can we restore landscapes and create thriving communities.

Zlatina Tsvetkova

Learning & Knowledge Manager

Sibongile Tshabalala

Content Creative

Joris van Pul

Landscape finance associate

Maria Evans

Policy Officer

Sol Slattery

Ecosystem Innovation and Support

Katie Stubley

Ecosystem Innovator

Joanne Pieterse

Impact Manager

Shenali Perera

Creative Consultant

Milena Engel

Research Coordinator

Claire Patterson

Communication Officer

John Stubley

Ecosystem Innovator

Hester Koning

Landscape Impact Officer

Eva Cappon

Relationships Manager

Anke Jabroer

Office Manager

Lars Hillewaere

Landscape Developer

Chantal van Ham

Landscape Partnerships Lead

Lily Maxwell

Head of Content

Ingelore Katjingisiua

Landscape Developer

Claudia Wienema

Interim People Manager (Maternity Cover)

Wijnand Pon

Patron and Co-Founder

Dieter Van den Broeck

Creative Director, 4 Returns Labs

We recognise that there are many inspiring people, initiatives and stories doing the work of our time “restoring nature”, whilst we are still missing the large-scale stories. Therefore, we bring people, initiatives and organisations together to create a safe space for them to write their own collective stories of transformation and regenerative impact.

Ashleigh Campbell

Landscape Partnership Developer & GIS Specialist

Kilian Walz

Head of Carbon

I am convinced that restoring landscapes benefits people, biodiversity, and the climate. My work at Commonland involves creating a methodology for estimating peat soil carbon emissions in the Netherlands and developing carbon projects for landscape restoration. To successfully restore landscapes, we must improve soil carbon storage, which we link to existing voluntary carbon markets.

Vlad Genov

Maxyne Leermakers

Office Manager

Growing up, I was already aware of my environment, what I consumed, and its impact on nature. But unfortunately, hospitality and sustainability are not always aligned, so this is where I felt the need to act and create bridges between our western consumption mindset and taking care of our planet.

Grace Warner

Landscape Developer

Tara Shyam

John Loudon

Pienaar Du Plessis

Landscape Developer

Warren Pensini

Livestock Supply Chain Manager
Wide Open Agriculture

Arne Pinnschmidt

Carbon Project Developer

Nadine de Vogel

Head of Communications

I believe that ecosystems and communities can only thrive together – hand in hand. I’m passionate and excited about sparking that change: getting others involved in this collective movement and making them aware of the beautiful world we live in!

Alejandro Diaz

Landscape Finance Manager

Neha Choudhary

Ana Klaric

Landscape Finance Manager

Harma Rademaker

Landscape Manager

I like the combination of working with local communities, restoring landscapes and building resilient livelihoods. It brings together every aspect I have worked on in my career. It is rewarding and unique.

Martina Margari

Carbon Project Developer

Sigrid Nyambe

Landscape Developer

Marijn Zwinkels

Managing Director
Living Lands

Jacqueline de Ligt

Finance Manager

The work and vision of Commonland, and the passion of the people who work for the organisation appeal to me most. And combining finance with a subject that is close to my heart, that’s what drives me.

Kyra van den Hil

Landscape Developer

 I want to contribute to an inclusive regenerative and restorative movement. Where we, humans, will become partners of nature. My work at Commonland allows me to make this contribution.

Roos van der Deijl

Landscape Learning Developer

Commonland’s focus on making a positive impact to our earth, instead of just reducing our negative impacts immediately appealed to me. And the fact that its holistic approach allows for its impact to be long-lasting and large-scale. I really enjoy working with my colleagues and our landscape partners.

Sebastiaan Huisman

Senior Expert Holistic Agriculture, Business Development and Fundraising

Zina Burgers

Learning Designer

Rubie van Crevel

Landscape Development Lead

Pieter Ploeg

Design Strategist and Facilitator

My two passions are soil regeneration and participatory processes. Since holistic regeneration of our soils requires collaboration of the whole system I can bring both passions together at Commonland. As we all strive together to reach the (bold) 2040 goal we step into a big responsibility, with the freedom and flexibility to design how to get there.

Elvira Marín Irigaray

Landscape Developer

Coordination
AlVelAl

Danielle de Nie

Co-founder and Co-director
Wij.land

Stuart McAlpine

Non-executive Director
Wide Open Agriculture

Andrea Steinwinter

People Advisor

Tessa Snaterse

Relationships Manager

What excites me is that the 4 Returns framework provides a common language for farmers, entrepreneurs, communities, investors, funders and governments. Being able to connect these groups and forming partnerships with others will be crucial in achieving our mission.

Willemijn de Iongh

Learning Lead

The way Commonland works with and trusts its partners is quite unconventional, in my experience. Our approach is unique: it takes dedication for an organisation to work holistically. Also, the sense of trust allows people to be creative and to give more energy to work.

Anouk Breukers

HR Manager

I love working at Commonland because of our green mission and our contribution to make the world a greener place. Also, Commonland is an open-minded organisation with passionate and inspiring people: my colleagues.

Daniel Christian Wahl

Transformative Innovation, Whole Systems Design, Consultancy, Education, Futures, author of ‘Designing Regenerative Cultures’.

Miles Rouse

Senior Creative

Jolien Sanders

Event Manager

Juan del Río

Lab Designer & Facilitator

Afonso Fontoura

Landscape Developer

Maria Braun

Landscape Developer

Marina López Fernández

Communications and Marketing
AlVelAl

Pénélope Choussat

Landscape Finance Associate

Sampa J Kalungu

Labs Designer & Facilitator

Isabel Pfeiffer

Fundraising Operational Support

Prakash Gardia

Senior Relationships Manager

Tess Potiki

Digital Content Creator

Ben Cole

Managing Director
Wide Open Agriculture

Munish Kaushik

Senior Facilitator

Lachy Ritchie

Farmland Portfolio Manager
Wide Open Agriculture

John D. Liu

Ambassador

Saurabh Kr. Munda

GIS Trainer and GIS Support

Matthijs Boeschoten

Project & business development
Wij.land

Lotte Duursma

Communications
Wij.land

Jay Albany

Business Development Manager
Wide Open Agriculture

Anthony Maz Maslin

Founder and Chairman
Wide Open Agriculture

Lydia Fee

Joint Company Secretary
Wide Open Agriculture

Sam Wright

Joint Company Secretary
Wide Open Agriculture

Zamba Batjargal

International environmental policy
Advisor to the Environmental Information Center of the Ministry of Environment and Green Development, Mongolia.

Gijs Boers

Co-director
Grounded

Jesús Casas Grande

Landscape ecology
Occupied several high positions at the Central Spanish Government and former director of several National Parks.

Luc Gnacadja

Architecture, international policy
Former Minister of the Environment, Housing, and Urban Planning in Benin. Former Executive Secretary of the UNCCD.

Mike Jansen

Partner Corporate/M&A at Jones Day in Amsterdam. Former member and Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board of Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam.

Jane Madgwick

Ecology, policy, stakeholder management
Worked in ecology and conservation for 25 years. CEO of Wetlands International since 2004.

Meiny Prins

Business and eco-agro-technology
CEO of the Priva Group, a world leader in sustainable technologies for the indoor environment.

Robert Reibestein

Business

Was senior partner of McKinsey & Company until 2011. For almost 30 years he served leading financial institutions in Europe and Asia.

Herman Rosa Chávez

Governance, environmental policy
Former Minister of Environment & Natural Resources, El Salvador. Launched National Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Program.

Mehmet Serdar Sarýgül

Restoration, business

Founding Partner & Chairman at BT Global Partners, former director of TEMA Foundation.

Pavan Sukhdev

CEO and Founder of Gist Impact; Economics of Ecosystems
President and Board Chair of WWF-International. Lead writer on UN reports: ‘The Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity’ & ‘Towards a Green Economy’.

Herman Wijffels

Banking, sustainability
Dutch economist and former CEO of Rabobank & widely recognized authority on sustainability, business and governance.

Pita Verweij

Restoration ecology
Professor in Land Use and Biodiversity at the Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute.

Sara Scherr

Landscape management, business
Agricultural & natural resource economist. Founder, President and CEO of EcoAgriculture Partners.

Michael Braungart

Social and Political Sciences of the Environment
CEO, Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency. Academic Cradle to Cradle Chair for Innovation and Quality, RSM.

Nanno Kleiterp

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Jonathan Wates

Sustainability and leadership
Member of the Wates Group Board and chair of its Sustainability Committee. Holds a Masters in Sustainability Leadership.