Board

President: Maarten Trautmann
Maarten Trautmann is the President of United Netherlands for the year 2011-2012. His dedication to UNL started with being a delegate in 2009-2010 and he provided assistance during the organization of events in 2010-2011. Maarten has finished a MSc. in International Relations at the University of Amsterdam, after having finished a BSc. in Political Science at the Free University Amsterdam. He graduated on the subject of international drug trade and armed conflict, as part of the project of Conflict Resolution and Global Governance. Apart from working and studying, Maarten can frequently be found behind a piano or a book. Most of all though, travelling is his passion.

Vice President & Treasurer: Reinout de Kroon
Reinout de Kroon is Vice President & Treasurer of the United Netherlands board 2011-2012. Having walked a path that has taken him, through various study programs and extracurricular activities, past Applied Physics, Physics and Astronomy, and a BSc. in Science, Business and Innovation, he finally found himself as a delegate in the United Netherlands Delegation of 2010-2011. Winning an award at the Harvard National Model United Nations has provided him with the enthusiasm to continue his UNL endeavors, first in lecturing high school students and currently in his position as Vice President & Treasurer. Luckily, he can still find time to sit behind a piano and study the works of Chopin.

Director of External Relations: Kiki Vergoossen
Kiki Vergoossen is the Director of External Relations for United Netherlands in the year 2011-2012. She studies Business Communication at the Radboud University Nijmegen, with Minor subjects in Intercultural Management and Interculturalism. Next to her studies, Kiki gained organizational experience in a board year at AIESEC, where she was Accountmanager for the Incoming Exchange Team. During a board year at Make a Move, she developed logistical experience as Logistics Manager Make a Move Nijmegen. Moreover, Kiki researches communication between Expatriates and Multinational Corporations as student at the Radboud Honours Academy Nijmegen. In her pastime, Kiki enjoys literature, music and photography as well as spending time with her friends.
 

Head Delegate: Joris Korbee
After being part of the Delegation of 2010-2011, Joris Korbee is head delegate of the United Netherlands delegation 2011-2012. He studied European Studies at Maastricht University, obtained his Bachelor’s degree in August 2010 and is currently finishing his Master’s degree European Studies with a major in International Relations. In 2009 he has spent a semester in Odense at the Syddanks Universitet focusing on Scandinavian Area Studies. Joris has been an active member of his student’s association in Maastricht and has been active in several extracurricular activities.

Head Delegate: Walter Broersma
After having had the UNL-experience in the award-winning Delegation of 2010-2011, Walter Broersma now is Head Delegate of the United Netherlands Delegation 2011-2012. He currently is in the last phase of his Bachelor Political Sciences at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in International Relations and the Middle East. He is planning to set out for the Levant in a year from now, in order to combine attaining a Master's degree with studying Arabic. In the future, he hopes to be able to contribute positively to tackling global challenges. Walter believes in the symbiosis of hard work and joi de vivre and the coalescence of idealism with the ability to relativize.

MUN Trainer: Levien Den Boer
Levien Den Boer was part of the successful delegation 2010-2011 and has now committed himself to United Netherlands as MUN trainer for the year 2011-2012. Levien is in the process of finishing his Master's degree in Public International Law at the University of Tilburg. In the past he has done an internship at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He looks forward to sharing his knowledge gained at several MUN's and as a UNL delegate with the new United Netherlands delegation.

Secretary General: Wafa Al Ali
After experiencing the thrill of being a delegate herself for the year 2010-2011, Wafa Al Ali decided to dedicate herself for the organization again. During the HNMUN Conference, Wafa represented the United Kingdom in the Human Rights Council committing herself to the sad plight of trafficked human beings.  Also, she studies International and European Law at the Radboud University, and is planning to obtain the Bachelor’s degree coming year. Ever since high school, Wafa participated in debating competitions and political gatherings. Furthermore, she is extremely interested in the Middle East, for she has been born in Lebanon,and hopes that her future working field shall be there, or at least be connected with what she calls ‘the most beautiful and strained region of the world’. Next to that, photography and poetry are one of her passions. Finally, she is eager to make a success of this year, and enjoy every minute of it.

Director General: Evelien van der Molen
Evelien is now finishing her Master’s in International Relations at the University of Amsterdam, after spending five months in Barcelona as an intern at the Dutch Consulate General. Last year she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and she was a member of the award-winning delegation 2009-2010. The year before she was part of the Faculty Student Council of the UvA, where she was triggered by student representation and support. In the meanwhile she has worked as a secretary at various law firms. She loves travelling and wants to go back to Latin-America, where she spent an exchange year, in the near future. But for now she is very enthusiastic about taking up the task to organize the High School Program.