Dr. Paula Kibbelaar was the founding dean, associate professor and lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) at the University of Aruba (UA) (2009-2013). While she was dean, she was invited by the then Board of Trustees for three months as the interim rector of the University of Aruba (from October to January 2010-2011). Currently she works as a lecturer, coordinator, researcher, and policy worker at the Aruban Teacher Training College (PABO) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands applying sustainable inclusive development (17 SDG’s) as the main theoretical perspective within the curriculum. 

 

She has implemented this framing within the IPA’s People and Society sector curricula; particularly for economy and politics (Profit/Prosperity/tourism/SIDS and active and/or communitarianism, social capital, engaged citizenship and/or citizen studies and good governance) and as a tool for sustainable learning and education for her projects and lectures at the IPA. Previously, she has worked for several Dutch ministries, the Dutch Employers organization De Baak VNO-NCW, and other governmental and private sector organizations in the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao). 

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Dr Kibbelaar obtained her PhD in Social Sciences in 2005 at the University of Utrecht at the Utrecht School for Governance (REBO or USG) and she is an inter and multidisciplinary social science scientist, policy worker and researcher. Her research interests include Latin American and Dutch Caribbean Island studies; women’s and ethnic studies (gender diversity); organization (corporate diversity) and governance research and development studies. She has participated in the Netherlands, Curacao and Aruba as board member or chair in numerous foundations and/ or organizations. She was chair of the foundation Weconnect Aruba (2015-2021).

 

She is currently a member of the Gender Steering Committee for the Development of a Gender Policy in Aruba for the office of the Prime Minister of Aruba. She was one of the editors of the Gender Action Plan which was offered to the Secretary of State Alexandra van Huffelen in May 2022 at the University of Aruba. She Is also a board member of the WIIS foundation at the University of Leiden. She lectures on topics regarding the SDG’s, inclusive sustainability or sustainable inclusive development, inclusion, equity & diversity, globalization, social justice, migration, citizen studies, HRM policies within organization and/ or governance studies.

 

Currently she is the senior project leader of the follow-up post covid Youth Monitor Aruba research project in collaboration with the VU commissioned by the Aruban minister of Education and Sport and the minister of Social Affairs and Justice. She is the initiator of the National Gender Education and Motherhood project (2022-2023). She also partners up with the University of Curacao on the NRO research project (Education Research NWO).  She is an expert on gender (diversity) for and within organizations and companies; sustainable inclusive development (SDG’s), inclusion, equity & diversity, development challenges and governance and organization studies.

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 Current coordinating projects 

As the Senior Project leader Research project Follow up Post-covid Youth Monitor Aruba commissioned by the Aruban minister of Education and Sport and the minister of Social Affairs and Justice; this research team is multidisciplinary, multicultural, multiethnic and interdisciplinary consist by IPA,  VU, UA and IPA experts. As the lead researcher and initiator for the upcoming Gender&Education book project commissioned by the prime minister and the rector of the University of Aruba 25 (Aruban) women, or women working and living on or for Aruba will be interviewed and photographed on the impact of their mother on their educational choices and/or career for the  Aruban community or the impact of their motherhood on their daughters regarding education and or career choices. Deadline for the launch or presentation is the 18th of March in 2025.She also participated in NRO/NWO projects in collaboration the University of Aruba and the University of Curacao/IPA.

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Current Research assignments

Coordinating the research assignment by the Aruban government on the follow up mental health post covid among 5th and 6th graders in all elementary schools in Aruba; highlighting the social crisis post covid.

Coordinating the qualitative data analysis, report, and presentation/seminar of the Follow-up Post covid Youth Monitor Aruba 2023/2024.

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​Coordinator and lead researcher and project leader for the Gender & Education book project on the SDG 4 and SDG 5 on 50 Aruban women or women working and living in Aruba. Framing from an Aruban context fifty intersectional zed female experiences on motherhood, education, and careers.

NRO/NWO research project in collaboration with the University of Curacao and the University of Aruba.

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Final BSc thesis supervisor for fourth year IPA students

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Current projects

Coordinates the 17 UNSDGs for sustainable inclusive development within the IPA curriculum for the  Social Studies sector at IPA, particularly on the topics of Prosperity/profit (SIDS economics) and Participatory Governance (active citizen studies).

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Coordinated empowerment workshops commissioned by CEO Amsterdam Manor, Jurgen v Schaijk for HR department and front desk employees. 2022-2023

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Coordinator of the Social Service at IPA and redefining the framing of social service from the 17 UNSDGs. Author of the policy note commissioned by the management of IPA, titled Herijken voor een  maatschappelij-gerichte educatie. Van Maatschappelijk concept naar een Maatschappelijk duurzaam inclusieve dienstverlening (2017)

Coordinating/initiator for the BALA (BestuursAcademie Land Aruba) commissioned by DRH/Ministry of Nature, Transport, Integrity, and seniors affairs.

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Project leader for the parliament on Diversity, equity and inclusion for the government of Statia (2024)

Lecturer of and Social Studies/Sociology coordinator second year /semester for the nurses BSc program of HOH, DVG, IMSAN and WitGele Kruis.

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Coordinating renewal MOU between UA/IPA and NYU Steinhardt of Education, Culture and Human Development, with the government of Aruba(ministry of Nature and Environment) and main contact person for WAS-GMA for IPA. 

Currently exploring an institutional partnership in Washington DC/Howard University. 

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USA/Canada coordinator for international internship third year students at IPA. 

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Previous coordinator Towson University-IPA; MOU partnership in Baltimore with IPA/Aruba/Maryland in collaboration with WAS-GMA.

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Coordinating International Internship to NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development with the objective a research assignment on sustainable education, learning on the P of Planet(environmental education program bsc) in collaboration with  the Wallerstein Collaborative supervised by Prof.dr. Mary Leou, Prof. Rosa Pietanza and Prof. dr. Ann Burgender).

Coordinating and supervising the FORO POLITICO for the IPA community in September 2017, Political Elections in Aruba.

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Partnership and/or collaboration on several topics and projects with Directie Onderwijs (DEA), Centro Hoben I Famia, DAS, WitGele Kruis, Ministerie Economische Zaken, Communicatie en duurzaamheid, Ministerie Onderwijs en Sport, Ministerie Sociale Zaken en Justitie en ministerie Natuur, Transport, Integriteit en Ouderen Zaken.

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Teaching BKO/PDG at IPA on the 17 UNSDGs, Globalization, Migration and (Gender)Diversity, development economics and corporate diversity 

BKE/BKO student at IPA in 2024

Teaching/lecturing International Minor (IM) Students at IPA 2018-

Participating the shared chair project (2024) Doorwerking Slavernij verleden (UoC, UA and IPA).

Lecturing (Social Studies) first year IPAstudents, from the 17 UN SDGs perspective on SIDS economics,  development economics (Tourism),politics, and active citizenship (Collaborating with the ministry of economic affairs, communication and sustainable development, Central Bank of Aruba (CBA) on the Global Money Week (GMW)Project). Directie Sociale Zaken en Cede Aruba.

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Final thesis supervisor BSc at IPA (for years) and/or social projects supervisor

Lecturer at the Master’s of Social Work Program at the Faculty of Maatschappij en Gedragswetenschappen (FMG)at the University of Curacao 2010-2012.

Taught/lectured extensively in the Netherlands, Curacao and USA;

• Lecturer at UvA at Amidst/Indra or Faculty of social and behavioral science for master’s students,

• At the VU/UvA( guest) lectures

• At ORPAS I.S.S/Erasmus policy worker

• Lecturer at UU at USBO or REBO or USG for MSc students

• At the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (F.A.S BSc for OGM and Social Work&Development department,

• At the UoC (MSc Social Work program; Msc thesis supervisor) (2011-2013

• Lecturer and research supervisor International Internship (BUS) IPA students at Towson University Baltimore in Maryland

• Lecturer and research supervisor International Internship (BUS IPA students at NYU Steinhardt School of Education in NYC

 

(Board) member of Committees in the Netherlands, Curacao, U.S.A, Aruba.

NWO consultation committee for the NRO/NWO research call

Chair of WeConnect Aruba 2017-2021

Board member WIIS - Faculty of Governance & Global affairs at the University of Leiden from 2021-present

Board member WEB social Affairs Committee 2013-2017

DRH start commission on program good governance (BALA)with  governmental department heads

Board member of the Gender Steering Committee Aruba 2020-present

VNO Member COHO commission education post covid 2021/2022

Member for the Trash to Cash committee for the Ministry for Nature, Transport, Integrity and senior affairs 2021-2022

Feedback NWO research committee for the CAS Covid household result presentation 2021-2023

Advisor to and presenter at the STEM embassy seminar Aruba/Curacao 2022-

17 UNSDG Open Pedagogy online platform From 2021-2023 faculty team leader IPA/ Montgomery College (MC College) in Virginia; USA (Tristate college)

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Awards

10-year Jubilee placate Faculty of Arts and Science (F.A.S) University of Aruba in 2019. Recognition as the founding dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (F.A.S)

NWO interview as a PhD student at the University of Amsterdam AMIDST/INDRA 

Recent notable Presentations/conferences/seminars.

Handover of the final report Quality of life of Aruban Youth. Follow up post covid Youth Monitor Aruba

Presentation to the minister of Social Affairs and Justice on the research findings of the follow up post covid Youth Monitor Aruba on the 30th of October

Various presentations of the pilot results of the Youth Monitor Aruba; The Quality of Life of Aruban Youth seminar Plan di Mayor at Hyatt Plaza April 2023 and at the seminar of the foundation Telefon pa Hubentud, May 2024 in Marriott Stellaris Aruba.

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Panelmember and presenter at roundtable at the Webinar titled 'Where is the Caribbean in the Dutch #WPS National Action Plan? on the current state of gender relations within the Dutch Caribbean, Kingdom of the Netherlands at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs at the University of Leiden  on the 25th of May of 2023. Board Member of WIIS. #WPS #WIISNL #WomenPeaceSecurity #UNSCR1325 at Leiden University Institute of Security and Global Affairs Leiden University - Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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Presentation on BALA (Good governance academy program) for the Minister of Integrity. March 2023

UA CLL presentation inJanuary 2022. Herijken. Naar een maatschappijgerichte educatie. Cracks on the glass ceiling. Opportunities, barriers and strategies. Tertiary educated women on the labor market. May 24, 2022, Aula of the University of Aruba. 

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Workgroup session with UN Caribbean Women, in 2022 at CEDHEM supervised by Tonni Broadber in collaboration with the Aruban government invited by the Gender Steering Committee Aruba.

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​Presenter and participant on the NWO’s Dutch Caribbean Research(DCRW)webinar on the findings of the research pilot Quality of Life of Aruban Youth. Youth Monitor Aruba; Webinar in May 2021

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Speech for Plenitionary minister and (vice)dean George Mason University or Washington University in DC, IPA director in Washington DC December 2021.

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Lecture on the glass ceiling for International Women’s Day in 2019 in Renaissance

Opening and MC for IPA’s conference on its 25-year Jubilee conference in Hilton 2017  

First FAS conference 2012 in collaboration with ISS/Erasmus with dr. Helen Hintjes (2012)

First female leadership conference at Marriott in 2011 in collaboration with ATA (Joyce Bartels Daal and Marielle van der Leeuw) with Heleen Mees.

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Hobbies/activities

• Church: ecumenical/Christian/Roman Catholic: Active member of churches in The Netherlands/ Curacao/Aruba /international ministry in Amsterdam (Xroads) prayers sessions (GSCC) en Protestantse Kerk Aruba

• Literature, (poetry performance in Curacao/Amsterdam) festivals,( music) performances and biennales

• Music: Flute (blokfluit) (Groningen en Nijmegen) and Classical Violinist training orchestra/concerts (Nijmgen and Curacao); loves classical, jazz, pop and opera  music

• Sports: Classical ballet, field hockey, athletics, tennis, fitness and jogging

• Theatre & Arts: Theatre, classical, pop, jazz concerts, praise and worships songs, performances, Musea, movies, gallery’s, art festivals, reading books, listening to music

• Social: Social gatherings with friends, love to travel and fashion 

• Nature: Hiking, Caminatas or Pilgrimhikes

• Loves restaurants, dining, cook workshops; loves Caribbean, European, Italian, Scandinavian, Latin American,  Asian and vegetarian dishes.  Wine tasting lover.

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Social Media/publicity/news (Aruba, Curacao, Nederland)

Newspaper articles in Nederland, Curacao, Aruba, radio, podcasts interviews and other tv interviews Social media (FB & Insta) on activities about the UA, IPA, government, Trash to Cash, Towson University and NYU MOU partnership.

Op Aruba; BonDia, Diaro, Amigoe, Antilliaans Dagblad, Noticiacla. 

Interviews in Podcasts Carolina Thiel-Span, Sincerely Carolina, Cacho Spierto met Henrique & Stamper Sopi Mix Studios

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Phd Commissions/supervision (The Netherlands, Curacao, Aruba, USA)

Member Phd committee USBO colleague

Member of Phd committee dr.Lydia Emericencia at the UU

Member of the Phd Commissie/cortege dr. Annemarie Marchena-Slot at the UoC

Supervision committee of VU Postdoc dr. Katharina Joosen 

Member of the Phd Committee at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio invited by Prof. dr. Philomena Essed

Member of the Phd Committee; student of Prof.dr. Cees Hamelinck at the University of Amsterdam

Member of the PhD committee for the public defense of dr. Madhu Jadnansing of the FHTMS at the University of Aruba

MSc thesis supervisor drs/MSc Lita Pietersz, De Nederlandse Business School/RBC research. HRM and diversity, equity, and inclusion within RBC HRM policies. Cum Laude

Member of the Dutch Anthropological Professional Association (ABV)in the Netherlands

Much invited panel member on topics regarding diversity, gender, equity and inclusion, development studies, governance, intersectionality, Caribbean Region. In the Netherlands, Curacao and Aruba

FENN boardmember in the Netherlands

Ocan boardmember in the Netherlands

WEB advisory boardmember (social affairs)

Weconnect Aruba (chair)

WIIS boardmember/ University of Leiden

 

Currently PhD supervivsor

Phd supervisor for UA student

Phd supervisor IPA student

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Publications (Aruba/Curacao/The Netherlands)

Upcoming book project Gender&Education (SDG4/SDG5) commissioned by the PM of Aruba and the Rector of the University of Aruba; a portrait book of 50 (Aruban) women or women in Aruba. Deadline Launch March the18th 2025. 

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Upcoming report follow up Post-covid Youth Monitor Aruba on mental health of Aruban schoolchildren 2023/2024

Article in Upcoming handbook Gender Studies in the Dutch Caribbean in 2024 by the University of Amsterdam and the University of Curacao.

Artikel in Pedagogischen Studie naan de Universiteit Leiden in 2023 Pilotresults van de Youth Monitor Pre Covid ism dr. Anne-Marie Slotboom 

Editor to the report Trash to Cash for the minister of Nature, Transport, Integrity, and senior affairs supervised by dr. Ryan Peterson and Juliet Carval

Article in Kristof 2018, Jaargang XIX-4. Sociaal Kultureel Tijdschrift

Article in Coaching Managementtijdschrift 2018- 2019

Article in collaboration met Archeologisch Museum, drs. Raymundo Dijkhoff hfd van Archeologisch museum 2012

Co-composer, writer and editor van Perspectieva Mundial (PM) IPA reader of handbook  for Sustainable inclusive Development or in-depth theoretical development and framing of the International internship BUitenlandse Stage(BUS) third year IPA students with colleague dr. Haime Croes

Report/Redefining and reframing the IPA Policy note on social service. Herijken. Naar een maatschappij gerichte educatie (IPA) 2017-2020 commissioned by the Department of Education and the Management of IPA in 2013.

Yearly report /Brondocument FAS 2012

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Work/professional experience before Aruba 2009

De Baak VNO-NCW,

Ministery of Justice

Ministery of Kingdom relations

Previous Antillenhuis now Curacao House or embassy

Ministery of Interior Affairs and Kingdom relations in the Hague

Free lance researcher at Previous Antillenhuis now Curacao House or embassy in the Haque

Ministery of Social Affairs and Labour in the Haque

Ministery of Education in the Haque

University of Amsterdam(InDRA/AGIDS)/AMiDST

FENN at the University of Amsterdam, Erasmus Rotterdam

Club van 100 in Amsterdam

University of Utrecht

Forum In Utrecht

Weconnect Nederland in Amsterdam and Aruba

MAS in Utrecht (jaren 80)

Anne Frank Huis project 1992/1993

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Skills

Research Methodology (mixed methods approach)

Qualitative research methodologist

Presentations, lecturing, workshops, labs, workshops, seminars, presentations

Writing letters, letters, PowerPoints, articles, books, journals, 

Interviewing, managing a supervision team, research team.

Team worker, 

Senior project leader or lead researcher.

Budgeting

Theory development,

Governance,

Management/planning

Supervision and member of research consortia

Consultancy/advice

Editing

Transcribing interviews

Project Management(De Baak)

Qualitative Data Analysis or mixed methods data analysis

Public Speaking

Bsc/Msc Thesis and dissertation supervision/coaching

Member of supervision master’s and PhD teams 

Coordinator, organization of scientific events, labs, workshops, seminars,conferences, network sessions

Policy worker and expert

Organizing and hosting Seminars/conferences/workshops/labs

Debater, panel member or chair in the Netherlands/Aruba

Internationalization/global coordinator US/Canada/The Netherlands

MOUs and TOR initiator and closer

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Educational Background

Summer session and stint at Radcliffe Harvard in Cambridge Boston on Gender and Ethnicity relations(1990).

 

Completed in 1998

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PD researcher in collaboration with the university of the Netherlands Antilles or now University of Curacao/University of Amsterdam, Previous Faculty AMiDST/Agids / Indra – Netherlands now AISSR at the University of Amsterdam /Faculty Behavioral and Social sciences at Roeterseiland supervised by Prof.dr Joke Schrijvers en Prof.dr. Philomena Essed, Prof.dr. Ton Dietz.

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PhD Member of the member of the Dutch research school for development studies (CERES) Ceresresearchschool.nl (1996--1997).

PhD Member of the Dutch research school for Gender Studies (NOV/ NOG) (1996-1997).

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Collaborated on projects with E-Quality Expertise centrum and Belle van Zuylen Institute/Aletta Jacobs Institute in Utrecht.

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Completed in 1993

Master Thesis - Cultural Anthropology – Faculty of Social Science, specialization in Latin American and Caribbean studies, ethnic and Women studies at the University of Utrecht // Master’s specialization, Latin American & Caribbean studies, and Gender (UUCRES)) and ethnic studies (UU/CRES) at the University of Amsterdam.

 

Executed a research project commissioned by Anne Frank Huis on racism and stigmatization among youngsters (1992-1993)

International Exchange student at University of Massachusetts at Amherst for MSc fieldwork for MSc thesis under supervision of Prof.dr Philomena Essed (CRES/University of Amsterdam) and dr. Wim Hoogbergen (UU/Faculty of Social sciences /Cult. Anthropology) at the African American studies department at UMASS at Amherst. MSc thesis titled: From Black Women Studies towards Black feminist research. Presented by invitation at the National Conference on Black Women in Academia at MIT in Cambridge (Jan 1994).

University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA // Masters field work for Master’s thesis in 1989-1990

Summer session and stint at Radcliffe College at Harvard in Cambridge/ Boston on Gender and Ethnicity relations (1990).

Completed in 1989-1990 US exchange student for MSc field research at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for my MSc thesis supervised by Dr. Philomena Essed at the CRES/AGiDS/InDRA at the university of Amsterdam and the University of Utrecht (Social Science Faculty) by dr. W. Hoogbergen.

African - American Studies - USA Summer course in 1987 at Howard University in Washington DC (HBCU);Completed 1987 US exchange student summer course third year MSc student Cultural Anthropology at the Social Sciences faculty of the University of Utrecht

Howard University, USA // Summer Course; Introduction to The African Diaspora

Social Sciences & Cultural Anthropology

University of Utrecht // Bachelors

The Netherlands

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Instituto Pedagogico Arubano | Lecturer, researcher and policy worker.

2013 – Present

Developer and lecturer IPA modules HyC 2014-2018. Introduction

Participatory Governance (The teacher as social agent and the

social map / De leerkracht als sociaal agent en de sociale kaart),

Workshops Sustainable Inclusive Development or Perspectiva

Mundial (PM), co-author of the Perspectiva Mundial (PM) reader,

Participatory Governance, supervisor PM papers, Research

Coordinator PM, ASP supervisor, Lecturer module Social inequality

within elementary schools. VU-IPA/UA collaboration on a Youth

monitor titled ‘HeyYouAruba’ (NWO-VU-IPA). NWO research project

currently supervised by VU/IPA 2016.

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Dr. Horacio E. Oduber Hospital & WGK | Lecturer 2015

MGZ bachelor program (Curacao) for healthcare professionals and nurses

Module social sciences.

 

Instituto Pedagogico Arubano (CIDE) | Researcher

2013 – Present

Vice president of the Jubilee 25 IPA Jubilee conference committee in May 2016. Supervision Boardmember NWO Postdoctoral researchproject VU2014-2016; Riskfactors for Dutch Caribbean women in criminal circuits by dr. Katherina Joosen supervised by Prof.dr. Catrien Bijleveld en dr. Anne-Marie Slotboom. Currently

member of the research team on the report Pilot Youth Monitor Aruba. The Quality of Life of Aruban Youth (2020) assigned by IPA & Minister of Education. Organizing committeemember and MC for the symposium titled Research in higher education within the Kingdom of the Netherlands 23rd and 24th of May 2017 Marriott Aruba in

collaboration with the Hogeschool of Rotterdam.

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Board Member Foundations

2014 – Present

Chair WeConnect Aruba | 2016 – Present

Stil Verleden | 2014 – Present

WEB Commission | 2013-2016

OCAN | 2005-2009

FENN | 1998-2004

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Publications/chapters/articles/ reports/websites/ Books

• Hoge Hakken, Wereldbaan - Vrouwen in sleutelposities op Curaçao. Auteurs: Paula Kibbelaar Clarisse vanHaersma Buma. Co-auteur: C. Buma(2003)

• Publication dissertation titled “Barsten in het glazen plafond. Tertiaire opgeleide vrouwn op de Curaçaose arbeidsmarkt dissertatie(2005)

• The Art of Being a foreigner De Baak VNO-NCW(2007)

• Sterke vrouwen in het Koninkrijk (2010)

• Chapter in publication edited by Prof.dr RoseMary Allen, Emancipatie&Acceptatie(2007)

• Chapter in publication Sevilla Slavery Heritage (2006)

• Ninsee Publication on Tiener en jonge moeders; Participatie = integratie(2006)

• NWOpublication on Phds (2004)

• MAC Foundation More Attention for Care; Publication in Memory of dr. Macdonald Kibbelaar(2009)

• Atria publication on the female labor history in Curacao (the Panama hat industry)(1999)

• And more

 

Languages

Dutch

English

Papiamento

French,

German

(Spanisch; Passive)

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Professional Experience

University of Aruba | Founding Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science

2012 - 2013

Co-lecturer and developer of the modules Philosophy of science, Disciplinary approaches to organizations,

Lecturer:Introduction to qualitative research, 

Lecturer: Sociology of Development, 

Lecturer: Diversity, equity and inclusion 

Lecturer: Qualitative Research in Organizations. 

(Guest) lecturer: Social work and Development perspectives and other modules.

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Supervisor F.A.S BSc and Msc thesis at the University of Aruba (F.A.S)

Co-promoter research project Social Media on Aruba in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam. Faculty of Humanities. Promotor. Prof. dr. Richard Rogers. Supervision research project. Progressing 

Co-promotor Ph.D. research project titled: research into female executive leadership in the lodging industry in Aruba. A focus on the effects of second-generation gender bias on career advancement.

2022 University of Aruba | Interim rector.

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Presentation of results Project on teenage and young single motherhood for WitGeleKruis Aruba in Renaissance 2010

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2010 - 2011

Dean, associate professor and lecturer of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) at the University of Aruba 2009-2013

University of The Netherlands Antilles | Lead Researcher

2008 - 2009 Lead researcher for the research project ‘Strong women in the Dutch Kingdom’ commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Interior affairs and Kingdom relations in collaboration with the  University of the Netherlands Antilles (University of Curacao or UoC). 

Publication: Vrouwen van de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba. Naar een betere toekomst. Aan de slag met sterke vrouwen in het Koninkrijk. Onderzoek naar beleid en praktijk.

2010 Hogeschool of Amsterdam, Netherlands | Lecturer at the faculty of Law and Society

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2008 - 2009  Coordinator, Developer and lecturer of the Modules: The Do’s and Don’ts of diversity. Faculty of Law and Society. Reader 2008 Hogeschool of Amsterdam, Netherlands | Support staff member merger PABO within the UNA (UoC).

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2008

During the set-up of the program SW/FMG for the UNA in Amsterdam, by holding talks and coordinating the merger with HvA/UvA under the guide of Prof.dr.Jeanne de Bruijn previous rector of the University of the Netherlands Antilles(UNA now UoC). Teaching the module Do’s and Don’ts of Diversity for 4th year bachelor students Hogeschool van Amsterdam

Institute of Social Studies (ORPAS), Netherlands | Interim Research Officer at ORPAS/I.S.S/Erasmus University

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2005-2007 Research officer at ORPAS at ISS/Erasmus University; Update of the ISSErasmus website (researchprojects) and a report on all the researchprojects,  vision&mission and projects.

I-NOVA, Netherlands | Associate consultant-researcher; Coordinator of the diversity scan at and for the Dutch Ministry of Justice.

Co-researcher with dr. Oberon Nauta on the research project assigned by the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom relations in the Haque on the Checks and Balances within the Dutch Caribbean and other Caribbean democracies

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2006-2007 Research, policy worker for de Baak Management centrum VNO-NCW on The creative economy, globalization, Amsterdam and diversity. The Art of being a foreigner(www.artofbeingaforeigner.nl)

 

2005-2008

Presentation for the Vereniging Antilliaans Netwerk in 2006 of the results of the dissertation Cracks in the Glass Ceiling. Opportunities, barriers and strategies for tertiary educated women on the Curacao labor market.

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National Institute of Dutch Slavery History & Heritage, Netherlands | Project manager

www.ninsee.nl of the Royal Tropical Institute (www.kit.nl) in Amsterdam from February 2005 until December 2005. Assigned by the Ministry of Justice (Then Minister of Justice, Mw. Verdonk) Conference and report (publication) on the emancipation and participation of Afro Antillean and Surinamese (Caribbean) women, in particular young (teenage) mothers, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and Integration and the Municipality of Amsterdam.

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Embassy of the Netherlands Antilles in The Hague, Netherlands | Freelance project manager
Published and developed a funding and subsidy brochure for funding projects in the Kingdom of the Netherlands regarding the Dutch Caribbean. A publication on all the funding agencies and subsidies within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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2003-2005

Ministry of Integration in The Hague, Netherlands | Assistant to the secretary of the Committee on Antillean Risk Youth as Assistant to the secretary of the commission for high-risk Antillean youths.

 

2002-2004 Advisor & consultant for Opportunity in Bedrijf in Amstelveen(OIB) 

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2002-2005 Buitenpromovendus at REBO/UU and teaching at bachelor and master’s level at USBO/REBO community-oriented research assignments and supervisor of MSc thesis; new PhD supervision team, led by Prof.dr. Paul Verweel, Prof.dr Valdermar Marcha, Prof.dr.Arie de Ruijter and dr. Gilbert Cijntje and Irene Prof.dr. Irene Van Staveren

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1997-2002 PhD candidate and Guest lecturer at Amidst/INDRA at the University of Amsterdam, Roeterseiland, co-promotor, dr. Philomena Essed, Professor. Joke Schrijvers, Prof.dr. Rene Romer

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1999 ATRIA; publication History of women on the Curacao labor market; an overview of the panama hat industry

 

References 

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Former General Director of the Instituto Pedagogico Arubano (IPA) | Drs. Ava Thode | avathode@gmail.com

Former Director of USBO and REBO at the University of Utrecht | Dr. Paul Verweel | p.verweel@uu.nl
Chair of the Executive Board of USBO | Prof. dr. M. Noordegraaf | m.noordegraaf@uu.nl
Former Minister of Education | Dr. Armando (Rudy) Lampe | armando.lampe@gmail.com

Director of Department of Education | Drs. Annemarie Proveyer | annemarie.proveyer@ea.aw

Director of Bloodbank Aruba | Prof. dr. Ashley Duits | ajduits@gmail.com
Former Director FKP | Herman George | herman.s.george@live.com
Dutch Caribbean University WTC Curaçao | Dr. Gilbert Cijntje | gcijntje@hotmail.com

Former CEO of De Baak (www.debaak.nl) Drs. Harry Starren