Our team

Gerda Brethouwer
Director

Marijke Verschoor-Boele
Business Manager

Anita Bolks
Administrative Assistant

Sarah Schott
Secretary / IT Support

Frouke Harmsen
PR & Marketing / Collection Officer

Ria Theissen
Controller

Marjon Hermeling
Education

Berna Bonekamp
Exhibitions Officer

Martha Groenewoud
Facilities Officer

Board of Trustees

All board members serve in an unremunerated capacity.

Henk Dijk
Chair

Jon Temming
Secretary

Wilco Lensink
Treasurer

Mark Penninkhof
Board Member

Dolf Prinsen
Board Member

Verena Winter
Board Member

Advisory Board

Mr. L. (Lejo) Schenk
Chair of the Advisory Board, former Director of IKON and Wereldmuseum Amsterdam (formerly Tropenmuseum Amsterdam)

Mr. A. (Ad) van Liempt
Journalist, programme maker, and author in Amsterdam

Mr. Dr. W. (Wim) van Heugten
Project advisor for museums and cultural institutions

Mr. drs. H. (Hans) de Beukelaer
Historian, author, and publisher (FAGUS) in Aalten

Mr. Dr. B. (Ben) Boersema
Advisor affiliated with Erfgoed Gelderland in Zutphen

Mr. H. (Hans) de Graaf
Former Chair of the AM Board, Platform for International Border Contacts, Chair of Bredevoorts Belang

Mr. G. (Gerd) Wiesmann
Former District Administrator (Landrat) of the Borken District in Borken

Mr. Dr. M. (Michael) Gander
Managing Director of Gedenkstätte Augustaschacht e.V. in Osnabrück

Mr. Prof. Dr. J. (Jacco) Pekelder
Director of the Zentrum für Niederlande Studien (Centre for Netherlands Studies) in Münster

Ms. C. (Corinna) Endlich MA
Director of the LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel

Honorary Members

Mr. J.A. (Ab) Hoefman (deceased 21 June 2024)
Former Board Member

Mr. R. (Rob) Nieman
Former Board Member

Mr. T.J. (Tijme) Bouwers
Former Mayor of the Municipality of Aalten

Mr. V. (Volker) Jacob
Formerly of the LWL-Medienzentrum für Westfalen Lippe in Münster

Ms. drs. E.M. (Elsabe) Kalsbeek – baroness Schimmelpenninck van der Oije
Former Chair of the Advisory Board for Aalten Museums, former Chair of the Museum Advisory Committee of Erfgoed Gelderland in Zutphen,
former Member of the Senate (First Chamber) for the VVD