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






