Marc Wesselink

Director/Partner

Marc is a trusted advisor, consultant, coach and trainer. He is the author (with Ronald Paul) of the Handbook on Strategic Stakeholder Engagement (Handboek Strategisch Omgevingsmanagement). Marc is troubled by the fact that a lot of societal gains are lost as a result of unprofessional stakeholder management.

Hans van Zijst

Director/Partner

Hans is one of the most experienced Strategic Stakeholder Engagement experts in the Netherlands. He feels particularly at home in the public sector. Hans combines substantive knowledge in the field of the environment, nature, water, infrastructure, spatial planning, and sustainability with a drive for results, managerial sensitivity, and strong communication skills.

Steffie Bes

Consultant

In January 2022 Steffie joined WesselinkVanZijst as a consultant. She has a background in history and political science and developed a broad social political interest. Her sense for mutual relationships and genuine interest allows her to understand various interests and make strong connections.

Janneke Eberson

Office manager

Janneke joined the WesselinkVanZijst team very soon after its foundation. In her capacity as Office Manager, she organizes all office logistics and oversees the secretariat. Janneke manages Marc Wesselink's diary.

Linda Epping

Administrative and Project Assistant

Linda joined our team in 2020. She is in charge of the logistics of in-company training courses provided by the SSE Academy (SOM Academie) and the Negotiation & Public Service network. Linda also coordinates our newsletter and supports other colleagues.

Thijs Kraassenberg

Senior Consultant

On behalf of organizations in the public and private sector, Thijs works on assignments in which collaboration and trust between different parties and stakeholders is of vital importance but suffers from the pressures of time, strained relationships, limited financial resources or interests that are strongly opposed.

Jeroen Medema

Consultant

Jeroen joined WesselinkVanZijst as an SSE Consultant in 2015. In addition to his consultancy work, he also works as an independent process supervisor and as a trainer. Jeroen specializes in Joint Fact Finding and is a published author on this topic.

Chantal Polhout

Administrative Assistant

Chantal mainly worked in the hospitality sector until her appointment at WesselinkVanZijst. Mid-2019, she decided to swap the dynamics of facilitating and hosting business meetings, weddings, parties and their administrative processing for her position in our team.

Mart Scheepers

Consultant

After a three-year stint in Myanmar, Mart Scheepers returned to his position of SSE Consultant and trainer in the summer of 2020. Mart is analytically strong, easily combines practice and theory and is always focused on making progress.

Robin Schram

Consultant

Robin works as a trainer and SSE Consultant. Thanks to his academic background and analytical skills, he is excellent at structuring complex issues and presenting them in a comprehensible manner.

Stefan Szepesi

Senior Consultant

Stefan Szepesi is a negotiation expert and former diplomat for the EU and the UN. He has a keen interest in domestic and international multi-party negotiations on complex policy issues, especially in the fields of climate, commerce (trade) and conflict.