Staff

Frans Prins, Founder & Director

“The true value of creativity lies in its connection to the world we live in”

My vision for Grass Routes is to build a creative and innovative NGO, based on social and ecological values, supporting produce and consume of products that have a strong, sustainable approach and raising consumer awareness through cool actions.

Leona Tobisch, Associate Director

Creativity as the inexhaustible resource is essential for me and my constant motivation. Creativity is also the most essential to create sustainable progress and solutions in every aspect of life. Getting lost in cities and discovering new things are among my favorite things to do and my source of inspiration.

Olenka Czarnocki, Project Manager Green City Tours

I came from Belgium to Berlin to research sustainable projects, and now I am developing an ecological city tour in Berlin.

Creatives

Cecilia Palmér, Co-Founder, Designer

“Courage is the power that makes you realize your ideas”

I am the designer of the green, open source fashion label Pamoyo, co-founded Grass Routes, have realized a series of open source and DIY projects like Fashion Reloaded and work as a designer and web-designer.

Lars Schmidt, Director Art Ecology Education

As founder of Art, Ecology & Education, The Pollinators and initiator/co-developer of Integral Ecoawarenss Training and Practice, I am a pioneer and visionary in the field of creating and facilitating transformative processes and projects for integrated, sustainable living.

Board of the foundation

Naomi Woltring, Chair

“If the ones in power won’t make a fair and sustainable world, we will have to create it from below”

I studied political science and political philosophy in Amsterdam, worked as secretary-general of the Dutch young socialists, for the European Parliament and in several political and non-governmental organizations.

Anouk Bolsenbroek, Treasurer

“Diversity in nature is a key to inspiration”

I majored in Humanism and Spiritual Counseling at the University for Humanistics in Utrecht (NL), gained experience in teaching and policy making, wrote publications on inclusion and counseling and worked on education programs on nature and environmental issues.

Luder Esveld, Secretary

“He not busy being born is busy dying”

I work for the foundation Loesje, an NGO which strives create involvement by writing social-critical texts about various issues. I have studied Social and Cultural Education and worked for IJU, a foundation for international youth exchange.