Grass Routes | People

Staff
	Frans Prins, Founder & Managing 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. I studied Humanistics in Utrecht and realized diverse creative projects and productions, international arts and media exchanges, magazines, exhibitions, events, awareness campaigns and social actions. prins (at) grass-routes.org find me on: Xing LinkedIn Stumble
	Leona Tobisch, Project Management & Administration
	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.
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 and did graphic and web-design. I worked as creative director for Loesje International on international projects and campaigns; studied courses in sustainable engineering in Sweden and arts and culture in France and gained experience with permaculture and sustainable agriculture.
	Melissa Valso, Logo Design
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 study 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-political organizations such as Nivon, Association for Community Colleges, Dutch Young Socialists, Loesje, Jugendbildungstätte Kurt Löwenstein.
	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 trained volunteers in developing education programs on nature and environmental issues. Deep ecology, earth education, storyline approach and worldviews are sources of inspiration.
	Luder Esveld, Secretary “He not busy being born is busy dying” I work for the foundation Loesje, an NGO which strives to increase awareness of and 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.