Jan Trommelen has a diverse professional background with significant experience in journalism and social legal services. Currently, Jan works at Dynamo as a Medewerker Sociaal Juridische spreekuren since October 2014 and has been a Medewerker SP Hulpdienst op locatie for the Socialistische Partij since January 2016, assisting residents of Amsterdam with municipal poverty regulations. Previous roles include freelance journalism, web editing for Reed Business Media's Distrifood and Foodmagazine, and a journalistic position at Geassocieerde Persdiensten, covering economic topics for multiple regional newspapers. Jan's career also includes editorial positions across various outlets, starting with a role as Chef redactie at the Algemeen Dagblad's Caribbean edition. Jan holds a degree in Technische Bedrijfskunde from TU Eindhoven, earned between 1985 and 1993.