Laura Pellikaan

Laura Pellikaan currently serves as Directiesecretaris at Gemeente Molenlanden since February 2025 and has been a Raadslid at Gemeente Gorinchem since March 2018, where responsibilities include duo-fractievoorzitter and chairing the vertrouwenscommissie for the reappointment of the mayor. Previous experience includes Senior Beleidsadviseur at Sociale Dienst Drechtsteden from October 2020 to February 2025, focusing on labor market policies and the Participatiewet. Laura also held positions such as Interim bestuurssecretaris and Onderzoeksstagiair at Art.1 Midden Nederland. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Genderstudies and a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Utrecht University, along with a propedeuse in Journalism from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. Training includes policy advisory in political and administrative contexts.