Karen van de Velde

Karen van de Velde is an experienced senior beleidsadviseur currently working at Gemeente Medemblik since April 2023. Previously, Karen served as a beleidsmedewerker sociaal domein at Gemeente Leiderdorp from December 2016 to April 2023, focusing on youth, education, and childcare. Additional experience includes roles at HagaZiekenhuis as a senior medewerker vastgoed beheer and beleidsmedewerker for the vastgoed department from July 2004 to November 2016, where support was provided on policy, legal, and financial matters. Prior to that, Karen worked at Stichting Samenwerkende Ziekenhuizen Juliana Kinderziekenhuis and Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis as a stafmedewerker facilitating various support functions and as an ondersteuner coördinator for Stichting Fondsenwerving at Juliana Kinderziekenhuis. Karen holds an HBO diploma in Facilitaire Dienstverlening from Haagse Hogeschool Den Haag, obtained in 1997.