Jeanke Verbruggen

Jeanke Verbruggen currently serves as the Gemeentesecretaris and algemeen directeur at Gemeente Nuenen since January 2025. Prior to this role, Jeanke was employed at Gemeente Valkenswaard as adjunct-directeur and loco-gemeentesecretaris, also holding the position of manager ruimtelijk beleid from January 2022 to January 2025. Jeanke's earlier experience includes serving as raadsgriffier and raadsadviseur at Gemeente Eindhoven from April 2009 to January 2022 and working as beleidsadviseur at SRE from April 2003 to April 2009 for both ruimte & wonen and zorg & welzijn. Jeanke began a career as a beleidsmedewerker at Gemeente Deurne from 2001 to 2003 and as a projectmedewerker at Eiffel from 1999 to 2001. Academic qualifications include a master's degree in Nederlands Recht from Tilburg University (2001-2003) and a drs. in Juridische bestuurswetenschappen from Tilburg University (1993-1998), alongside brief studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1998.