Lisette Ooms

Lisette Ooms is a seasoned professional in cultural heritage and arts management, currently serving as Senior beleidsadviseur Cultureel Erfgoed at Gemeente Ridderkerk since January 2024. Ooms has extensive experience, including a role as Adviseur Erfgoed en Cultuurhistorie at BAR-organisatie until January 2024 and participation as a member of the advisory board at BLASt since June 2021. Ooms has held the position of Creatief directeur at De Raadkamer | Adviesbureau voor Kunst | Cultuur since May 2009, focusing on various cultural initiatives, project management, and heritage repurposing. Previous positions include advising on cultural education policy at Gemeente Ridderkerk and acting as Zakelijk leider at Stichting Art UnOrganized, which specializes in innovative classical music concerts. Ooms has contributed to the cultural sector through interim management and other advisory roles while holding a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion from Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten and an initial course in Dutch language and literature from Utrecht University.