Sabine van der Heijden has extensive experience in legal advisory roles, currently serving as a senior bestuurlijk-juridisch adviseur at Provincie Fryslân since March 2019, providing legal support primarily for the management of the Waddenfonds. Sabine also holds the position of acting chair of the complaints investigation committee at Martini Ziekenhuis and serves as the acting chair for several complaints committees under Wvggz Groningen and Wkkgz Lentis/UCP/FPC van Mesdag, as well as the complaints committee for Wkkgz and Wvggz Friesland at GGZ Friesland. Previous roles include senior juridisch adviseur at Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland, chair of the complaints committee at Woningstichting Weststellingwerf, and staff jurist at the Ministry of Security and Justice. Sabine's educational background includes a master's degree in public law from the University of Groningen and additional legal training from various institutions.