Mark Dees

Mark Dees has extensive experience in educational leadership, currently serving as a bestuurslid regiobestuur at VO-raad since October 2022, where the focus is on organizing member meetings and providing input to the Leden Advies Raad. As directeur - bestuurder at Pallas Athene College since July 2020, Mark oversees educational operations. Previously, Mark held roles as directeur at Aeres VMBO and Aeres MBO, focused on enhancing vocational education from August 2010 to July 2020, and as team leader at Via Nova College, where a sizeable student body and innovative education model were developed. Mark’s earlier career included positions as leerwegcoördinator at vd Capellen sg and as an account manager at ABN AMRO. Mark holds a Master’s degree in Ecological Pedagogy from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and an engineering degree in teaching livestock farming and processing from Stoas.