Jolanda van Kessel

Jolanda van Kessel has been working in the field of education for over 25 years. Jolanda started their career as a teacher in training, and later became an advisor for schools and businesses on how to best approach teaching non-native speakers of Dutch. In 1995, they joined the SLO, where they managed large-scale projects involving dozens of schools across the Netherlands. Jolanda also served as acting director of ROC OverGelder for a year. From 1998 to 1999, they were adjunct director at ROC Aventus. In their current role as regional director at De Leijgraaf, they are responsible for both operational and personnel matters.

Jolanda van Kessel has a Master in General Management from the RUG/AOG, a Lean Management diploma from Nyenrode Business University, and a Governance, organisatie en management degree from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam). Jolanda also has an ATW from the University of Amsterdam and a kandidaats in Nederlands from Leiden University.

Jolanda van Kessel reports to Peer van Summeren, Chairman, Executive Board. They work with Hans de Jong - Regional Director, Vincent Bartels - Corporate Controller, and Mireille van Vught - Director, Operations.