Tessa Verschoor is a Senior Adviser in Soil and Water at TAUW Nederland, where extensive experience includes advising on strategic soil issues and policies, focusing on complex challenges within the industry and public domain. Tessa has held various roles at TAUW, including Program Manager and Product Manager for soil-related issues. In addition to being the Secretary of the Vereniging Kwaliteitsborging Bodembeheer and the Chair of SuRF-NL, Tessa contributed as a Policy Officer on the Bodemstelsel project with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Previous experience includes serving as a member of the editorial team for the Tijdschrift Bodem and Board Member of Jong SKB. Educational qualifications include an MSc in Environmental Geochemistry from Utrecht University and a BBE in Environmental Science from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht.