Manon Spaans currently serves as a Beleidsmedewerker ecologie at Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe since January 2022. Prior to this role, Manon Spaans gained experience as a Trainee projectondersteuner/assistent projectleider at Noaberkracht from October 2020 to January 2022 and as a Stagiair beleidsonderzoek at Rijkswaterstaat from January 2020 to July 2020. Manon Spaans holds a Master of Science in Science Business and Policy (2019-2020) and a Master of Science in Ecology and Evolution (2018-2020) from the University of Groningen. Additionally, a Bachelor of Science in Biology was obtained from the same university between 2014 and 2018, following completion of VWO, Natuur en Gezondheid at Carmel College Salland from 2007 to 2014.