Team

Stan Pepels

Meet Stan, a passionate advocate for sustainable urban living and a cycling enthusiast. Born and raised in Tilburg, the Netherlands, he has been navigating the streets on two wheels since childhood, with fond memories of

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Mona Khatib

Born and raised in the Netherlands, Mona recalls her early years mastering the art of cycling before even taking her first steps. Despite being practically raised on a bicycle, Mona’s transportation narrative took a turn

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Irene Hofmeijer

Irene Hofmeijer is on BYCS Board of Advisors, bringing forth her knowledge from her diverse working experience on climate change and sustainability in different environments. – Irene Hofmeijer is a dedicated environmentalist and sustainability advocate.

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Marijke Kuijpers

Marijke Kuijpers is joining the BYCS Board of Advisors, enriching the team with her profound expertise in the UHNWI market and Family Governance, and her unwavering commitment to exceptional client service. – Marijke Kuijpers boasts

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Carolina van Iperen

Carolina van Iperen is joining the BYCS Board of Advisors, bringing her seasoned HR expertise with a unique coaching approach that combines her Italian heritage and pragmatic Dutch perspective. – Carolina van Iperen is a

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Zira John Quaghe

Zira, with expertise in solar and renewable energy, is now part of the BYCS Board of Advisors, bringing insights gained from working in power sectors and extractive industries across the developing world. – Prior to

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Max Schreuder

Max Schreuder, a seasoned expert in destination and city marketing, B2B and B2C communication, and hospitality sales, is joining the BYCS Board of Advisors, bringing his extensive experience to further enhance the organisation’s initiatives. –

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Oona Eager

Oona Eager, a Senior Community Strategist, joins the BYCS Board of Advisors, bringing expertise from international projects in philanthropy, social enterprise, and civic sectors. – Oona Eager is a Senior Community Strategist whose work supports

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Iris Maertens

Iris Maertens is joining the BYCS Board of Advisors, contributing her skills as a graphic designer, illustrator, and communications expert, with a strong background from her work at Greenpeace International. – Iris Maertens is a

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Mona Khatib

Born and raised in the Netherlands, Mona recalls her early years mastering the art of cycling before even taking her first steps. Despite being practically raised on a bicycle, Mona’s transportation narrative took a turn

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Aparna Saroagi

Aparna Saroagi is on BYCS Board of Advisors, bringing knowledge from finance, entrepreneurship, and gender and LGBTQI+ sectors. – Aparna Saroagi is an IIT Delhi alumnae, a Bharti Scholarship holder, and a TEDx speaker. Her

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Julien Vincelot

Julien Vincelot is on BYCS Board of Advisors, bringing knowledge from Urban, Philanthropy, and Sustainability sectors. – Julien is an engaged urban planner and strategist working in philanthropy, with experience at the intersection of health,

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Tobin Postma

Tobin Postma is on BYCS’ Board of Advisors, bringing knowledge from Urban, Communications, and Policy sectors. – Tobin has been riding bikes for as long as he can remember. No matter where his 15 year

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Yichen Wang

Yichen is the Bicycle Mayor Network Intern at BYCS, focusing on the process of onboarding new Bicycle Mayors, communicating with them, as well as reporting on the status of their activism. Originally from Beijing, Yichen

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Itsi Alveano Aguerrebere

PhD in Public Policies of child development. Specialist in Road safety with Child approach. Full time researcher on urban development and childhood. Advocate for the children´s right to the city as well as the right

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Tamara Veldboer

Tamara Veldboer is the director of Circle Economy Consulting, with a passion for sustainability. In her role, she works with businesses to identify and implement circular solutions. Additionally, she will now join as the new

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Sarah Roberts

Sarah Roberts has over 20 years experience fundraising for outstanding causes including Greenpeace, Médecins Sans Frontières, the Global Call for Climate Action. Sarah’s fundraising efforts have enabled positive social change across a range of environmental

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Mira Klein

Although having been born in Budapest, Hungary, Mira’s upbringing predominantly took place in various large and industrial cities in areas such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East, as well as cosmopolitan and international regions in

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Kharisma Pandu Pratama

Born in Tangerang, Indonesia, and internationally raised in 7 different car-oriented cities, Kharisma experienced and quickly grew aware of the many issues that derive from rapidly growing urban systems. Currently studying in Groningen, he recently

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Matrushri P. Shetty

Matrushri P. Shetty is the Director of Operations and Development at BYCS India Foundation. She works closely with the BYCS Global and India Board of Directors to develop innovative projects in India, through advocacy around

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Valeria Leyva Reyes

Valeria Leyva Reyes is passionate about cities, sustainable development, and social inclusiveness. She is a Mexican Architect who came to the Netherlands to pursue an MSc in Urban Management and Development with a specialisation in

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Silke Riensema

Silke is an enthusiastic student with interests in health and sustainability. One of her missions is to do as much as she can to help society and try to make it a better place. Growing

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Maaike Oskamp

Maaike is born and raised in Amersfoort in the Netherlands. In her free time Maiike enjoys being outside, playing field hockey, travelling and having fun with my friends. I’m really interested in the change of

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Daniela Abril Gutierrez

Born and raised in the warm northern Mexico, Daniela is a woman of restless mind and passionate about urban landscapes and sustainable urban life. She has a BA in Architecture, and a Master’s in Urban

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Julien Vincelot

Julien was born in France and spent his early years and youth in New Delhi and Shanghai. After studying and working in France, India, China, Mexico and the UK, he moved to the Netherlands in

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Simon Alvarez Belon

Simon has been an avid cyclist for as long as he can remember, going on bicycle tours around Spain and the Netherlands from a young age. In pursuing this passion, he began his career with

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Mika Bekkers

Mika is currently conducting his graduation internship at BYCS. He is in his final year of a sports management and business study in Amsterdam. His main interests lying with high performance sports, he is an

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James Crossley

James has honed his creative (and car dodging) skills while cycling between international agencies in grand Amsterdam canal houses and dusty studios above a moped repair shops in Cape Town. Building brands, telling meaningful stories

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Sonal Kulkarni

Ms Sonal Kulkarni is the Director of Strategic Partnerships, Marketing and External Communications at the BYCS India Foundation. She is also the co-founder of Urban Morph, a collaborative urban solutions incubator to nurture sustainable urban

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Dr Bhairavi Naik Joshi

Dr Bhairavi Naik Joshi is Director and CEO at the BYCS India Foundation. With a vision in mind to see India transform into a cycling nation, she came up with the idea of setting up

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