The Board consists of the following members:

Drs. Rob van Lint (chairman, appointed until 01-07-2026; Declaration of Interests)

Ancillary positions:

  • Consultant ABD Topconsult (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK))

  • Member of the Program Council and lecturer, Leadership in Public Domain Policy Processes at MW&V

  • Executive Coach, Intercoach

Dr. ir. M.M. Riemens PhD (member, appointed to 01-01-2028, Declaration of Interests)

Team Manager Crop Protection Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University & Research

Expertise:

  • Agriculture in the netherlands
  • Arable farming
  • Plant and crop protection
  • Weeds

Ancillary positions: none

Drs. Annegaaike Leopold (member, appointed to 01-02-2029, Declaration of interests)

Owner Calidris environment bv (consultancy)

Expertise

  • Ecotoxicology

Ancillary positions:

  • Affiliated Researcher, Institute for Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Canada.
  • SETAC Europe Representative at the European Commission High Level Roundtable for the implementation of the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability,  vóór SETAC bij de Europese commissie

Drs. N. van der Meer (member, appointed to 01-01-2030, Declaration of Interests)

Expertise:

  • Occupational chemical exposure and risk assessment

  • Research and consultancy

Ancillary positions:

  • Independent occupational hygiene, advisor MEER Prevention
  • Member of expertise center toxicology of the cooperative PreventPartner, Coöperatie PreventPartner
  • Examiner Personal Certification Scheme for Occupational Hygienists, Hobéon SKO
  • Examiner and mentor post-HBO specialization Occupational Hygiene, Foundation PHOV

Prof. dr. A. Opperhuizen (member, appointed to 01-03-2029, Declaration of interests)

Strategic advisor Office of risk assessment and research, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Utrecht

Expertise

  • Risk assessment, risk communication, risk management, environmental chemistry, toxicology, economics, decision sciences, risk governance

Ancillary positions:

  • Special Professor Risk assessment, risk communication, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Maastricht
  • Vice-chair Scientific Committee, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire(Anses) France
  • Member Scientific Committee Tobacco Regulation (TobReg), World Health Organisation
  • Executive coach, InterCoach, Dutch Gorvernment 

Dr. J. Poulis (member, appointed to 01-01-2030, Declaration of Interests)

Ancillary positions: none

Drs. ing. Jan Roelsma (member, appointed to 01-01-2030, Declaration of Interests)

Expertise: 

  • Aquatische ecologie
  • Ecotoxicologie
  • Verspreiding van pesticiden in water en hun ecologische impact op het waterleven

Nevenfuncties:

  • Strategisch Adviseur Waterkwaliteit Wetterskip Fryslân

Drs. D.H.J. van de Weerdt (member, appointed to 01-01-2028, Declaration of Interests)

Doctor Society & Health/Medical Environmental Science KNMG (BIG Registration Number 49024812301):

  • Senior Environmental and Health Advisor - GGD’s Gelderland and Overijssel
  • Health Advisor for Hazardous Substances for the Safety Regions in Gelderland and Overijssel

Expertise:

  • Human toxicology, risk assessment of human health
  • European registered toxicologist  (Registration Number 08023)

Ancillary positions:

  • Trainer 1st en 2nd Phase Netherlands School of Public and Occupational health (NSPOH)
  • Partner Bureau Medical Environmental Sciences Jans, Van den Hazel & van de Weerdt
  • Consultant for WHO-PAHO

Ir. Ronald van der Graaf (member, appointed to 01-05-2030, Declaration of interests)

Expertise: 

  • Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Biotechnology
  • Integrated approach to environmental issues
  • Environmental law
  • Law, policy and enforcement research

Ancillary positions:

  • Head of the Internal Scientific Policy Research Department; WODC- Kennisinstituut voor de Rechtsstaat, Den Haag.
  • Member of Independent General Administrative Law Act (Awb) Advisory Committee; province Utrecht, Utrecht

Dr. M. van Raaij Becks (secretary, not a member of the Board, Declaration of Interests)

Director/Secretary (not a member):

Ancillary position: none