Employees

Dorian van der Brempt

Was the director of boek.be and advisor to the Flemish Ministers of Culture Van Grembergen and Anciaux. He is a lecturer at the Design Academy in Eindhoven and until 1999 was a partner in Enthoven Associates Design Consultants. He is a government-appointed director of the Flemish Literature Fund. He studied Romanic Philology. 1986 saw publication of 'Monologues with Jan Hoet', which he edited with Marc Van Dyck (published by Kritak).

managing director


dorian[at]deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 30

Willem Bongers-Dek

Willem Bongers-Dek is a literary scholar (Spiegel der Letteren), poet (Flarf) and literary critic (DWB). He studied Dutch Language and Literature at the University of Utrecht, where he also taught Dutch migration literature in 2009/2010. Since 2008, he lectures in The Netherlands and abroad (Sheffield, Bucharest, Jakarta, Semarang). He was editor in chief of Vooys, tijdschrift voor letteren. For deBuren he is currently working on the projects citybooks, deBurenuniverCity and the Multatuli-year.

programming


willem[at]deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 39

Sarah Faict

Sarah Faict studied Communication Sciences at the University of Ghent (UGent) and took a Master in Film and Television Studies. Through several jobs and trainee programmes in the world of film and culture, both during and after her studies, she gained experience in the field. In 2008 she worked at The Agency of Arts and Heritage of the Flemish Community.

public affairs


sarah[at]deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 34

Ronald Giebel

During the past few years Ronald Giebel has worked as an operational manager for several hotels in Brussels and as an office & facility manager for the representation of the Dutch Provinces in Brussels. He also studied law for a number of years at Amsterdam University.

office manager


ronald[at]deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 36

Marianne Hommersom

Marianne Hommersom studied photography at the Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent and obtained a MA in Film Studies and Visual Culture from the University of Antwerp. During and after her studies she's worked for a variety of cultural institutes as a photographer and intern. Marianne has also worked on a temporary basis for M HKA, museum of contemporary art in Antwerp and Cinema Zuid, the Antwerp film museum.

production & communication citybooks


marianne@deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 43

Debbie Marbus

The Dutch Debbie Marbus lives in Brussels. After a Bachelor Language- and Cultural Studies, she got her Master degree in Film- and Television Science at the University of Utrecht. She specialised in video(installation) art. Before joining deBuren, she worked as an intern at SMBA, the project space for contemporary art of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

programming & multimedia


debbie@deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 33

Carine Middeldorp

Carine Middeldorp received her primary and secondary education in countries such as Surinam, the Netherlands, Belgium and South Africa. She studied General Cultural Studies at the University of Amsterdam and researched the Ghanaian art scene to gain her Masters degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. She completed an internship with the department of International Cultural Policy at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked for a communication agency in Amsterdam after which she returned to Belgium and joined the team at deBuren.

programming


carine@deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 35

Jenny Quermia

She began her career as an administrative assistant at the Royal Belgian Film Archive and then worked for several years for the public broadcaster (at that time BRT) in, amongst others, the arts department. She was then engaged by the newspaper 'Het Nieuwsblad', where she met Aimé Van Hecke, who convinced her to become project manager at the MVP communication bureau. As head of the administrative department of Boek.be, she has for the last few years been responsible for the logistical organisation of De Boekenbeurs.

business manager


jenny[at]deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 37

Anna Denise van der Reijden

Anna Denise van der Reijden obtained her BA in humanities at University College Utrecht and spent six months of her studies abroad in the US. She continued her education with a MA in art history of the Low Countries at the University of Amsterdam and got a second MA in art management and policy at the University of Utrecht. During and after her studies she worked at various productions in the contemporary art scene in Amsterdam and Utrecht.

programming


annadenise[at]deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 42

Xander Stroo

After completing his Art and Cultural Studies at Erasmus University, Xander Stroo worked for the Cinemien Film & Video Distribution Foundation as internet editor, among other things, before becoming a staff member of the publicity and promotion department at the Meulenhoff publishing company.

programming


xander[at]deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 38

Miet Vanhassel

Miet Vanhassel studied Germanic languages and literature at the KU Brussels and the KU Leuven. After completing her studies, she worked in secondary education and taught Dutch to foreigners.

website & communication


miet[at]deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 32

Ann Venneman

Ann Venneman studied Art and Sciences and afterwards taught history in grammar school for a few years. While working for the national artists' cooperative, the NICC (New International Cultural Centre), she looked after the interests of its visual artists. Her experience was much appreciated when working on the programme of the major cultural event, 'Mechelen 2005, Stad in Vrouwenhanden', (Mechelen 2005, City in Women's Hands), and she also worked as communication aid for the office of Flemish minister, Bert Anciaux.

press & communication


ann.venneman[at]deburen.eu

+32 (0)2 212 19 31

 

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