SCA Netherlands Chapter: Election Results

Thank you for voting in the SCA Netherlands Chapter election!

Following the nomination period, there were four open coordinator roles for the SCA Netherlands Chapter, some of which were uncontested. As such, there was no need to proceed with a vote for these roles.

SCA Netherlands members voted for the role of Marketing and Communications Coordinator. The breakdown of the votes was as follows:

  • Tilly van Arendonk – 76.74%

  • Arjan Douma – 23.26%

We’re pleased to announce that the new SCA Netherlands Chapter is formed by:

  • National Coordinator (Chair) - Rose van Asten

  • Judges Coordinator - Merijn Gijsbers

  • Marketing and Communications Coordinator - Tilly van Arendonk

  • Events Coordinator - Ron de Wit

 

As a reminder, you can learn more about the roles and responsibilities of each position here.

Thank you to everyone who took part in this important process for SCA Netherlands, by nominating, voting, and running for election!

Scroll down to meet your new committee!

 

Meet the Committee

Rose van Asten

National Coordinator

While working at a coffee bar I have competed in different championships for seven years. Now I share my coffee knowledge with any eager learner as a trainer and consultant. I love people and I love coffee!

Rose was the only member to accept a nomination for the National Coordinator position.

Ron de Wit

Events Coordinator

Ik ben Ron de Wit. Al 4 jaar zit ik in het bestuur van SCA Nederland en ben ik verantwoordelijk voor de Nederlandse voorrondes en finales. NA 2 jaar van Corona-beperkingen wil ik in 2022 weer een ouderwets feestje maken van de koffiewedstrijden in Nederland. Samen met de huidige bestuursleden is het erg prettig werken en heeft ieder een eigen verantwoordelijkheid binnen zijn/haar functie.

Ron was the only member to accept a nomination for the Events Coordinator position.

Tilly van Arendonk

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

I started my coffee journey when I was 20 years old by following an SCA Barista Skills foundation course and from that moment I fell in love with the product. I will never stop learning or teaching about coffee. People call me a coffee nerd and I strongly agree with that. For the last two years I did all the social media for the Netherlands Chapter and would like to continue this.

Merijn Gijsbers

Judges Coordinator

Merijn is a former barista champion and works as a coffee consultant / barista trainer and owns a coffee brand and a coffee event company.

“If I get elected, my goal for the next period would be to invest in educating a solid group of National judges. Secondly I would like to establish a better relationship with national chapters abroad to exchange judges for national competitions. This would elevate the quality of our national championships by bringing in international judges and creates the opportunity for our national judges to gain international experience”

Merijn was the only member to accept a nomination for the Judges Coordinator position.

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