About WSF
Honorary Patroness
Lyndal Walker
Ambassador of New-Zealand in the Nederlands
Board
Leon Ramselaar
President. Interim Manager, president of the Royal Sailing and Rowing Club ‘Hollandia’ (KZ&RV Hollandia)
Steven Engelsman
Treasurer. Former CEO of the National Museum of Ethnology
Claudia van Harinxma thoe Slooten
Secretary General. Initiator
John Sijmonsbergen
Board Member. Closely involved as Deputy Manager of the National Museum of World Cultures in the arrival of the wakas in The Netherlands
Wiltfried Idema
Bestuurslid | Partner Consultive
Committee of Recommendation
Prof. mr Pieter van Vollenhoven
Mira Woldberg
Ambassador for The Netherlands in New Zealand
Prof. mr. Carel Stolker
Rector Magnificus of Leiden University
Ronald Pechtold
President of the Netherlands/New Zealand Society
Wonu Veys
Curator Oceania of the National Museum of World Cultures
Laila Driessen-Jansen
Mayor of Leiderdorp
Elisabeth Tellegen
Board member of the Oud-Njord Society
Willem Ballieux
President of the Royal Dutch Student Rowing Club ‘Njord’
Honorary Patroness
Lyndal Walker – Ambassador for New Zealand in The Netherlands
Board
Leon Ramselaar – President. Interim Manager, president of the Royal Sailing and Rowing Club ‘Hollandia’ (KZ&RV Hollandia)
Steven Engelsman – Treasurer. Former CEO of the Museum of Ethnology
Claudia van Harinxma thoe Slooten – Secretary General. Initiator
John Sijmonsbergen – Board Member. Closely involved as Deputy Manager of National Museum of World Cultures in the arrival of the wakas in The Netherlands
Wiltfried Idema – Board Member. Partner of Consultive
Committee of Recommendation
Prof. mr Pieter van Vollenhoven
Mira Woldberg – Ambassador for The Netherlands in New Zealand
Prof. mr Carel Stolker – Rector Magnificus of Leiden University
Ronald Pechtold – President of the Netherlands/New Zealand Society
Wonu Veys – Curator Oceania of the National Museum of World Cultures
Laila Driessen-Jansen – Mayor of Leiderdorp
Elisabeth Tellegen – Board member of the Oud-Njord Society
Job Boersma – President of the Royal Dutch Student Rowing Club ‘Njord’
ANBI
The Waka Support Foundation (‘stichting’) is a Cultural Public Benefit Organisation (‘culturele ANBI’) in the context of the Dutch income tax law.
- Chamber of Commerce (KvK):
74526286 - Founding Act:
5 April 2019 - Registered Office:
The Hague - RSIN:
859935577 - SBI-code:
93152 – Rowing, canoeing, sailing, surfing etc.
Promotion of the cultural exchange between The Netherlands and New Zealand, and contributing to the conservation of the cultural context of both wakas, present in the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, including the facilitation of the education and training of the crew.
Remuneration Policy
Neither board members nor members of the Committee of Recommendation receive any rewards or expenses.