Staff
Sjoerd Zwanenburg
Director
Throughout my business career, I wanted to put my experience to work for a worthwhile cause. I joined the foundation in February 2016 with great enthusiasm. Supporting the work of Casper van Eijck and his team gives me added motivation every day.
Leonie Geenen - van Straaten
Legacy Giving
Research creates opportunities, and I am proud to help make that research possible.
Wim Waninge
Fundraising
When existing therapies do not help patients enough, we must search for new approaches. By raising funds, we support Professor Casper van Eijck and his team in their search for better treatments for pancreatic cancer. I am pleased to contribute my fundraising knowledge and experience to that mission.
Sanne Sickenga
Office Manager
Together, we are determined to beat pancreatic cancer.
Ben Tax
Financial Controller
I want to use my talents and skills to help create a better world. Pancreatic cancer disrupts far too many lives, which is why I am proud to work for Support Casper. Our goal is to help make affordable, effective treatment available by 2030.
Neeltje de Kok
Marketing and Communications Adviser
I am proud to use my expertise for Support Casper. Everyone should understand how urgently pancreatic cancer research is needed and that every donation, large or small, helps fund this vital work.
Dick van der Bijl
HR Manager
After almost 40 years in senior HR roles and serving as chair of a major football club, I now devote my experience to Support Casper. It is inspiring to raise funds with such a committed team and to support research that can improve patients’ prospects. The quality of our events, the dedication of individual fundraisers and the personal approach all make this work especially rewarding.
Juliette Suurland
Fundraising Project Manager
As a project manager at Support Casper, I help organise successful events and campaigns that raise money for pancreatic cancer research. Together with our committed team, I support Professor Casper van Eijck, Dr Nigel Kooreman and their colleagues. This work is also deeply personal to me because my father died from the disease. His experience motivates me to help improve treatment and survival for future patients.
Iris van Kaam
Project Coordinator
I believe everyone can make the world a little better by contributing to a greater purpose. At Support Casper, I use my knowledge and experience to organise events and campaigns that make essential research possible. Together, we are working towards better prospects and a more hopeful future for people with pancreatic cancer.
Rein Vehmeijer
Secretary and Treasurer
When Support Casper was founded in 2015, we knew that finding an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer would be a long journey. The progress already made, and the continued commitment of so many supporters, motivates me enormously.
Ronald Dullemans
Volunteer Fundraiser
After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2019, I was fortunate to undergo emergency surgery performed by Professor Casper van Eijck and to receive dendritic cell therapy funded by Support Casper. I feel fit and healthy again and look to the future with confidence. I want every person facing this diagnosis to have the same opportunity, which is why I support this vital work.