Eve Reincke
President
eve.reincke@mfa.ee
Eve holds a BA in International Business from Concordia International University Estonia. Europe played an important role already in the early days of Eve´s career – right before and after Estonia joined the EU, Eve worked for the Estonian Ministry of Finance to set up systems and procedures for the usage of the EU (Pre)Structural Funds. After that Eve worked with (EU) project management and evaluation as a Project Leader and Partner at an Estonian consultancy. Many of these projects came
from the cultural sector and sparked her interest in cultural cooperation on European and international level (eg. evaluation of Tallinn as the European Capital of Culture 2011). Since 2019 Eve works for the Estonian Embassy in The Hague, covering several domains – from culture, press and media relations to business diplomacy and politics.
Viola Karsten
Vice-President
Viola.Karsten@goethe.de
Since summer 2022, Viola Karsten works as a cultural program manager for the Goethe-Institut Netherlands, located in Amsterdam. In this capacity she is organising cultural events, mostly in collaboration with local partners, and tries to stimulate intercultural exchange between Germany and the Netherlands. Initially she came to the Netherlands to study Arts & Culture, first in Maastricht and then Groningen. Prior to her university education she followed a professional training in media and publishing, a field she is still active in. In addition to her activities on the EUNIC board, she is also involved in the organisation of the European Literature Night and is committed to fair pay and working conditions in the cultural sector.
Hana Schenková
Treasurer
schenk@czech.cz
Hana Schenková graduated from the department of the Czech and English studies at the Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. She has been working for more than 25 years in the field of the cultural diplomacy. Since 2011 she has been director of the Czech Centre in The Netherlands and played an active role within EUNIC Netherlands. She was the cluster President between 2015 and 2018. Hana has been actively involved in coordinating several EUNIC projects (European Literature Night, European Day of languages). She likes to work in culturally inclusive environment within EUNIC Netherlands.
Simon de Leeuw
Secretary
s.deleeuw@dutchculture.nl
Working as a programme maker at DutchCulture since 2018, Simon is reflecting on themes that are of long-term significance to his field of work, from future of European democracy to the needs of emerging artists in the Netherlands. In addition, working in this area where the cultural and diplomatic fields overlap, offers many opportunities. It inspires and challenges him to create meaningful connections between cultural practicioners and amplify their voices to the policy level. Through his work, Simon wants to support global collaborations rooted in equal exchange and planetary awareness.
Nadia Rezmires
Intern
intern@eunic-netherlands.eu
Nadia Rezmires is currently doing her BA in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam, specialising in East European Studies with a focus on culture and history. She joined EUNIC NL as an intern in January 2024 due to her motivation to gain first-hand experience in cultural diplomacy. Nadia was introduced to project management and communications during her period as a trainee at EuroClio and is excited to apply her skills in a new field of work very close to her heart.
