Mouse Festival, Lionni

Meet the team

Stacey Knecht as a child
Stacey

Stacey Knecht

Founder and Director

Bob as a child
Bob van de Ven

Bob van de Ven

Chair

Monika-child
Monika

Monika van Miltenburg-Rozwadowska

Specialist Ukraine

Caspar van Wijk as a child
Caspar van Wijk

Caspar van Wijk

Web Developer

Martha Horstman as a child
Martha Horstman

Martha Horstman

Bookmate

Teun as a child
Teun van Wijk

Teun van Wijk

Schools

Jan van Wijk as a child
Jan van Wijk

Jan van Wijk

Bookmate & papa van Jona en Mika!

Roksareh Sabeti as a child
Rokhsareh Sabeti

Rokhsareh Sabeti

Bookmate and coordinator "Little Lanterns"

Mujtaba as a child
Mujtaba Ariaie

Mujtaba Ariaie-Buurke

Legal Bookmate

Ineke as child
Ineke

Ineke de Bruin

Secretary

Anat as child
Anat

Anat Harel

Treasurer

Special thanks

  • PostNL

  • Marieke Postma

  • Antiquariaat Colette & Co

  • Dalia Karpavičiūtė

  • Olena Zelenska (First Lady of Ukraine)

  • ICS Adviseurs

  • Kees & Hielkje

  • De Neerakker School (in Heythuysen)

  • De Boekenvertalers

  • Yuri Marchenko

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