Chair Han Winterwerp lives downtown Delft and worked 40 years with Deltares and 25 years at TUDelft, professor fluid mechanics. He is very involved with climate change and climate adaptation through his international experience and his work on restoring mangrove ecosystems using Building with Nature techniques.
Secretaris Jan Spit kwam als student in 1974 naar Delft en ‘zit’ zijn hele leven in het water. Naast klimaatmitigatie en -adaptatie focust Jan zich op sanitatie, het ophalen en verwerken van fecaliën, het zuiveren en hergebruik van afvalwater en het betrekken van bewoners bij stedelijk water. Na de Verenigde Naties, waterleidingbedrijven en verschillende advies bureaus werkt Jan sinds 2010 als zelfstandig adviseur.
Treasurer Hans Nieuwpoort, resident of Delft and living on the edge of the city center of Delft with 40 years of international project management. Also active in energy cooperative Deelstroom Delft, 015Duurzaam and co-founder of the Speelgoedbank Delft. Also part of the Members’ Council Rabobank Delft and member of the Advisory Council Energy Transition Rabobank with focus on water.
Nicki Villars lives in Delft and has worked internationally in water and coastal management for nearly 40 years, the last 30 years at Deltares. Her main expertise is in environmental monitoring and water quality. For several years she was a member of the Water Board of Delfland Now she is focusing on water education and water issues in and around Delft.
