Anouschka Biekman

Anouschka Biekman currently serves as Wethouder at Gemeente Schiedam, overseeing portfolios that include the 750-year celebration of Schiedam, urban development, community engagement, workforce and income, and real estate. Additionally, Biekman is the Chair of the Diversity Network for D66 and a council member and Vice-Fractievoorzitter for the D66 party in Schiedam, focusing on employment, entrepreneurship, education, diversity and inclusion, and healthcare. Previous roles include senior program advisor and secretary for eID at Logius, interim director's secretary at spir-it, and program manager at Stichting Manage Your Talent. Biekman's earlier experience encompasses project leadership and teaching positions at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, marketing and communication advisory at the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and various communication roles within the Gemeente Rotterdam. Anouschka Biekman holds an MSc in Public Administration from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a BA in International Communications from Inholland University of Applied Sciences.