Meet PowerWood's Contributors

Our common goals are to celebrate together and raise awareness of neurodiversity as a force for personal and societal growth, to provide supportive information, tools and strategies and to strengthen PowerWood's Community
Simone de Hoogh

Simone de Hoogh

CEO, Senior Consultant and Director
Simone de Hoogh is an experienced Life Coach and Educational ECHA Specialist in Gifted Education who is the founder of PowerWood, she is also one of PowerWood's Directors
Bianca de Verteuil

Bianca de Verteuil

Professional Social Impact Measuring
Bianca de Verteuil, professional Social Impact Measuring, measures of PowerWood's activities the Social Impact that they make and helps therefore to steer PowerWood in the right direction
Delwyn Kay

Delwyn Kay

PowerWoods Multidisciplinary Safeguarding Team
Delwyn Kay, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist registered with the BABCP, a registered mental health nurse and general nurse. Previously worked in cancer nursing and hospice, and the past 23 years worked in NHS mental health services. Over the last 10 years, she has worked in an Early Intervention for Psychosis Service, clients are aged from 14 years upwards.
Karen Luckhurst

Karen Luckhurst

Senior Editor
Karen Luckhurst is a highly experienced freelance copy editor and writer working on a range of national UK newspapers, including the Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail, Guardian, Sunday Business and the Observer. She supports PowerWood's bloggers to be the best writers they can be.
Tine Landy

Tine Landy

Community Development
Tine Landy is an experienced organiser, many years actively involved with PowerWood and in charge of the further development of PowerWoods Community Online
Kate Jangra

Kate Jangra

Independent Filmmaker
Kate Jangra, independent filmmaker, gives workshops during PowerWood's real-life events about video making, has assisted the children to make their own videos and made some lovely videos about PowerWood
Kirsty Wotton

Kirsty Wotton

Management Support
Kirsty Wotton is many years involved with PowerWood and brings, besides being active at the Real Life Events, her entrepreneurial expertise to support PowerWood's management
Carolyn Sargentson

Carolyn Sargentson

Director
Carolyn Sargentson has been actively involved with PowerWood for many years and she joined the Directors Team to help strengthen PowerWood's Community further
Melissa Wilson

Melissa Wilson

Management Support
Melissa Wilson is many years involved with PowerWood and brings, besides being active in PowerWood's Multidisciplinary Safeguarding Team, her compassion to support PowerWood's management.
Nic van Grunsven

Nic van Grunsven

Office, Bookkeeping and Technical Team
Nic van Grunsven is in charge of the office and will answer your questions by email and phone and is in charge of the bookkeeping of PowerWood and is part of the Technical Team at Real Life Events
Abigail Cole

Abigail Cole

Creativity Development
Since many years Abigail Cole has brought her extraordinary creativity and organisational qualities to PowerWood's life events, Abigail is in charge of the Creativity Development in PowerWood
Anica Rosenberg

Anica Rosenberg

PR Media Relations Consultant
Anica Rosenberg is an experienced Freelance Public Relations Consultant working specifically in a Media relations role for Business Leadership, Business Coaching, and the Food and Health Industry and is a strong media and communication professional. She supports PowerWood with the PR Media Relations.
Merlin Howse

Merlin Howse

IT Development
Merlin Howse is Technical Developer Websites and System Administration and is in charge of and advices PowerWood with everything IT related
Max Price

Max Price

Director
Max Price brings his expertise and knowledge about running a social enterprise with heart, soul and brains to the Directors Team

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With the support of our Sponsors and All the Lovely People, who dedicate compassionately energy, time and expertise to the sustainable growth of PowerWood, we are able to offer so much to our Community. THANK YOU!