Sietske van der Ploeg

Portrait of Sietske Van Der Ploeg
21st March 2016

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND CAMPAIGNS

Sietske is responsible for Mayor’s Fund’s strategy and campaigns activities. She makes sure all our work is informed by relevant data and insights, gets told in a variety of engaging ways, and is built on extensive partnership working. Sietske joined the Mayor’s Fund in 2015 as Head of Employability Portfolio. Previously Sietske worked in international development for nearly 15 years where she developed specific expertise in youth employment, entrepreneurship and microfinance programming.  svanderploeg@mayorsfundforlondon.org.uk

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