Meet the board By Laura van Houdt & Fabiënne Jansen

MEET THE NEW BOARD MEET THE NEW BOARD

InFlow is very proud to present you the new board (!), but why introduce them if they can introduce each other?

Wouter about Ayleen: All the way from Hulst, Zeeland, she came to Tilburg: Ayleen Bogaerd. A tremendous treasurer with a truly blue-yellow heart. She has a huge passion for soup, and is proud of her Zeelandic roots. Most of all: she’s always in for a good talk, and boy, she knows how to party!

Ayleen about Sydney: Sydney really is a sparkling spot on the board. She is diligent, ambitious and a hard worker. But besides that, this Limburger is known for her remarkable statements. Sydney will come up with her own new quote every day. Furthermore, this girl has a smile that makes you spontaneously cheerful, because if you would hear someone laughing very loud in our board, it’ll probably be Sydje.

Sydney about Rein: Rein is our new External Affairs next year. Originally, he is from Pijnacker, but in the meantime he has become a true “Brabander”. If you would really know Rein, you would know that his greatest love in his life is his dog Saar, who is basically becoming the new mascot of Flow, if the decision was up to our Rein.

Rein about William: I have known William for just a little over a year, even though it feels like a lot longer. In this year he became my friend, my roommate and now my fellow boardmember, with the biggest heart for Flow. Sometimes people just match with you on another level.

William about Wouter: Wouter is our organized centipede, and no spelling error is safe near our pride from the far north: Winkel (store). He loves to make and eat a delicious grilled cheese sandwich. In his spare time Wouter also likes to play a spicy game of soccer and ride his racing bike!

SOME STATISTICS SOME STATISTICS

We asked them to answer these questions about each other. We tallied up the scores and these are the results!

- Who would do another board year after this one? - Who is the funniest? - Who is the most adventurous? - Who gets drunk the easiest? - Who is the sweetest? Wouter Sydney Wouter William Ayleen

How have the first weeks been as a boardmember?

Rein: Great, really busy but the world doesn’t stop moving when there is a pandemic. I am having a lot of meetings with (potential) partners, the only difference is that most of them were online. The first weeks have been great, a lot of fun and have taught me a lot already. Ayleen: I get a lot of energy out of the work I have to do as a board member. I like to give structure to my tasks and more and more becomes clear about the tasks. It was also a bit of searching how we want to handle with the current situation, like finding an alternative for the Flowoffice. In the meantime, we have things in order and we are well attuned to each other as a board.

What are you looking most forward to this year?

William: Organizing activities again, seeing all new and existing member, having a lot of fun! Wouter: I’m really looking forward to the association weekend in may and the symposium, too! I’ll be the board buddy in these committees and I’m sure we’ll come up with some awesome and memorable events. Besides, I’m curious what kind of activities the study trip committee is going to organise this year!

What is the hardest part of a board year you think?

Rein: The realisation that sometimes you have to miss out on some parties and events #FOMO Sydney: For me the hardest part is stopping with working, since my work can be done from home very easily. For example, working on the website is possible on anytime I want, which makes it very tempting to promptly fix this or that, which eventually leads to you working on it for quite a while, without it being the intention. So that will be my personal challenge this year I suspect.

SOME STATISTICS SOME STATISTICS

We asked them to answer these questions about each other. We tallied up the scores and these are the results!

- Who is most likely to move to a foreign country? - Who is the most organised? - Who is most likely to forget a board member’s birthday? - Who would first marry and have children? - Who is (most likely to be) late for meetings? Wouter Sydney Rein Ayleen William