The experience of…
Saskia van Donkelaar, expert in relocations and immigrations
Working at
Welcome Center Food Valley as Business development advisor / Accountmanager
Has lived in
Spanje, Qatar, Nigeria, Maleisië, Oman, Leeuwarden en een jaar op de Universiteit van Missouri (USA). Now living in Haarlem (NL)
Expert in relocations and immigrations
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As a child, I grew up in an expat family. I enjoyed living in various special places around the world, while at the same time learning the challenges of being an expat.
Na mijn jeugd in achtereenvolgens Spanje, Qatar, Nigeria, Maleisië, Oman, Leeuwarden en een jaar op de Universiteit van Missouri (USA) belandde ik in 2000, vlot na mijn afstuderen, in de boeiende relocatiewereld. Ik startte als relocatiecoördinator en stapte al snel over op het geven van (inwerk)trainingen en kwaliteitsbeheer.
“As a child, I grew up in an expat family and enjoyed life in various special places around the world”
Expert in relocations and immigrations
In the end, I helped some two thousand expat families settle down and guided many colleagues through the world of relocation and immigration. I also set up and supervised a complete quality process – from customer satisfaction to certification – on several occasions.
In this way I saw in practice what expats, employers and other stakeholders need and appreciate, what works well and where the pitfalls lie. As advisor, trainer, coach, quality manager and sparring partner I now use this broad knowledge and experience to increase the success of your relocations..
I started as a freelancer at then Expat Center Food Valley. First as an immigration advisor, then for just under a year as team leader a.i. Since September 2022 I have been employed as a permanent business development advisor and I have the wonderful task of further developing the new services of the Welcome Center Food Valley and I am the point of contact for foreign companies and interested parties in the region.
It is no surprise that I have stuck with the WCFV; this industry continues to fascinate me. As a child, I grew up in an expat family and enjoyed living in various special places around the world, while at the same time learning the challenges of being an expat.
I live in beautiful Haarlem with my husband and 2 children. On weekends you can find me on the soccer field as a loyal supporter. I love to travel and it seems great to show my children the places where I lived until I was 13 years old, Borneo and Oman are at the top; great memories!
Saskia van Donkelaar
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