The Team

Tjerk Feitsma is a neurodivergent impact entrepreneur who wants to make the world a better place. Convinced of the statement that ‘Diversity is Strength’, he has been prototyping and building solutions to create equality, interpersonal connection and selfmanagement for neurodivergents in a neurotypical society.

Lana Jelenjev is an Educational consultant for International organizations and schools. She provides training and support on various areas related to curriculum design, project planning and personal development.
Her background in Family Life and Child Development along with her certifications on Gifted and Talented Education, Reading Instruction and Making Thinking Visible has shaped her passion on creating a culture of learning and engagement.
She is a mom to two children and a loving partner to her husband. In her spare time she writes poetries and creates guided meditations.
Lana brings to her own company Co.LAB her knack in looking at the big picture and making it visible into actionable steps, plus her love for building strong, supportive communities. Lana is een board-member for the Neurodiversity Foundation.

Saskia Buma is autism expert and is a trainer in autism awareness and neurodiverse behaviour. She has a wide network and experience to offer. She lobbies on the behalf on young autists, as a mother of one, and as a political activist. She is also the co-founder of the Prikkelprofiel initiative.

Suzanne Agterberg has 25 years of experience as teacher, counselor and autism-expert in schools and special education institutions. She traint teachers and wrote 2 books about Autism.  She is also chair of the expert group Autism & Education for the dutch association for Autism.

‘Making a difference for autistic kids’ is what drives Suzanne. The stems from her youth, where she was a ‘different’ child that most others. Autism also plays am important role in her own family. The combination of experience and expertise and educational knowledge enables Suzanne to share lots of wisdom, perspectives and reflection on ‘different’ behavior.  As she say: ‘Its not about the label, we should focus on what the child really needs’.

Diantha Voskuijl is an excellent ambassador for Neurodivergents in the Netherlands, and runs the social media channels and hashtags of the foundation. One of her key interests is showing the great value female autistics have to offer the world. We hope to support her voice, and wish her message on neurodiversity and autism is heard and understood by many.

Roos Moesbergen is a kind and creative volunteer, giving support to the Neurodiversity Pride Day project. She looks into the lives of neurodivergents and enables them to show a part of their inner world with the rest of society, for example in audio-interviews or in a top 10 list of the best art&poetry done by our neurodivergents.

Saskia is a creative team member that contributes in projects that furthers neurodiverse understanding in schools, like the My Amazing Brain Project. Her focus in her works are on addressing the core of the issue, the levels of attractiveness and fun and the ability to support decision making and reflection.