Associates in The Netherlands

FOREST ENGINEER - BASED IN COSTA RICA

Frank van den Brink
Born in 1966 in the Netherlands. Since 1995 living and working in Costa Rica.
Graduate of the International Agricultural University Larenstein (IAHL 1994), the Netherlands; Engineers title (B.Sc.) in Management and Silviculture of Tropical Forests with emphasis on Plantation forestry and Agro-forestry systems. Prior to this study he studied successfully at the Senior School for Forestry, Land and Water management (MBCS 1988) and graduated in Forest Management, operation and Silviculture of moderate climate forests. During and between studies he did internships in the Philippines, Portugal and U.SA.

Additional training: Human Resources course (Universidad de Distancia, 1999, Costa Rica), Practical course Plantation Plagues and Diseases (Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 1998, Costa Rica), European Forestry course on production and recreation (IAHL Velp/ Universite de Luik, The Netherlands/ Belgium, 1994).

AGRO INDUSTRIAL - BASED IN COSTA RICA

Maria Janssen
Dutch national living in Costa Rica since 1996.
MSc in Plant Breeding, Tropical and Horticultural crops from the Agricultural University of Wageningen, the Netherlands.
PhD in Environmental Plant Physiology in 1995 from the University of Minnesota.

1996 -2001: Employed by EARTH University, Las Mercedes de Guácimo, on Landscape Design and Implementation Projects from

2002-2005: Manages an organic herb and lettuce farm that produced for export and local (Costa Rican) market. This work consists of propagation and production planning, and quality control of 18 different aromatic and medicinal herb species, fennel, spinach and several different lettuce varieties.

Has done consultancy and farm assessments for private businesses, in a number of Latin American countries.

LEGAL ADVICE THE NETHERLANDS

Mr. H.P.C Reinhold
Born 1939 in Amsterdam the Netherlands.Graduate of the Municipal University in Amsterdam. (BA in Law 1964). Joined the Amsterdam Bar and practised real-estate law in Amsterdam for over 38 years. Partner in the law office of Boekel de Neree,now one of the largest law firms in the Netherlands. Specialist in real estate matters. Legal advisor for the Amsterdam Association of Real Estatae agents 1973-2001, now an honorary member of that association. Semi retired since 2002 and since active as legal advisor in private practise.

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