• 1986 – 1993
  Secondary education, Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest
• 1993 – 1998
  Degree in History, University of Groningen
• 1996 – 1997
  Exchange student, history and political science, College of Charleston 
• 2022
  Innovations in Government Programme, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge (USA)
• 2021 – 2022
  Programme for administrators in the public and semi-public sector, TIAS School for Business and Society

• 1999 – 2003
  Intermediary, Randstad 
• 2001 – 2002
  Interim human resources officer (seconded), Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery, Appingedam
• 1999 – 2005
  Member of Groningen provincial council
• 2005 – 2006
  Consultant, PA Europe
• 2006 – 2008
  Political strategy officer, European Parliament
• 2008 – 2009
  Head of marketing and communication, D66
• 2009 – 2011
  Team leader and project leader, Strategy, Marketing & Communication, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen
• 2011 – 2015
  General secretary, Social and Economic Council for the North of the Netherlands
• 2013 – 2015 
  National chair, D66
• 2015 – 2023
  Member of Groningen provincial executive 
• 2023 - present
  Owner of Long Mynd Advies consultancy 
• 12 January 2024
  Appointed State Secretary for Culture and Media in the fourth Rutte government 

Current outside activities 

• 2021 – present
  Chair, D66 permanent national programme committee

Previous outside activities

• 1993 – 1994
  Board member, SIB TEIMUN, the European International Model United Nations 
• 1994 – 1996
  Member of the supervisory board, SIB TEIMUN
• 1995 – 1996
  Committee member, Groningen International Affairs Working Group (WING)
• 1997 – 1998
  General secretary, Groningen branch, D66 youth organisation Jonge Democraten 
• 2001 – 2002 
  Board member and treasurer, Helpman neighbourhood committee, Groningen
• 2003 – 2005
  Member of the general board, SNN. Member of the general board, IPO (in her capacity as member of Groningen provincial council) 
• 1997 – 2010 
  Various positions within D66, including member of the national evaluation committee for the 2012 general election, treasurer of the Brussels branch (2005-2009) and deputy chair of the Groningen branch (2009-2010)
• 2011 – 2015
  Member, Labour Knowledge Network (Kenniscentrumkring Kenniscentrum Arbeid), Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen (in her capacity as general secretary of the Social and Economic Council for the North of the Netherlands)
• 2012 – 2015
  Member of the supervisory board, Elker & Het Poortje, Groningen
• 2013 – 2015
  Parent committee member, childminding agency Gastouderbureau Noord, Groningen
• 2014 – 2015
  Member, Administrators Knowledge Network (Bestuurlijk Kennis Netwerk), Zorgplein Noord (in her capacity as general secretary of the Social and Economic Council for the North of the Netherlands)
• 2024
  Chair of the supervisory board, Stichting Het Groninger Landschap