Jacqueline L.M. La Rooy (interim president) studied Labour and Organisational Sociology at the University of Amsterdam. She has worked for many years as Human Resource Manager and Production Manager in the cultural sector (Residentie Orkest, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Cappella Amsterdam, among others).
She was business leader of La Sfera Armoniosa earlier and joined the board, temporarily as interim president.
Ratna Kroneman (treasurer of the board) Ratna Kroneman is Chief Commercial Officer & Tax Partner EY, and an avid musician. She plays baroque guitar and lute mandora in the Amsterdam Purcell Chamber orchestra. Ratna Kroneman is also treasurer of the board for the Stichting Huub Oosterhuis Fonds.
Hans Visser (secretary) was a journalist and art editor with the Noordhollands Dagblad newspaper and also published in the daily newspapers affiliated with the GPD. He wrote a number of books on the Dutch East Indies/Indonesia. He is also a director and programmer at the Alkmaar Lindegracht Concerts.
Ton van de Kieft (member), former alto oboist in the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, was considered one of the most renowned alto oboists of his generation performing several times as soloist including at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with this orchestra. From 2010-2015, he was orchestra manager of The Netherlands Philharmonic. Ton van de Kieft is still fully active as a conductor with two ensembles, also performing guest conducting in both the symphonic and brass band worlds.
The board of La Sfera Armoniosa Foundation respects the recommendations of the Governance Code for Culture, the Diversity and Inclusion Code as well as the Fair Practice Code. For more information: www.cultuur-ondernemen.nl/governance-code-cultuur, www.codedi.nl, www.fairpracticecode.nl