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1 Ms. Mariska van Zanten, MSc Bessemerlaan 101, 3553GC Utrecht, the Netherlands Curriculum Vitae Summary Currently working as interim project manager internationalizing at Kentalis International. To achieve the maximum output and pleasure in my work I combine my knowledge as anthropologist, my skills as sign language interpreter, my experience as social worker with my personal qualities: organized, results-oriented, ambitious and flexible. I have successfully managed all aspects of (inter-)national projects in the field of development and cooperation aid and knowledge exchange on the subjects of children and youth, parents, education, disability, awareness, train-the-trainer and empowerment. Personal information Phone number +31 (0) Company Signs of Culture mariska@signsofculture.com Website CC Foundation SiRAprojects siraprojects@yahoo.com Website CC VU University, Amsterdam. MA Social and Cultural Anthropology (English education), MSc 2013 VU University, Amsterdam, pre-master Social and Cultural Anthropology (English education) 2003 Hogeschool van Utrecht, Utrecht. Dutch Sign Language Interpreter, University of Professional 1996 Hogeschool Utrecht, Amersfoort. Social Work, University of Professional 1992 Zadkine college, Rotterdam. Social Work, Vocational 1989 Wolfert van Borselen, Rotterdam. Lower General Secondary Professional Experience 2014-present Kentalis International: Project manager Internationalizing, Project management, proposal writing, fundraising, network building, fieldwork 2014 Leiden University Centre for Linguistics: Research assistant 2014 Placemakers, Amsterdam: General project assistant: program and participation, coordination volunteers, administrative work 2014 VU University, Amsterdam. Graduate research: "Deaf youth and parents of deaf children in Nairobi and Kerugoya". 3,5 months fieldwork in Kenya

2 Signs of Culture Interpreting 2003-present Koninklijke Auris Groep, Amersfoort. Social worker, children with severe speech/language impairment or autistic spectrum disorders 2010-present SiRAprojects foundation, founder, project manager, secretary 2008 Empowerment Project Deaf Mali, Bamako. Projectmanager 2006-present Signs of Culture registered at CC (formerly known as VAN!gebarentaal: '06-'13) 2005 Bureau DDS Amsterdam. Communication trainer 2003-present Dutch Sign language interpreter, registered at RTG: nr Koninklijke Auris Groep, Utrecht. Teachers assistant bilingual education, deaf and severe speech/language impairment or autistic spectrum disorders 2002 Stichting Guyot groep, Zoetermeer. Social work (interim), deaf children 2001 Stichting Guyot Onderwijs Noord-Holland, Amsterdam. Teacher assistant (interim), deaf children Ammanschool, Amsterdam. Teacher toddlers (interim) Interpreting services, acquisition, administration, planning. Specialized in: interpreting for children, theatre, health services, international assignments Sign language courses Coordination and organization of (custom made) Sign language courses at schools, hospitals, in-company, community centres Presentations SiRAprojects foundation General Presentations Projects Various presentations on the topics of Sign language, communication and autism Secretary, treasurer, webmaster Various presentations on SiRAprojects Project management, fundraising, coordination on location, coordination volunteers Publications Downloads: httpwww.signsofculture.com/onderzoek/ De tolk als tolkgebruiker: de inzet van een gebarentaaltolk in Kenia. Interpres March, Description: Changing positions - from interpreter to client: Sign language interpreters services during fieldwork in Kenya 2014 Deaf youth and parents of deaf children in Nairobi and Kerugoya: perceptions on deafness and experiences with education, Master thesis, June Description: A research on the experiences of parent's with deaf children and deaf youth related to access to health services and education. Their perceptions on deafness and the impact of a Deaf Role Models awareness DVD on their perceptions 2014 Nu kan ik met opgeheven hoofd over straat met mijn kind

3 Fodok Forum, juni 2014, nr 10. Desription: Responses and experiences of parent's of deaf children in Kenya after watching an awareness DVD 2013 The Human Security lens applied on educational rights of children with disabilities. Paper VU University, November Description: In this essay an attempt is made to apply the Human Security lens to envision positive benefits if children with disabilities are educated. Six aspects of Human Security are applied on three levels: global - state - local 2013 Culturally Deaf: from contrasting towards matching identities. Paper VU University, November Description: In this essay I analyse what the use of the term Culturally Deaf can add to existing discourse 2013 Being a deaf refugee: advantage or disadvantage when aiming to achieve resettlement to third countries? Paper VU University, November Description: What would the impact of being deaf mean in a refugee camp? I have tried to analyse the position of deaf people in such camps 2013 Collective identities of North Nigerians and world health organisations viewed through the lens of Human Security. Paper VU University, September Description: In this essay I have tried to make a start to clarify different views of two collective identities involved in the vaccination program by using the Human Security lens 2013 Ethics during Fieldwork: Codes of ethics and practices of anthropologists and sign language interpreters in the Netherlands. Thesis pre-master VU University, may 2013 Description: In this paper I advocate for a broader discussion on ethics by researching which practices are used by anthropologists to handle an ethical dilemma, if the practises used by Dutch sign language interpreters can also be relevant for anthropologists and what role the codes of ethics play. Conferences, workshops, additional education 2015 The XVII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Istanbul, Turkey from 28 July 1 August, Sideevent: Presentation of the Deaf Role Models documentary Kenya, with Kentalis International 2015 International Congress on of the Deaf (ICED) Athens, Greece from 6-9 July Presentation of paper: Effects of a deaf role models documentary film on attitudes of parents towards educational opportunities of their children: a case of Kenya. With Kentalis international and prof. M Ndurumo 2015 Symposium Kind & Onderzoek, ethische kwesties in onderzoek met kinderen en jeugd. (Symposium Child and research: issues of ethics in research with children and youth). EASA Anthropology of Children & Youth Network, VU University Symposium on Youth with Disabilities and Work in Nairobi. DeafAid 2014 MDF Training & Consultancy: project cycle and log framework 2014 Babel, Utrecht. English level 5 (Upper-intermediate 1), B2/C Doven Ontwikkelings Samenwerking dag, Ede (Deaf Development and Cooperation Day) 2012 Evert Vermeer Stichting, Africaday, Amsterdam 2010 Doven Ontwikkelings Samenwerking dag, Amsterdam (Deaf Development and Cooperation Day). Booth of SiRAprojects

4 2008 Symposium: DoofDivers (Deaf Diverse) 2007 Simea congres: Baby's communiceren in gebarentaal (Sign language communication with babies) 2007 Simea congres: Taalstimulatie bij dove kinderen (language stimulation of Deaf children) 2006 Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development (DCDD): Disability, mensenrechten van woord naar daad (Disability, Human Rights: call for action) 2006 Doven Ontwikkelings Samenwerking dag (Deaf Development and Cooperation), presenting the EPDM project 2006 Simea congres: Doorgaan voor normaal? (Being normal?) Travels 2015 Uganda / Zambia, project manager Kentalis, several travels 2015 Turkye, Greece 2014 Uganda: project manager Kentalis 2014 Kenya: 3 months fieldwork, graduate research 2010 Indonesia: 8 weeks 2009 Peru: 3 weeks, Interpreting services 2009 Mali: 2 weeks, SiRAprojects, ICT project 2008 Peru: 3 weeks, Interpreting services 2007/8 Mali: 4 weeks, Empowerment Project Deaf Mali (EPDM) 2004/5 West-Africa: 6 months 2000 Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala: 6 weeks 1998 Peru, Ecuador: 4 weeks 1998 Bolivia, Peru: travel guide, 2 months 1997/8 Bolivia, Peru: 6 months 1996-present Europe (various countries) 1996 Sweden: 3 months, graduate research Languages Oral Written Dutch Native Native English Fluent (C1) Fluent (B2) Spanish Good (B2) French German Dutch Sign language Sign language Mali Sign language Kenya American Sign language Sign language Peru Sign language Uganda Sign language Zambia Signed Fluent Good Good Computer skills Good knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and the Internet. References Kentalis International Dr. Maria Brons, Manager International Knowledge Exchange +31 (0) (0) m.brons@kentalis.nl Leiden University

5 Dr. V.A.S. Nyst, post-doctoral researcher +31 (0) Placemakers Katusha Sol, MSc, sociologist +31 (0)