Ellen Sprenger (Chair: NL & US )
Executive Director of Spring Strategies
Ellen Sprenger is the founder and executive director of Spring Strategies. She works to strengthen social justice and human rights leaders, organizations, movements and foundations by helping them grow, thrive, and manage change. Ellen has 20 years of working experience with non-profit organizations and foundations in different parts of the world. She specializes in executive coaching, strategic planning, future scenarios, organizational transformation and financial sustainability.
Formerly, Ellen was the executive director of Mama Cash, a dynamic feminist foundation based in Amsterdam. From 1992 – 2001, she held several leadership positions at Oxfam Novib including gender policy advisor, organizational development advisor, and quality and control manager.
Ellen is a professional Integral Coach™, holds an MBA from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, an MA in Development Studies from the University of Nijmegen and participated in the Women and Development program at the Institute for Social Studies.
Her greatest passion is being in the outdoors, hiking, snow shoeing or taking photographs. Ellen is born in the Netherlands, lived in Canada and is currently based in South Africa.
staff
- Astrid Aafjes
- Maria Bobenrieth
- Sarah Murray
- Julieta Hernandez
- Clementine Klijberg
- Michael Brewe
- Lotte Snoek
- Shea Morrissey
- Manu Wildschut
- Yvonne Henry
- Nicole Matuska
- Maaike Koomen
regional boards
- Ellen Sprenger
- Carina Hamaker
- Eline Harderwijk
- Dr. Auma Obama
- Vera Pauw
- Martha Brass
- Mandy Ayres
- Tuti Scott
- Ziba Cranmer
- Dale Needles
- Sara K. Andrews
- Julia McCabe
- Kate Heljula
- Joanne Sandler
advisory council
