Katrien Kouwenberg has over 15 years of experience in environmental policy and coordination, currently serving as a Beleidsmedewerker milieu and coordinator advisering milieu in ruimtelijke plannen at Omgevingsdienst regio Utrecht since May 2008. Prior roles include working for Gemeente Loenen and Gemeente Abcoude from 2008 to 2011, followed by Gemeente Stichtse Vecht from 2011 to 2016, and currently at Gemeente Woerden and Gemeente Oudewater. Additionally, Katrien gained experience as a projectmedewerker at Provincie Utrecht from September 2007 to May 2008. Katrien holds a Master of Science degree in Milieu-Maatschappijwetenschappen from Utrecht University, completed between 2000 and 2006.