Board 2024-2025 "Shine On"
Lex de Jager
Chairman, Vice-Commissioner of Internal Affairs, Commissioner of International Affairs and Alumni Relations
international@stress.utwente.nl
Hello!
My name is Lex de Jager and I am 22 years old. I was born and raised in Dokkum, a small city in the north of the Netherlands. I moved to Enschede four years ago to start my studies, after one year in applied university I switched to the IEM program. I enjoyed the bachelor of IEM and hope to finish the last subject this academic year. Last half year I worked on my Thesis for Nijhof-Wassink, creating a forecasting model based on their data and macroeconomic indicators. This year I will fulfill the Chairman function for our wonderful association, which means I will lead the board and support the association where I can. As the vice-commissioner of internal affairs, I will support Ivo in his role of managing the committees and engaging the active members. My secondary functions are international affairs and alumni relations.
In my first year, I started becoming active in the external affairs committee. That proved to be a very nice experience as a stepping stone to my second committee, the Stress Congress. The Stress Congress was an amazing learning opportunity where I was in contact with many different companies and was very busy with the organization and promotion of the event. Next to the Stress Congress, I joined the FoodCie, Study Tour, and SITcom. In all these committees I developed myself and I had many learning experiences through Stress. I am certain that I will continue learning this year as well!
Next to my studies I ofcourse hang around the Stress room or join fun events. I played basketball since I was seven years old, but at the moment I must confess i have not joined a practise in a while... I am part of N.T.B. which is a indepentent fraternity where we have a lot of fun on our wednesday nights and enjoy good craft beer. I am looking forward to meeting all of you in the Stress room!
Job Visscher
Secretary, Commissioner of External Affairs, Vice-Chairman and Commissioner of ICT
Hi everyone! My name is Job Visscher and I am 21 years old. Originally, I am from Ermelo, which is a small town on the beautiful Veluwe. However, I moved to Enschede to pursue the study IEM. I just finished the bachelor’s programme, so now I am happy to take a year away from studying to be part of the 50th Board of Stress. As Secretary, I am responsible for the communication and documentation within our association. In addition, being the Commissioner of External Affairs means that I will manage the contacts with our partners and organise a lot of nice career-related events for you! Finally, I am also the Vice-Chairman and Commissioner of ICT.
My journey at Stress started in my first year when I joined the External Affairs Committee. I really liked setting up events with some companies, in addition to having a lot of fun with my fellow committee members. I have also been part of the IT committee of Stress, the SITcom, for three years. We set up some projects that I am quite proud of, especially the Stress Snack System (SSS) that you can find in our beautiful room. This year, it became clear that pursuing a board year at Stress would be a great next step in my student life!
In my spare time I like to go running quite often. I think that it is a very good way to both get some exercise and completely clear your mind. I am currently aiming to run the half marathon of Enschede in April. In addition, playing music has always been a big hobby of mine. I play a bit of piano, drums and the flute, but my current go-to instrument is the guitar. Finally, I really enjoy travelling, and especially hiking through the mountains. My last trip was a beautiful long-distance hike through Scotland.
I am really looking forward to seeing you all around the Stress room and the great events that we will organise!
Lennart Hendriksen
Treasurer, Commissioner of Public Relations and Vice-Commissioner of External Affairs
Hi there! I am Lennart Hendriksen, 21 years old and originally from the beautiful place called Apeldoorn. Three years ago, I left the beautiful Apeldoorn to study Industrial Engineering and Management. I have achieved my bachelor's degree in IEM at the end of August, and am now pausing my studies to be the Treasurer and commissioner of Public Relations. This means that I am responsible for all the finances, promotion of events and the social media accounts.
My activism at Stress started in my second year, in the WeekendCie. This was a great start to my activism to get to know everything involved in being active. After the WeekendCie, I became part of the Study Tour committee, in which we organised a two-week trip to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. During these two weeks, we visited a lot of companies, but also enjoyed the culture. One of my fellow committee members in the Study Tour committee was actually Lex, the Chairman! I also became part of the MediaCie in my second year, making pictures and uploading them to the website.
When I have time off, I like to listen to music from my record player, have a craft beer with my friends or housemates and to watch football. I used to play field hockey in Apeldoorn, and coming year I will start playing hockey again at Drienerlo.
I feel proud to be the Treasurer and Commissioner of Public Relations, and look forward to meeting all of you in the Stress room, the MBasement or at events!
Ivo Naastepad
Commissioner of Internal Affairs and Educational Affairs, Vice-Treasurer and Commissioner of SBZ
Helloooo!!! My name is Ivo, I’m 20 years old and this year I will be on the board of Stress. I was born in the beautiful city Hoorn, which lies in West Friesland and is quite far away from Enschede, but after high school, I decided to go study IEM here. This year, I’m the commissioner of internal and educational affairs, which means I’m responsible for the active members, and will handle all your comments about education.
My activism at Stress started at Stress in the Freshmen committee. Together with the people in the committee, we organised a lot of great events, like the dropping we constructed ourselves. After the first year I joined the KIDS committee. It was the first year where we did not go on camp, so we had to rethink the entire program. In the end, it was a great year, and together with the committee, we organised a great Kick-In!
In my spare time I like to have fun with friends or housemates. I also enjoy watching F1 and football, especially when my favorite team AZ plays. When I go home I usually go to a game of them with my dad. On the Wednesday evenings, you can find me in the city center in the High Five, with my fraternity NTB (which Lex is also part of). Next to this I’m also part of do-group Toeter, where I was a head parent for last year. During the Kick-In it’s always a lot of fun with the Toeter group, and we make sure that everyone knows we’re present during party’s.
I’m really looking forward to the upcoming year, seeing all the members study and having fun in the Stress room, organising big events with each other, but most importantly, enjoying the year to its fullest. When you’re in the Stress room, don’t hesitate to have a little chat with me! See you in the Stress room!
