Board

Meet the board



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Jolanda Hoefnagel

President


OWNER OF K'DANS, STUDIO 'IN MOVEMENT, THE HAGUE.

Jolanda is a Physical Education teacher with a background in biomechanics and anatomy. She uses the principles of the Pilates Method to teach people to move as efficiently, freely, and functionally as possible, whatever their level is. Jolanda is a mentor for the STOTT PILATES® community in The Netherlands. Jolanda is also a TOTAL BARRE Instructor Trainer, certified in Fascial Movement, Movnat® and MELT.


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Amy Cox

vice-president



FOUNDER of THE MOVEMENT PRACTICE / DIRECTOR of BASI PILATES ACADEMY AMSTERDAM

Originally a dancer and choreographer, Amy began teaching Pilates in 1994 under Cori Doetzer (whose teachers were Kathy Grant and Romana Kryzanowska). Amy certified in the BASI Pilates method  (2015) and completed Rael Isakowitz's mentor and master programs (2018). She runs the licensee for BASI Pilates Benelux and works as a Pilates Instructor & Structural Bodyworker.


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Anna E. Mora Carrillo de Albornoz

vice-president


OWNER STUDIO ANNAMORA IN AMSTERDAM

Anna Mora, of Mexican origin, danced in several dance companies all around Europe, including "Het National Ballet" in Amsterdam. In 1998 she found her second passion, the Pilates method. Next to being fully certified by Polestar, she has been a Gyrokinesis® trainer since 2004. Her motto 'The Joy of Moving’ is her inspiration to train her students at Studio AnnaMora in Amsterdam since 2004


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Patricia Velasquez

treasurer


Treasurer PPN and certified STOTT PILATES®, Barre Concept® and Pilates Fascia teacher. Mexican by origin and living in the Netherlands. In addition to her background, education and involvement, she is now associated with the PPN as treasurer.




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Lorena Zevedei

secretary


Lorena is Programme manager of Executive Education at the University of Amsterdam and followed the BASI Pilates Comprehensive training in 2018. She is Romanian by origin and living in the Netherlands since 2006.



Founding Members


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Stephanny Turton Kat


OWNER OF STUDIO ART OF MOVEMENT IN HILVERSUM

Founding vice-president of the PPN. Since 2004 trained as a dancer at Fontys in Tilburg. Working as a dancer and dance teacher, she further developed herself as a Pilates teacher. She received her Pilates training from Marjorie Oron in The Hague and internationally from Romana Kryzanowska in New York. Therapeutic additions to Pilates knowledge were made by Marie José Blom in both California and the Netherlands. Stephanny has a training center where she teaches the Pilates education of Marie José Blom.


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Suus Wilms


Suus Wilms: trained internationally at the Pilates Institute London, Polestar Pilates, and Balanced Body USA. International Pilates educator and guest location exclusively in the Netherlands for Balanced Body USA. In 2016 Suus was added to Kathy Corey's Master mentor program and has since been a certified teacher of the Kathy Corey Pilates Teacher Training. (KCP).


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Annelies Mansoor


Founding secratary of the PPN. Freelance copywriter, affiliated with Pilates United as a freelance office manager/textwriter since 2002. In addition to other freelance work joined the PPN as secretary during its founding in 2021.