39th Board

Come by our boardroom B1.04A for free coffee and/or printing, or have a chat with us!

Board Hours

Monday: 12-15 Julie (Social Coordinator)

Tuesday: 15-18 Troy (Treasurer)

Wednesday: 13-16 Basil (Study Coordinator)

Thursday: 12-15 Daren (Chair)

Friday: 13-16 Liam (Secretary)

Reach us at info@asvcasa.nl for any questions ❤

39th Board Members

We are excited to continue building our community of Anthropology students at UvA. In the upcoming year, you will see us strive to create engaging events and trips independently or in collaboration with the Anthropology Department, the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and other Study/Student Associations. In these events and trips we aim to make meaningful memories for students and teachers and create the space to imagine Anthropology within and beyond Academia.

We hope to create a network for both International and Dutch Bachelor and Master students to feel grounded and at home in the hustle and bustle of the city of Amsterdam ❤️


  • Daren Neesken (She/Her)

    Hi, I’m Daren from Jakarta, Indonesia! I’m the eldest daughter of 3 children and eldest granddaughter of 16 grandchildren on both sides. A tough role growing up that taught me responsibility, resilience, and care for people - such invaluable principles I keep close to me, especially now as a chair.

    chair@asvcasa.nl

  • Troy de Vries (He/Him)

    My name is Troy, and as far back as I can remember, I was always thinking about money, financial responsibility is my middle name, and bookkeeping is the game. I'm proud to be CASA's 39th Treasurer!

    treasurer@asvcasa.nl


  • Basil Kafka (They/Them)

    Hi, I’m Basil, and I’m non-binary. I’m a pretty big music nerd, so ask for an album recommendation if you would like something new to listen to. I also watch movies sometimes, so ask about that if you want. I am interested in political anthropology, and I am taking the 'Middle Eastern Studies' minor. As the study coordinator, I can help answer questions you might have, and I will be organising study related events.

    study@asvcasa.nl


  • Juliana Smidova (She/Her)

    Eyoo, I'm Julie from Slovakia :) I'm so excited to meet all kinds of people in all kinds of sitatuations and that's why I decided to be the social coordinator. If you have a good dad joke, DnB recommendation or wanna just talk about nothing and everything, I'm happy to be here for you :)

    social@asvcasa.nl

Social Safety

As your board, It is important to us that our members are able to feel safe for the events we put on and the environments we sanction. Which is why we have a confidentiality (trust) person in our board.

A confidentiality person is for if you have personally witnessed or experienced anything distressing within the CASA network (digital or in-person).

They are here to provide you a judgement free space where you can freely express your feelings, share details about sensitive topics, and ask for support in de-escalation and stopping unwanted behaviour.

Any and all things brought to our confidentiality person WILL NOT BE SHARED WITH ANYONE UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN EXPLICIT PERMISSION. For extreme cases a confidentiality person may advise someone seek professional support, but never without consent.

There will also be an external confidentiality contact made available, which we will have publicly listed as soon as possible.


  • Liam Huijgens (He/Any)

    Personal Phone Nr: +31 6 253 858 03
    Personal Email: liamall@hotmail.com


  • Mai (they/them) - Bloom Secretary

    Phone Nr: +31 6 48 38 12 44
    School Email: mai.bui2@student.uva.nl