Committees
Committees
An association is of course nothing without its active members. This also counts for Parafrid. We have various committees, in which our members make the commitment to turn Parafrid into the sociable association as we know it today. You can find an overview of all the current committees of Parafrid below!
The Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee (RvT) has the responsibility to supervise the realizations of the goals of the board. After each board meeting, the Supervisory Board carefully reads the minutes and gives the board solicited and unsolicited advice on everything that has to do with the association. The Supervisory Board consists of former board members who have a lot of knowledge about the association.
The Advisory Committee of 2024-2025 consists of:
Sanne van Soest (Secretary '20-'21)
Tamara Suurd (Chairperson '22-'23)
Emma Scherphof (Chairperson '23-'24)
rvt@parafrid.nl
The Financial Committee
The Financial Committee (Kascie) basically checks on the money. The money that comes in must also be spent, but this should of course be no more than what the association receives! In addition, they investigate the balance and state of income and expenses, thereby supporting the current Treasurer. They assist the Treasurer with the financial (bi)annual report and signal the board of potential financial risks.
The Financial Committee consists of former treasurers and former board members who have a great deal of knowledge about balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and other similar financial issues.
The Financial Committee of 2024-2025 consists of:
Autumn George (Treasurer '22-'23)
Pauline Prochnow (Treasurer '23-'24)
Ellen Westhoff (Secretary '23-'24)
kascie@parafrid.nl
Bar Committee
The ‘Barcie’ is responsible for socializing within the association. The committee always ensures fun at the monthly dinners and socials and in addition, the Barcie organizes three of its own activities throughout the year, such as cocktail workshops, pub crawls etc.
The the Barcie of 2024-2025 consists of:
Alyse Arends
Mara Constantinescu
Linda van Dijk
Maartje Rams
Mirjam Seinen
barcie@parafrid.nl
Events Committee
The ‘Ecie’ is responsible for nearly all the activities within the association. They organize the Hubertusride, Sinterklaas, Christmas, trail rides, and of course the legendary clubweekend! In addition, the Ecie is very creative and ensures innovative activities for all members every year.
The Ecie of 2024-2025 consists of:
Maaike van der Gaag
Muriël Koeckhoven
Pauline Prochnow
Emma Scherphof
Tamara Suurd
Ellen Westhoff
ecie@parafrid.nl
Editorial Committee
The ‘Edicie' is responsible for maintaining the website and the social media. Additionally, they publish the Parafrid club magazine 'the Paragraaf' twice a year. In the Paragraaf, the latest news is brought out about all kinds of fun and interesting topics. Every year the ‘Edicie’ also gets the honorary task of producing the new Almanac (yearbook). For this they, design a questionnaire to distribute amongst the members, so they can write fun stories and facts about the members of Parafrid! The almanac is produced once a year and also describes the activities that have taken place the past year, the sponsors, and its current members.
The Edicie of 2025-2026 consists of:
Ana Ambrož
Karlijn Strien
Tamara Suurd
edicie@parafrid.nl
Promotion Committee
The ‘Promocie’ has the task to make people enthusiastic for the best association in Groningen! This committee is full of enthusiasm and there is no shortage of ideas! As real promotiontigers, the Promocie works to put Parafrid on the Groningen map. You can spot the Promocie in the wild during activities, the KEI week and ESN events!
The Promocie of 2024-2025 consists of:
Ana Dyrberg Huerta
Sasha Ivanova
Muriël Koeckhoven
Mikky van der Weijde
promocie@parafrid.nl
SO Parafrid Committee
The ‘SOPcie’ is responsible for organizing the best weekend of the year: the City Meeting of Parafrid! During this weekend, student riders from all over the Netherlands come to visit us and compete against each other in various dressage and jumping categories. In addition, there is always a fun theme party on Saturday evenings. Besides the City Meeting, they also organise two Parafrid exclusive competitions, namely a dressage competition and a jumping/pas de deux competition.
The SOPcie of 2024-2025 consists of:
Kris Feddema
Autumn George
Sylvana Gerges
Karlijn Strien
sopcie@parafrid.nl
VNSK Committee
This year we welcome a special committee back into the association - the VNSKcie! This committee is dedicated to organising the yearly national championship to decide who the best student riders of the academic year are. This competition, “The Association of Dutch Student Riders Championship” (abbreviated to VNSK in Dutch) takes place at the end of the competition season and hosts many fun activities (the equipes) besides the championship. To qualify for the VNSK, you need to have at least ridden in two SOs throughout the year, where you can earn points based on how high you rank in each SO. The three riders with the highest point total of their top two SOs are then invited to battle for the title of best student rider of the year in their respective riding classes.
The VNSKcie of 2024-2025 consists of:
Kris Feddema
Autumn George
Merel Hartog
Iris Haveman
Emma Scherphof
Leander Schmets
Karlijn Strien
Tamara Suurd
Work and Acquisition Committee
The 'Werkacqui' searches for new sponsors and maintains contact with the current sponsors. Every year they organize an auction with great offers, where as much money as possible is collected for Parafrid. In addition to the auction, the committee is always looking for more fun ideas to continue to provide Parafrid with a well-filled wallet through working actions!
The Werkacqui of 2024-2025 consists of:
Ana Ambrož
Friederike Böckmann
Emma Scherphof
Tamara Suurd
Ellen Westhoff
werkacqui@parafrid.nl
