Administration Team

Lucie Prazak

Lucie possesses a sound experience from private sector and as an international civil servant. She began Human Resources career in the UK, in recruitment within micro electronics sector in Europe, then she moved to HR at Oshkosh Corporation (Fortune 500 company) specialised in manufacturing of heavy machinery.

In the Netherlands she has worked for OPCW, the international organisation specialised in the elimination of chemical weapons and at Creating Rights. She is passionate about art and human resources, and we were excited to welcome here to NAISR in September 2021.

In her spare time she runs races to raise money for Antony van Leeuwenhoek hospital in Amsterdam.

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Aurora George-Kelso

Aurora is originally from India but immigrated to the United Kingdom where she spent her early career in High-Tech sector marketing. She subsequently moved with her family to Spain, Belgium and The Netherlands where she currently resides.

Since leaving the UK, she has been continuously involved in international schools and education, originally as a parent, then in front-office administration and, for the last eight years as Admissions Officer in Rotterdam. In her current role she is the first port of call for all inbound families from initial enquiry through to enrolment.

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Kristen McLeod

Kristen is a Australian who moved to the Netherlands in 2011 and is now a bi-lingual dual national. She has worked in private schools in both Sydney and Rotterdam and thoroughly enjoys working in a school environment.

Kristen began working at NAISR in 2012 as a Personal Assistant to the Director. Since then, she has taken on various roles at NAISR, such as the Communications Officer, School Registrar, Co-curricular Program Manager, Database Administrator, and enjoys being an active part of the Staff Social Committee.

Kristen takes great pride in ensuring good communication at NAISR. In her spare time, she loves to sing, especially with her amazing singing group LOS. She also loves to travel as often as she can to Greece and expecially to Australia to see her family and friends. She enjoys writing for her blog (Kristen in Clogland), playing with her children, and laughing with friends.

Kristen is on maternity leave until January 2023. 

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Kimberly Van Sickle

Originally from Canada, Kim immigrated to the Netherlands, which she and her family now call home.  Kim has practiced as a registered nurse in a variety of clinical and administrative roles, developing her specialisation in the intensive care environment.

In addition to the provision of direct patient care, she has been involved with numerous quality improvement initiatives and operational management. Kim joined NAISR in 2017 as the School Nurse and very much enjoys the diversity of her role at NAISR and the challenges that it brings. 

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Olivia Hanne

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Mihai Miron

 

Mihai is originally from Moldova, although he has lived in the Netherlands for the last 7 years. After completing his studies in the Hague, he spent 4 years working in finance, sharpening his skills and experiencing the best of what international environments have to offer. He likes to approach complex situations by brainstorming possible solutions and is naturally attracted to envisioning a variety of future possibilities.

Mihai joined NAISR in early 2020 as a Finance Officer and is looking forward to continuing to work for Nord Anglia Education in the future. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, travelling and playing chess.

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Maria Teresa Sorondo

Maria Teresa was born in Caracas, graduated from Venezuela Central University with a Computer Science degree, and worked in the IT department of several private companies as a software developer for 8 years. A 12 month course helped her to improve her high school English, with this course becoming the portal for international relations.

She moved to São Paulo, Brasil, with her family for three years, arriving in The Netherlands with the new millennium. Being a parent at NAISR (formerly AISR), she began to work as a Library assistant and she is now in charge of this facility at the school. She also works with the administration department doing the Annual Ordering Process, buying materials in NL and beyond borders.

Maria Teresa has embraced the Dutch culture and has been cycling to work for the last 15 years.

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Rick Faling

Rick was born in South Africa and moved to the Netherlands at the age of 6, where he has lived in Pijnacker for almost 25 years with his two beautiful daughters.

He likes to cook on the Big Green Egg , to travel and hang out with friends. When the weather is good you can find him on his boat or motorcycle.

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