{"id":5790,"date":"2015-12-09T09:54:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T08:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/12\/09\/de-voorzitter-jasper-de-ruijsscher\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:20","slug":"de-voorzitter-jasper-de-ruijsscher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/12\/09\/de-voorzitter-jasper-de-ruijsscher\/","title":{"rendered":"The President: Jasper de Ruijsscher"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jasper de Ruijscher <\/span><\/p>

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Name: Jasper de Ruijsscher<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age: 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

Degree: Master in Accountancy & Auditing (ESE)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Association: RSTV Passing Shot, the student tennis club<\/strong><\/p>\n

President since: September 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Motto: \u201cLet and let live\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n

Why did you want to become president?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI knew that, besides my thesis, I only had to do one subject this year, so I\u2019d have plenty of time for it. Actually, initially I considered standing for treasurer, but I was sounded out about being president and after a few chats with former committee members, it looked more interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did your parents think it was a good idea too?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTo tell the truth, they had their doubts, mainly because I already have a job as an economics teacher at a school in Capelle aan den IJssel. But we didn\u2019t really discuss it much \u2013 perhaps because I wasn\u2019t often at home at the time. Anyway, they\u2019re not worried about it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Were you appointed or elected?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe president is nominated by the resigning committee at the General Membership Meeting. The members only elect the president while the rest of the committee are simply appointed. I think it was a unanimous decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did you prepare yourself in any way?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, not really, I chatted to one or two people, but that was it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, are you enjoying yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I am!\u201d<\/p>\n

Does it take up much of your time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say. It\u2019s always there at the back of my mind and during the day, I\u2019ll ring someone, talk to someone, send out some emails and so on. Obviously, I attend all our social dos, but I\u2019m not actually stuck in an office all day.\u201d<\/p>\n

What else does the president of Passing Shot do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI keep a close eye on things, watch what the other committee members get up to and make sure things are ready in time. If something goes wrong, I\u2019ll step in, but so far, I\u2019ve not needed to. Added to that, I\u2019m the club\u2019s public face, so I keep in touch with our contacts and go to meetings with external parties such as Erasmus Sport and the clubs where we hire the courts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The committee has been working together now for a few months; how are things going?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAt first, we were a bit tentative \u2013 you just don\u2019t know yet how everyone is going to handle things, but now we\u2019ve grown used to each other and every member knows how everyone else works.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which qualities are proving to be the most useful?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m quite quiet by nature, and that helps, particularly in a discussion. I dress smartly too, which is very useful if you are dealing with other parties, or if problems arise. It\u2019s quite easy for me to earn someone\u2019s goodwill.\u201d<\/p>\n

And which traits are a hindrance to a president?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI clearly still have to work on delegating things. I\u2019m not a real control freak, but I really do want to be sure things turn out alright.\u00a0If it\u2019s necessary, I stay on top of things. Of course, I don\u2019t have to do it on my own and in the end, the less prominent I am, the better, because that means things are going well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Have you always been a fixer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTo a certain extent. I\u2019ve already been on various committees at Passing Shot and at EFR too. In fact, I used to work for an agency to earn some extra cash tutoring kids and pretty soon I was a coordinator for the agency. I\u2019m happy when I see people enjoying things I\u2019ve organised.\u201d<\/p>\n

How\u2019s your tennis?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI used to play quite a lot of tennis and football, at about level five or six. But an ankle injury prevented me playing at lot of tennis for a long time. Mind you, I\u2019ve been trying to get back in the game again these past two years, with lots of stops and starts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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