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St\u00e9phanie Visser, voorzitter studenten toneelvereniging RISK<\/span><\/p>

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Every month EM<\/em> interviews a different leader of a student association in The Chair column. This time it is St\u00e9phanie Visser from RISK theatre association.<\/p>\n\t

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Name: St\u00e9phanie Visser<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age: 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

Study: master\u2019s degree Business Information Management (RSM)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Association: RISK (at one time an abbreviation of \u2018Rotterdams Interfacultair Studenten Kabaret\u2019) Student Theatre Association.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair since: 30 September 2015 (official)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Motto: \u2018I want to be there for the members and offer them a fantastic acting experience\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n

Why did you want to be president of RISK?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI was approached for this position by former board members.\u201d<\/p>\n

They must have had a reason for doing that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHa, ha \u2026 of course. They thought I was very enthusiastic and worked hard for the association.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you have other qualities that come in handy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a strong communicator, I\u2019m very structured and can plan well. I mainly learned the latter in my job at Hotel Okura in Amsterdam where I organise events in the restaurant; a job I now do part-time rather than full-time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did you always want to be the boss?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWell I have to admit that I was a bit like this at secondary school: always wanting to play a prominent role. I was always involved in all kinds of projects then too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did you have any doubts about taking on the position?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n

What kinds of things do you do as Chair?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur board has four members: as well as Chair, there is a Treasurer, a Secretary and someone for PR. I mainly keep in touch with external parties, such as the directors, performance locations and foundations with which we cooperate, and I need to maintain an overview. At the moment we\u2019re also focusing on formulating procedures and writing policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oh, did the association not have such things?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything actually ran OK and of course there was policy, but not much was documented. That\u2019s why we\u2019re doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Does it take up a lot of time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes me about a day-and-a-half to two days per week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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What\u2019s the best thing about being Chair?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThat you have the feeling that you\u2019re responsible for something; if I don\u2019t do anything, nothing happens. I learn a lot from that and this will certainly be of value to me later. What I also really enjoy is solving ad hoc problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is your goal for this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing is that our members enjoy a truly fantastic acting year. That they have really been able to develop as actors but also that, at the end of the season, they have really felt like students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, do you have any bad traits that could undermine your Chairmanship?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m maybe sometimes too much of a perfectionist; while it may be better to find the right compromise because, after all, the job should stay fun. Oh, and I\u2019m quite assertive; and the same applies here \u2013 too assertive is not always good. But being too hesitant is a none-starter!\u201d<\/p>\n\t

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RISK<\/a> was formed in 1990 and has approximately 56 members who all perform in one of the five productions. Performances are usually at weekends in May in \u2018t Kapelletje. For the first time this year a theatre group has been formed entirely from international students.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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