Meet Our Team

Frank A.C. Groenewegen AA (1967), Partner. Frank started his career in accountancy 30 years ago in the Netherlands and has gained extensive experience in advising small and medium sized entities and non-profit organizations in practically all industries. Before he joined our firm in 2009 he has worked as a manager and partner in the Netherlands and during a 3-year period as senior-manager of Ernst & Young on Curaçao. He has specialized in CFO On Demand services, advising family owned businesses, reviews of financial forecasts and business valuations.

Natalie Haitsma (1980) joined Baker Tilly Curacao in September 2011. She started her career at KPMG in The Netherlands and worked there for seven years. In 2009 she finished her RA education at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Natalie has extensive experience with audits in the following branches: Aircraft development and production; Construction; Government and Education institutes; Healthcare institutes; Insurance companies, Pension Funds, Retail and Transportation.

Natalie gained experience with the following types of assignments:
• Audit and review of financial statements;
• Non profit audits;
• EDP Audit;
• Rates and Cost surveys;
• Compliance audits;
• Interim bookkeeping support.

Since May 2012 Natalie is a Board member of the Dutch Caribbean Accountants Association in the function of treasurer and she is chairman of the commission of the Young Professionals Dutch Caribbean.

The personal values of Natalie are commitment to quality, result driven, excellent communicative skills, teamplayer.

Arjen Pool works at Baker Tilly in Curaçao since 2002. He started his career at Ernst & Young Accountants in The Netherlands and worked several years as a financial controller for a retail and real estate company. He obtained a Master of Science in Accounting with a major in Register Accountant and graduated as Registeraccountant. Arjen has lots of experience with audit and advisory at both public and semi-public companies, financial institutions (hedge funds and investment companies) in the offshore branch in the Dutch Caribbean, gaming companies (online and land-based) and wholesale and retail companies.

Adriënne Noor studied Bedrijfseconomie and Accountancy, Auditing & Control at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Adriënne is currently pursuing her Post-master Register Accountant, via University of Tilburg. Adriënne started her professional career in Audit & Assurance  in 2014 at Deloitte Dutch Caribbean and after 3.5 years she joined Baker Tilly. Adriënne has experience within several industries, including financial institutions, oil companies and utility companies.

Ariana Alvarez-Ariza, Senior Assistant Accountant, has obtained her Bachelor degree in Business Administration at the Rotterdam School of Management (Rotterdam University). She then proceeded with her Master in Business Administration with specialization in Accounting and financial management.
In the beginning of 2014 she moved to Curacao and started her career at KPMG Dutch Caribbean and Suriname as part of the audit team. After 3 years at KPMG she proceeded with her career at Baker Tilly Curaçao in June 2017.
Ariana is currently studying for the International Post Master Accountancy degree, also known as RA, via the University of Tilburg.

Vanity Lucas joined our team in March 2018 as Assistant Accountant. She recently moved back to Curacao where she was born. In 2018 she will start studying for her Master’s degree in Accountancy. Vanity is fluent in Dutch, English, Papiamentu and Spanish. Vanity is very eager to learn and is looking forward to building her professional career within Baker Tilly. She is very ambitious and intends to become a certified accountant. When not at work, Vanity loves to cook. Also, she loves to go to the beach to relax, swim or scuba dive.

Lis-Marina Felix Pita joined Baker Tilly in Curaçao as Assistant Accountant in January 2019 and has a Bachelor's degree in Business & Economics.

Noraly van Thijs joined Baker Tilly in Curaçao in September 2019 as Assistant Accountant. Noraly has obtained her nominal Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy and Controlling in 2019 at the University of Curaçao. She is currently pursuing her Master of Science degree in Accountancy.

She is fluent in Papiamentu, English, Dutch, and Spanish. She is a very responsible, studiously, and social person. Noraly is ambitious to learn and is looking forward to building her professional career within Baker Tilly.

She joined Baker Tilly in Curacao in the beginning of 2013 and has finished her post Master Register Accountant at ICUC Curaçao in the beginning of 2014.

Raisa Ricardo, Audit Senior, has obtained her Bachelor degree in Business Economics in 2012 at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. She worked for a couple of years in the Netherlands and returned to Curaçao in 2014 to work on the Assurance Team of PwC Dutch Caribbean. After having gained experience at PwC Dutch Caribbean, she started her career at Baker Tilly in Curaçao in April 2017.
Raisa has gained experience on audit engagements by working on different local and international clients, which includes large port company, education institutes in Bonaire, trading company, non-profit organizations, foundations and Healthcare institutes.

Marit Kuiper (1993), Senior Assistant Accountant, joined Baker Tilly in September 2015. She studied Business Administration at the Hanzehogeschool Groningen and she obtained her bachelor degree in 2015. Marit did her internships at KPMG St. Maarten and Papagayo (located at Curaçao). After completing her studies she decided to return to Curaçao. Marit is currently studying for the post Bachelor AA at the Inter-Continental University of the Caribbean.

Harmon Hansen (1988), Senior Assistant Accountant, graduated from the University of Curaçao with a Bachelor’s degree in Auditing and Controlling. In 2011 Harmon started his professional career at Stichting BAB where he gained experience in a wide range of fiscal matters and tax audits. In the beginning of 2015 he started working at KPMG Dutch Caribbean where he gained experience on audit engagements in various industries which include large local government entities, healthcare, trust and retail. Harmon joined Baker Tilly in Curacao  in January 2018 and is active in the audit practice. He is fluent in English, Dutch, Spanish and Papiamentu. He is currently pursuing his CPA degree.

Stephanie Poussin (1989), Assistant Accountant, obtained her bachelor degree in Science in Accountancy and Controlling at the University of Curaçao (UoC) in 2014. After her graduation she worked as Junior Assistant Accountant at Accountantskantoor H.G.M. Jourdain B.V. Working at this accounting firm she gained experiences in auditing and compilation of financial statement and also bookkeeping. Stephanie joined Baker Tilly in March 2017. In September 2017 she started with her master in accounting at the University of Curaçao.

Arthur C. van Aalst, Tax Partner, obtained his law degree from the University Leiden in 1998. He has a master in Direct Taxation and Tax Advocacy. In addition, Arthur followed several JD and LL.M courses at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. In 1999, Arthur joined the law firm NautaDutilh as tax attorney. He worked for NautaDutilh’s offices in Rotterdam and New York. Arthur also worked as tax lawyer for RSM Niehe Lancée Kooy and Ernst&Young and developed himself as a specialist in the field of international tax law and legal tax proceedings.

Arthur is the author of several legal articles in Dutch tax journals and the Dutch Financial Times and knows exactly how to convert difficult tax legislation or tax science into practical advices. Arthur specializes in the taxation aspects of:
– the organization and reorganization of international groups;
– the (re-)financing of loans;
– mergers and acquisitions
– the purchase, sale or renting of real estate;
– international transactions; and
– due diligence, (second) opinions and transfer pricing issues.
In addition, Arthur has a wide experience in the field of legal tax proceedings; from the local court up to and including the Supreme Court.

Wilco van Oosten RB (1965), manager compliance/tax adviser local market. Wilco started his professional career in 1990 with Coopers & Lybrand (nowadays PwC) in Utrecht, the Netherlands. In 1997 he moved to St. Maarten for a period of 6 years. In January 2007 he returned to the Netherlands Antilles and joined Baker Tilly Curaçao. Wilco is responsible for the compliance practice and all tax advice generated from this practice. He is also specialized in tax advice with respect to the fiscal aspects of pension schemes.

Charel Verheggen (1989), Tax Advisor, obtained her bachelor's degree in Fiscal Law and Economics from the University of Curaçao in 2014. In 2012 Charel started her professional career as a tax assistant with a small tax firm in Curacao. In 2013 she worked as a tax trainee at the law firm Spigt Dutch Caribbean. Charel joined Baker Tilly Curaçao in 2014 and is active in the tax compliance and tax advice practice and she is a specialist in the field of wage tax and social security premiums. Charel is fluent in Dutch and English.

Jeroen Diekerhof has joined our team as per October 1st, 2016 as Tax Advisor.
He graduated from the Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands with a master’s degree in Fiscal Law.

As Tax Advisor, Jeroen drafts tax returns, advices and memos for clients. He likes the contact with the colleagues of his department and enjoys searching for and analyzing information in order to provide advice to clients.

Jeroen is fluent in Dutch and English.

Anjli A. Finessi, Tax Partner, obtained her Master’s degree in Fiscal Law from the University of Amsterdam in 2002 and her AB from Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, U.S.A., in 1990. Between college and law school, Anjli worked in the International Banking Department of Coudert Brothers, a law firm in New York City, and in the international tax department of Price Waterhouse in Tokyo, Japan. Anjli interned at Loyens & Loeff Curaçao in 1999 and was asked to join the firm as a tax adviser in 2000 while finishing her degree in the Netherlands. During that time, Anjli also interned at the Loyens & Loeff Amsterdam and Rotterdam offices. In 2005 she left Loyens & Loeff to join MeesPierson Intertrust in Curaçao where she stayed until 2008.

While at MeesPierson Intertrust, Anjli acquired extensive knowledge of corporate and fiduciary services. She re-joined Loyens & Loeff in 2008 as Senior Associate Tax for both Curaçao and Aruba where she specialized in international corporate and personal (re)structuring, structured loans and (re)financing, aircraft leasing and cross-border asset protection and estate planning, with a particular focus on Latin American High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs) and so-called multi-Latinas (international conglomerates established and operating mainly in Central and South America and the Caribbean).

Anjli is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is fluent in written and spoken English, Spanish, Dutch and Italian.

Maria Agatha-Chan (1973), Tax Compliance Associate, studied Finance and Control at the HES in Amsterdam. She started her career in the banking and finance industry working for Aegon and ING Bank in the Netherlands. After 20 years of professional working experience in the Dutch financial markets, Maria moved to Curaçao and joined Baker Tilly in Curacao in 2010. Maria provides tax compliance services and is responsible for database management.

Militza is fluent in Dutch, English, Spanish and Papiamentu.

Erik van Engelen (1979) joined Baker Tilly in February 2018 as a Senior Manager. He studied at the University of Groningen and obtained a Master of Science degree in Auditing. Erik started his career at PwC in Curaçao in 2003 with a focus on Financial Services. He finished his RA education at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and moved back to the Netherlands in 2008 and joined the international business unit of PwC in Amsterdam with Schiphol Airport and TNT Post as most important clients. After seven years of auditing he began to work for the Kingdom Government as a financial supervisor on the Islands of the former Antilles (College financieel toezicht) from 2010 – 2015, on both Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Prior to joining our firm he worked for Flynth in the Netherlands as a Compliance Officer.

Erik gained experience with the following types of assignments/clients:
• Audit and review of financial statements;
• Corporate governance;
• Public Finance;
• Compliance;
• Compilation of financial statements.

Erik has also gained experience as a board member of the Dutch Caribbean Accountants Association in the function of treasurer and he founded the Young Professionals Dutch Caribbean Association.

Erik is praised to be result-oriented, ambitious, decisive, flexible and most of all communicative (also in Papiamentu!).

Maria York (1987), Assistant Accountant. She started her career in Trinidad where she obtained roughly 9 years experience in the field of accounting, covering areas from book keeping to assisting in Financial Statement preparation. She also has hands on experience with accounting softwares such as QuickBooks, Great Plains and Sage Peachtree. She comes with accounting exposure to several types of companies such as Non-profit, Insurance and Investment banking organizations. Currently she is pursuing the ACCA qualification to be a Chartered Certified Accountant.

Chesley Augustine graduated in 2015 with her Associates of Business Administration- Accounting Concentration. She has continued her study through Oxford Brookes University and is currently pursuing her ACCA qualification.
Previously, Chesley has worked for reputable and well-known NAGICO Insurances for 4 years in the accounting field. Her experience at NAGICO allowed her to broaden her practical skills and be educated at the same time, which gave her an edge in her career goals.
Apart from Chesley’s career, she is an active athlete who plays volleyball on a national level for St. Maarten. She has been playing this sport for about 10 years, and has a great passion for it and is hoping to one day have a training camp for youths in the future.
Chesley believes that, “Whatever you want in life, you can achieve it. All you have to do is put your mind to it and get it. Yes, you may have obstacles in the way, but what fun will it be without a little challenge.” 

Danny Bol (1970), Financial and Tax Consultant. After obtaining his Bachelor in SPD and CB Tax Consultancy, Danny has gained wide ranged working experience in The Netherlands as a Relation Manager Accountancy, Interim Financial Controller and as a Financial & Tax Consultant. Danny moved to Bonaire in 2004 and has worked for the Baker Tilly in Bonaire since 2010. His main focus is transparency, quality, efficiency.