Astron director Jessica Dempsey has been nominated for the woman in the Media Award 2024. Together with eleven other provincial nominees, she is part of this national award.
Every year the regional juries each select a female expert or role model that is visible in the media. Earlier, among others, Mayor Femke Halsema, dressage driver Anky van Grunsven and athlete Daphne Schippers won the title.
Dempsey leads a daily team with predominantly men. And that in a complex world with astronomical knowledge. According to the jury, she does that in understandable language and with humor. “Jessica Dempsey is not only director of the 75-year-old Astron in Drenthe where new and innovative technologies are being developed, but also professor of Ethics in astronomy. She stands for new leadership, sustainability, inclusiveness and equivalent leadership. In addition, it is a super fun and inspiring person ! “, Said the Drenthe jury