Sylvia Alexandre earned her Bachelor’s degree from the School of Social Work and Arts Therapies at Stenden University of Applied Sciences in 2009. Since 2009, she has been working as a probation officer for Reclassering Nederland, in the Northern Netherlands region, and she also serves as a member of the National Advisory Board on the Probation CLA. Alexandre embarked on a Law degree in 2012, and she has been teaching in the department as part of her position at Reclassering Nederland since 2012.