After Carmen was distinguished as European Black Business Woman in 2003, she held various advisory positions at the intersection of politics, labor and employers focused portfolios. Since 2003, she joined the political committee within Federation of Businesswomen Netherlands. In 2010 she was appointed national chairman of the umbrella organization and joined the general board of VNO-NCW, the largest employers' organization in the Netherlands. In addition, she sits on the advisory board of the Leadership Corps Amsterdam-Amstelland and has advised the Ministers of Economic and Social Affairs on new entrepreneurship, labor market related issues. From 2003 to 2005 she was a member of the advisory board of PaVEM, where she has assisted Prinses Máxima in her first official role to promote diversity through special programs through the top 40 largest municipalities. In 2011, Carmen develops a new initiative to mobilize professional women through the Women's Conference Europe. During the first edition there were more than 800 visitors. On November 15th there will be a second edition. Since 1996 Carmen is active in the field of recruitment & selection of highly qualified professionals in the HR field. Since 2007 she focuses much broader on projects where professionals operate on a projectbase in an entire industry. In the near future Carmen Breeveld tend to focus more on business to business connections besides search & selection of high professionals.