Responsible for leading a traditional Finnish Lutheran educational organization with 1,400 students and 130 co-workers. Because of the governmental finance crisis there were cuts made in the Finnish educational system. Year 2011 we managed to reduce our budget by 15 percent with some, but a minimal number of layoffs. All the struc- tures as well as the working methods were reorganized in few months, staving off more drastic cutbacks.

Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu (Diaconia University of Applied Sciences)Responsible for all educational, research related and regional impact of activities in Lahti region. I was also a member of the Diaconia University of Applied Sciences mana- gement board. At that time the new systems of quality assesment were planned, university co-operation was added, and the financial capacity tightened. Later, between 2007 - 2014 I was a Member of the Board in Diaconia University of Applied Sciences Ltd.

Worked as a team leader in the development of voluntary activities, maintenance of the education system, application of humanitarian law, first-aid training and organizational coordination. I also had responsibility for the organization of the 2002 General Assembly with 1,400 participants. Working in Red Cross gave me more experience with international cooperation and participatory work in civil society.

Served as Headmaster (and CEO) of a medium-sized folk high school during a phase when the state was centralizing special education to special schools. This information was obtained on my first day at work. After one and a half years of influence and de- velopment we managed to gain permission to continue the original educational mis- sion involving integration of special education students. In Ylitornio, I learned leadership and management in practice. The school was able to carry on with the vocational training and non-formal education along with general education for regularly-tracked students and students with special needs.

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