Work
- 04/2020- : Facilitator, Change Designer (Xpedio)
- 04/2018- : Head of Change Design (Kukunori)
- 01/2017-04/2018 : Head of Community Engagement (The Finnish Refugee Council)
- 04/2016-12/2016: Project Manager (The Finnish Refugee Council)
- 01/2016-: Founder, Change Designer (Changeagenta)
- 09/2014-04/2016: Program Manager (Solidaarisuus)
- 04/2010-09/2014: Program Coordinator (Solidaarisuus)
- 03/2007-03/2010: Program Officer (UNICEF/Ecuador)
- 07/2006-03/2007: Planner (UniPID)
- 2006: Ambassador of Children's Rights (Plan Suomi säätiö)
- 06/2005-12/2005: Program Assistant (ILO-IPEC/Nicaragua)
- 05/2004-09/2004: Intern (Finnish Foreign Ministry / Unit for Latin America and the Carribbean)
- 09/2003-01/2004: Cultural Assistant (Suomen Madridin Instituutti)
- Substitute Teacher (Ilola and Simonkylä primary schools, 5-6 grade, several short term subsitutions in 2004-2006)
- Sales assistant in the following shops: Seppälä, Claudia, GB
Other Projects
- The International Working Women of Finland -one of the founder of the network
- Palvelumuotoiluajattelemalla paremmaksi? Opas järjestö- ja yhdistystoimijoille
- Palvelumuotoilua -ajatuksia järjestömaailmaan -blog
- Photography Exhibition Hijos del río/The Children of the River (2006).
- CD-Rom “30 Years of Cooperation between Finland and Nicaragua”. 2006. Managua: The Embassy of Finland.
Studies
- Since 2017, on going: PhD Researcher, Culture-Based Service Design (The University of Lapland)
- 2016: Service Design (Haaga-Helia)
- 2016: Work and Organizational Psychology (Itä-Suomen avoin yliopisto)
- 2015: Psychology (Helsigin avoin yliopisto)
- 2006: M.A. in Development and International Cooperation (Jyväskylän yliopisto)
- 2004: B.A. in European Studies (Combined Languages) (University of Kent at Canterbury)
- 1999: International Baccalaureate (International School of Brussels)
Courses and Certificates
- 2020: Service Design Master Trainer and Coach (Service Design Network)
- 2018: Professional Facilitation (Xpedio Academy)
- 2015: Basics of the Protection of Expert and Office Workers (Työturvallisuuskeskus)
- 2015: Mental Health Support Basics (Suomen Punainen Risti)
- 2014: Positive Psychology (Helsingin avoin yliopisto)
- 2014: Supporting Human Strengths (Helsingin seudun kesäyliopisto)
- 2014: Management Training (Intotalo Oy)
- 2012: Gender Analysis and Planning (INTRAC)
- 2008: Advanced Course on the International Protection of Human Rights (Åbo Akademi)
- 2007: Interdisciplinary Human Rights Course (Inter-American Institute of Human Rights)
Languages
- Finnish: mother tongue
- English: fluent
- Spanish: fluent
- French: very good
- Portuguese: basics
- Persia: basics
- Swedish: Basics
Honorary Positions
- Board Member (The International Working Women of Finland)
- Vice-Representative of the Staff (Pakolaisapu)
- Substitute of the Executive Director (Solidaarisuus)
- Representative of the Staff (Solidaarisuus)
- Board Member (Kehitysyhteistyöjärjestöjen EU-yhdistys Kehys ry)
- Representative of Gender Equality (European Confederation of Relief and Development NGOs (CONCORD))
- Board Member and Chair (Kambodzhan ystävyysseura ry)
- Board Member (Suomen Somalia-verkosto)
- Chairperson of the Board 1.1.-30.6.2005 (Jyväskylän yliopiston ylioppilaskunnan kehitysyhteistyövaliokunta)
- Member (Jyväskylän yliopiston ylioppilaskunnan kehitysyhteistyövaliokunta, 2004).
Volunteer Work
- Expert support to the International Working Women of Finland
- Plannig and carrying out a volunteer emergency aid project at the Coco River, Nicaragua, through Acción Médica Cristiana (2005-2006).
- Finnish language teaching to Somali refugees (Red Cross)
- Translator (UNICEF)
- Translator (Plan)
- Translator (Amnesty International)
Grants
- 2020: Kansan sivistysrahasto: grant for the activities of The International Working Women of Finland network
- 2018: Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö: grant for carrying out the PhD research
- 2017-2019: University of Lapland: 3 travel grants related to the PhD research
- 2017: Otavan kirjasäätiö: grant for writing the guidebook on service design to Finnish NGOs
