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CURRICULUM VITAE NAME Markku Juhani Jokinen DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH 20^th June 1959, Jämsänkoski, Finland WORK ADDRESS Finnish Association of the Deaf PB 57 00401 Helsinki, Finland e-mail: markku.jokinen@kl-deaf.fi EDUCATION 1980 Matriculation examination, Jämsänkoski Upper Secondary School (Senior High School) 1991 M.A. in Education, Certified Teacher of Comprehensive School, University of Jyväskylä 1992 Certified Teacher of the Deaf, Department of Special Education, University of Jyväskylä 1992 -1993 Post Graduate Studies in Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sign Language Linguistics, University of Rochester, N.Y., USA 2004 - Studies toward a Ph.D. in education FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS 1982 Diploma, Tutor of Finnish Sign Language, Finnish Association of the Dea 1986 Diploma, Trainer in Deaf Awareness, Finnish Association of the Deaf LANGUAGE SKILLS Finnish Sign Language (mother tongue), A good command of Finnish, Swedish, English Swedish Sign Language, ASL and International Sign EMPLOYMENT 1980 – 1981 Acting Youth Affairs Officer Finnish Association of the Deaf 1982 autumn- Research Assistant, National Board of 1983 spring Social Welfare and University of Jyväskylä 1987 summer – Sign Language Dictionary Assistant, 1988 spring Finnish Association of the Deaf 1993 summer Researcher, Nordic Council of the Deaf and Finnish Association of the Deaf 1993 – 1994 Senior Lecturer in Finnish Sign Language, University of Jyväskylä 1994 autumn Project Officer, Finnish Association of the Deaf 1995 spring Acting Head of Sign Language Centre, Finnish Association of the Deaf 1995 summer Acting Head of Library and Information Services, Finnish Association of the Deaf 1995 – 1996 Acting Head of Educational Planning, Finnish Association of the Deaf 1996 - 1997 autumn Teacher of the Deaf, Albert School of the Deaf, Helsinki 1997 autumn - 1998 Project Planner, Teacher Training Programme, Spring for Finnish Sign Language Users, Teacher Training Department, University of Jyväskylä 1998 autumn- Project Co-ordinator, Teacher Training 2005 Programme for Finnish Sign Language Users, Teacher Education Department, University of Jyväskylä 1.1.2007 - Executive Director, The Finnish Association of the Deaf ADDITIONAL ACTVITIES AND EXPERIENCES 1983 - Trainer of Finnish Sign Language Tutors 1987 - Trainer in Deaf Awareness 1983 - Visiting trainer of Sign Language Interpreters 1988 - Visiting teacher at the Folk High School of the Deaf, Helsinki 1993 - Visiting lecturer of Basic Level of Finnish Sign Language, Open University of Jyväskylä 1981 - 1984 and 1993 – 1994 Board member of the Finnish Association of the Deaf 1997 - 2006 President of the Finnish Association of the Deaf 1997 - 2006 Chair of the Finnish Sign Language Board, The Institute of Domestic Languages, Ministry of Education 1997 - 2004 Vice member of National Council of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 1988 -2002 Chair of the Finnish Sign Language Committee, The Finnish Association of the Deaf 1999 – 2001 Chair of the Committee on International Affairs, The Finnish Association of the Deaf 1997- Chief Editor of the Finnish Magazine for the Deaf INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE 1987 – 1991 Member of the Sign Language Committee of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) 1991 - WFD Expert on Deaf Education, Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1995 - 1997 Executive Committee Member of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) 1997 - 2003 Vice President of the EUD 1996 - 1998 Steering Group Member of Sign Language Project of the EUD 1997 - Member of the Nordic Council of the Deaf 2001 - Member of the Human Rights Committee of The European Disability Forum 1994 WFD representative at the UNESCO Conference On Special Needs in Education, Salamanca, Spain 1983 - World Congress of the Deaf 1983 Palermo 1987 Helsinki 1995 Wien 1999 Brisbane 2003 Montreal 2003 – President of the World Federation of the Deaf 1988 - Speeches and lectures in several international conferences, seminars and congresses as WFD Expert and expert on Deaf education, Sign Language and Deaf culture, all over the world	Education and Career Curriculum Vitae (text only) Publications Publications (text only) Markku Jokinen "I want to work for a better future for all of us Deaf people. I believe that we must understand and keep up with the rapid pace of social and technological change in today 's world to make sure that we will not become marginalized in tomorrow's world."
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