The governing bodies of The English School

The governing bodies of The English School are the Board of Trustees (seven members) and the Board of Directors (six members). The director, principals and administrative staff are appointed by the Board of Trustees as well as all the permanent staff at the school. You can read more about the responsibilities of the two boards, the director and principals in the Rules of Governance (johtosääntö).

Board of Trustees (säätiön hallitus)
Jorma Turunen, Chair
Father Marco Pasinato, Acting Chair
Lea Mecklin
Tarja Mäki
Kirsi Nystén
Javier Salazar
Anne Fraser-Vatto

Petri Vuorinen, The Representative of the Board of Trustees

Invited to the meetings:
Suvi Erlund, Chair of the Board of Directors
Kaarina Winter, Principal


Board of Directors (johtokunta)
Suvi Erlund, Chair
Camilla Bonden, Parents’ representative
Harri Korhonen, Helsinki City’s representative
Kaisu Möller , Teachers’ representative
Inari Rauhalahti, Teachers’ representative
Heidi Vähänikkilä, Parents’ representative


Minna Akkanen, Administrative Manager, secretary of the Board of Directors
Kaarina Winter, Principal
Petri Vuorinen, Director

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