Eeva Syvanen
Until recently, Eeva Syvanen was a realtor in San Diego, where she was a founder of the Finnish School in San Diego.
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Hilary-Joy Virtanen
Hilary-Joy Virtanen is assistant professor of Finnish & Nordic Studies at Finlandia University in Hancock, Michigan, where she directs the academic program and teaches most of its classes.
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Teuvo Pulkkinen
Teuvo Pulkkinen was born in Varkaus, Finland and received his Master of Science degree from the Helsinki University of Technology. He started his professional career at A.
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Richard Ahola
Dr. Richard Ahola has been a member of the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute in Syracuse, New York, since 1995.
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Jacqueline L. Harjula
Jacqueline L. Harjula has deeply ingrained personal connections to Finland and Finnish culture. Her paternal grandparents came to the United States at the turn of the century,
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Katariina Lehtonen
Katariina Lehtonen brings to FFN years of experience with the Finlandia Foundation Columbia-Pacific Chapter. She is a founding member of that chapter,
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Peter Mäkilä
Peter J. Mäkilä was born in Turku, Finland and educated in Finland, Canada and the United States.
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Betsey Norgard
Betsey Norgard lived in Minneapolis for 30 years, where she was active in the Finnish community. She was a founding member and served as president of the Twin Cities Finlandia Foundation Chapter,
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Tim Nurvala
Tim brings to FFN more than 20 years of experience working with non-profit organizations. He has previously served as Vice Chairman of the Finlandia Foundation – National Capital Chapter.
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Tarja Silverman
Tarja Silverman was born in Helsinki, Finland, and has lived most of her life in New York City.
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