Organizing Committee

IPP Markku K. Hentilä

IPP Markku K. Hentilä has been an active rotarian since 2012 with the Rotary club of Oulu, Finland.

He has worked within the IT industry having different managerial positions including the Chief Executive Officer of an IT company. Currently Hentilä is working as a business consultant.

Hentilä is an active reservist and his other hobbies include sailing and voluntary maritime rescue. He has been a member of the board for the Finnish Voluntary Maritime Rescue Organization (Suomen Meripelastusseura) since 2016.

He has been the Club Treasurer for five years, Club Secretary and President.

Hentilä has helped in organizing the District Conference in 2017, the District Rotary Foundation 100 Year Annual Gala and multiple other district events such as PETS.

Hentilä is a multiple PHF donor.

RPIC Tore Jørgen Slettahjell

PP Tore Jørgen Slettahjell is Rotary Public Image Coordinator in Zone 18. He is a member of Heimdal Rotary Club since 2001 and has held several PR/PI positions for district and Multi-District in Norway for many years. Tore helps Rotarians with branding, online tools, social media and Rotary storytelling.

Today Tore is Manager at Skipnes Kommunikasjon in Norway and has been working with communication and marketing in graphic industry since late 90s. Tore is a board member of Graphic trade association – print and communication in Norway.

RRFC Mikko Hörkkö

PDG Mikko Hörkkö is a member of RC Tampere Hervanta since 1995 and DG D 1390 2017-18. He was long a member of Finnish Youth Exchange multidistrict organization and served as District Youth Exchange Chair. Currently he serves as Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator for Zone 17.

Mikko is running a ICT company specialized in Artificial Intelligence assisted content management solutions that support knowledge intensive organizations turn their data into business value.

DT Martin Heinrichs

DT Martin Heinrichs has worked as the CFO in Lippupiste Oy, the leading ticketing agency in Finland, retired 2019.

Martin joined Espoo Meri Rotary Club in 2004 and has served as the President in 2013-14 and is currently District Trainer in district 1420.

He is a Paul Harris Fellow.

Rtn Juho Lääkkölä

Rtn Juho Lääkkölä, M.Sc. in Process Technology (2006) and Business Administration (2012) has worked as Operations Manager and Product Manager for Stora Enso Finland and Germany, Management Consultant, Senior Manager and Global Strategic Account Manager for ABB Finland, China and Singapore and has currently started as Key Client Manager at Honeywell Building Solutions Ltd. He has been awarded ABB CEO Excellence Award Gold in 2014. He has a background in Round Table International having served as International Relations Specialist.

Juho became a member of Singapore Rotary Club in 2019. He is a second generation Rotarian, who now serves in Institute Finances Committee of Z 17&18 RI ”Northern Lights” Institute in Oulu and is responsible for registration.

RID Virpi Honkala

RID Virpi Honkala worked as chief surgeon at Raahe hospital until her retirement in 2014 and as Medical Director of the hospital in 1989-2010. She chartered WHO Health Promoting Hospitals and Services network in Finland and has served as Chair, national Coordinator and member of the international Board.

Virpi, member of Raahe RC since 2001 has served as D 1400 DG 2009-10 and DRFC 2011-13. She is RLI Trainer since 2012 and Friendship Exchange and Fellowship Committee Chair 2010-19.

Virpi served as Chair of Finlands Rotary in 2012-13 and has been CoL representative of D 1400 2014-19. She has served as RI President’s Representative, GETS Trainer, International Assembly Training Leader and RRFC Z 15 in 2013-16. She also served as Atlanta Promotion Coordinator for Zones 15 & 16. She served as member of RI Leadership Development and Training Committee 2019-20. She is RI Director 2020-22 and member of Shaping the Rotary’s Future Committee.

Virpi is married to Matti, member of Pietari Brahe RC, PDG D 1400 2001-02.

Both have been awarded Citation for Meritorious Service of TRF and the medal of First Class of Finlands Rotary. Virpi has received Distinguished Service Award. They are both Major Donors and members of PHS and Bequest Society.

PDG Jaakko Panula

PDG Jaakko Panula, rotarian since 1997, is a member of Kauhajoki Rotary Club in the district 1385. His classification is Information and Communications Technology, IT and ICT.

Jaakko has served as the DG of D 1380 in 2018-19, board member of Finland’s Rotary Service (FRS) 2019-20, chair of Finland’s Rotary Service IT-committee 2019-, member of D 1385 and FRS training committees 2019-, and several other Rotary service tasks.

Jaakko studied Information Technology in Helsinki University and has a MBA from the Henley Management College of Brunel University in London. His jobs have included ICT teacher, ICT committees in the Finnish National Board of Education, development manager of mobile services in TeliaSonera and Telia Finland and Sweden and European Commission funding evaluator (core team member).

Jaakko’s other hobbies include music, jogging and ballroom dancing with his wife Helena Panula, who is also a member of Kauhajoki Rotary Club and the chair of membership committee. Jaakko is an active guitarist in two rock-bands.

PAG Eero Pajula

PAG Eero Pajula served as a military officer after completing his studies in Finnish Military Academy. He has been a member of Santa Claus RC in Rovaniemi, Finland for 20 years. Eero has served as Assistant Governor and is currently the Chair of Membership Development Committee in D 1400. He is also Chair of Norvajärvi Committee and actively helping Rotary Clubs and their projects in Rovaniemi.

Eero is a Paul Harris Fellow and has received two national Medals and Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse. His hobbies outside of Rotary are family, nature, international culture exchange, serving as Chair of Finnish-German and Finnish-Swiss Societies, and military history.

PDG Juhani Hannila

Juhani Hannila

PDG Juhani Hannila, Past District Governor D 1400

Career in The Finnish Defence Forces since 1961, general staff officer, liutenant colonel, retired 1996

An active member in the Rotary Club of Oulu since 1985, club president 1998-1999, honorary member since 2019

District Governor 1400 2000-2001, Rotary 100 years District Committee chairman 2002-2005, Rotary Gala 2002 chairman, PolioPlus Gala 2004 chairman, District delegate at Council on Legislation 2004 and 2007, District trainer 2006-2011, a faculty member for The Rotary Leadership Institute 2012-2018

Rotary Finland Publication Committee member and chairman 2008-2014

Multiple(9)Paul Harris Fellow
Rotary International 2001-02 Presidential Citation Distinguished Past District Covernor of Rotary International
The Rotary Foundation District Service Award
The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Servive
Rotary Finland Distinguished Service Decoration 1 st class

RPIC Johanna Talikainen

PP Johanna Talikainen is Rotary Public Image Coordinator in Zone 17. She helps Rotarians tell Rotary’s story in a compelling way and guide them in their marketing, media outreach and social media. Johanna is a member of Forssa Rotary club since 2008. She has worked in communications and marketing for over 20 years.

For the past 17 years she has run her own advertising agency.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannatalikainen/

PDG Per Jannersten

Per Jannersten

PDG Per Jannersten, printing and publishing.

Rotarian since 1982, actively working to End Polio since 1985. Governor D2350 (greater Stockholm area) 2006-2007.

Currently Endowment/ Major Gifts Adviser for Zone 17.

Member of the Bequest and Arch Klumph Societies.

PDG Karsten Michael Sørensen

Karsten Michael Sørensen
PDG, ARRFC, DRFC,
A dedicated Rotarian for 36 years, and “frequent user” of Rotary Clubs as he traveled all over the world for his company. Karsten now retired ran a successful business, which produced electrical control panels for a wide range of industries, especially the pharmaceutical industry.

He chairs and serves on the Boards of several businesses and foundations.

He served as the Club President 2003 – 04 and in 2012 he sold his business to become a full-time District Governor 2012 – 13 for RI District 1480. He has participated in several Rotary Conventions and in a large number of Rotary Institutes.

In 2015 he was co-founder of Rotary Intercountry Committee between Denmark and Lithuania, and he now serves as treasurer for the committee.

2014 – 2020 PDG Karsten is serving Rotary as District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair.

Karsten is Multiple Paul Harris Fellow.

PDG Ingrid Berget

PDG Ingrid Berget is from RC Brevik, D2290 in Norway. She has served in several positions in Rotary. Currently she is Endowment / Major Gift Advisor in zone 18. In short, this means working for larger donations to the Rotary Foundation. Prior to this, she was Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator.

Ingrid was district governor in 2011-2012 and, served on the board of Norfo (Norwegian multi district organisation) from 2010 to 2015; one year as leader. She has been Assistant Governor, District Trainer and is representative to Council on Legislation 2017 – 2023.

Ingrid has worked professionally with community development and has a special interest for culture and for new businesses. She has had a great commitment to culture, also at national level, as chair of the Norwegian Cultural Forum.

Ingrid is especially concerned about Rotary’s role and unique position in relation to peace building.

PAG Jan Andersin

PAG Jan Andersin works as a Senior Adviser of strategic leadership on private companies and on implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) programs.

Jan is a member of Rovaniemi Rotary Club since 2001 and has served as Sergeant-at-arms and secretary and then in 2010-2011 President of his Club.

He served as Assistant Governor in D 1400 during 2012-15 and District Membership Development Chair in 2016-19.

He is Rotary Leadership Institute Faculty Member since 2015.

PDG Matti Honkala

PDG Matti Honkala, specialist in internal medicine, retired in 2016 from his post as head of department of internal medicine at Raahe district hospital. He has served also in various community activities for over 30 years: Chair, member and Vice-Chair of the City Council, currently a member of the Board of Port of Raahe.

Matti joined Rotary Club of Pietari Brahe in 1987. He served as District Governor of D 1400, northern Finland, in 2001-02 and since has served as DRFC and District Trainer, RLI Trainer and Council on Legislation representative. Matti was GSE team leader to D 7570 Virginia/Tennessee, USA in 2005.

Matti served as Rotary Coordinator Z 15 in 2010-12, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Z 15 2014-17 and as a member of E/MGA Leadership Team 2017-18. He attended the International Assembly in 2016 and 2017 as DGE partners’ trainer. He is also National Polio Advocacy Adviser of Finland. Additionally he is Rotary Leadership Institute Faculty Trainer since 2013. He has served as RI President’s Representative to various countries.

Matti is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service 2010, Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World 2013 and Rotary International Service Above Self Award 2016. In 2019 he was granted a Honorary title by the President of Finland: Lääkintöneuvos.

Matti is married to PDG Virpi, they have two daughters. They are both Major Donors and members of Bequest Society and Paul Harris Society.

AG Tarmo Kokkola

AG Tarmo Kokkola works as a division manager (retail) in co-operative company Osuuskauppa Arina. He is a second generation Rotarian, who joined Rotary Club of Pietari Brahe in 2012, served as President 2016-17 and is since 2019 the Foundation Chair of his Club.

Tarmo joined Paul Harris Society in 2015 and is currently D 1400 Coordinator of PHS.

He is active also at district level: he served as member of D 1400 District Development Committee and Youth Services Committee in 2018-19 and D 1400 Development and Member Maintenance Committee, Vocational Training Team, Public Image Committee since 2019.

Additionally, he is the Chair of D 1400 Rotaract Committee. He also started as Assistant Governor in 2019. Nationally he has served as a member of Finnish Rotary Future work group.

Tarmo appreciates The Rotary Foundation by supporting it regularly: PHF+8 and Benefactor 2017.

PDG Rina Sture Kristensen

Rina Sture Kristensen 2020-2021 Chair for Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) D1470, RLI Zone 17-18 representative

2019-2020 District trainer D1470, Chair for Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) D1470, RLI Zone 17-18 representative

2018-2019 District trainer, Chair for Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) D1470, RLI Zone 17-18 representative

2017-2018 Board member Rotary Denmarks Youth exchange, Past district governor D1470, Chair for Rotary Leadership Institute, Zone 15-16 rep RLI, District trainer

2016-2017 District Governor D1470, Board member Rotary Denmarks Youth exchange

2015-2016 District Governor elect D1470, Board member Rotary Denmarks Youth exchange, RLI facilitator, RLI Zone assistant (train the trainer)

2014-2015 District Governor nominee D1470, Board member Rotary Denmarks Youth exchange, RLI facilitator, RLI Zone assistant (train the trainer)

2013-2014 RLI facilitator, RLI Zone assistant (train the trainer)

2012-2013 Assistant governor, RLI facilitator

2011-2012 Assistant governor, RLI facilitator

2010-2011 Assistant governor

2009-2010 CICO, Club Vice president Copenhagen Morning Rotary Club (CMRC)

2008-2009 Past president (CMRC), Retention, Rotary leader education, team 1 graduate

2007-2008 Rotary leader education, team 1 member, Retention, Club President (CMRC)

2006-2007 Club President Elect (CMRC)

2005-2006 Chair vocational comittee

2004-2005 Meeting planner

IA Partner trainer Ursula Callaghan

IA Partner trainer Ursula Callaghan is wife to Barney, mother to Ross and Cian, Grandmother to Alexandra and Harry. In 2000 Ursula attended university as a mature student achieving a PhD in History. Currently she is an historian, researcher and genealogist working on major national, regional and local history and heritage projects, highlighting their genealogical and cultural benefits to local communities.

She likes gardening, photography, music, reading, travelling and meeting people.

Ursula served as an international Assembly Spouse Training Leader in 2016 and 2017. This life changing experience resulted in her joining Limerick Thomond Rotary club as Foundation Chair. She secured district grant funding for an education project in Swaziland (2016) and a PEG feeding room in a school for children with disabilities locally (2017). In addition, Ursula has supported The Rotary Foundation by hosting many GSE teams and five Global Scholars. She facilitated training for DG partners at GETS and PETS and has a major interest in literacy and education. In 2020 Ursula was Partner Program Coach at International Assembly San Diego.

PDG Suzan Stenberg

PDG Suzan Stenberg lives in Åre Sweden and is a big fan of being in nature and skiing.

Believes that a good day is spent in the mountains preferably with husband Göran Stenberg.

Many years of business experience in the IT industry for Microsoft as a development manager and working as a manager for the Incubator in her region Jämtland helping over 100 startup companies develop.

As an alumnus of Rotarys Exchange Student program she is now a Rotarian for 12 years.

A major donor, member of Paul Harris Society, PDG 2015-16, Rotary Zone Coordinator 2016-18 and Trainer for International Assembly and GETS.

Believes in innovation and change in all shapes and form.

IPDG Anna Tumanova

Anna Tumanova

IPDG Anna Tumanova
RC Ulyanovsk
DG 2223
ARPIC, zone 17
MD of TRF
Past-President
Charter member
In Rotary from 2005.

Was a speaker at the Zone Institute in Riga on PR and Membership, delivered a speech in Gdansk Zone Institute this year on our EndPolioNow event – red sails on the barque Sedov in Hamburg to honor rotarians and open the Convention
Business-trainer on finance and operational efficiency

Farstars Ltd. owner (international events on humanitarian projects , ex. diversity and inclusion)
Family operated developing business on commercial realty
Mother of fabulous Varvara of 12

PDG Lena J Mjerskaug

Lena J Mjerskaug

PDG Lena J Mjerskaug

Since 1997, I’ve worked with the Defense Staff Norway, and since 2011 I’ve been holding the position as Chief, Administrative Control.

I became a member of Enebakk Rotary Club in 1997, being the first woman and the youngest member ever.

Some of my roles and tasks in Rotary:

– Club president 2003-04. Several club roles (1997 – )

– Member of the organizing committee/treasurer for “Handicamp Norway” (HCN) in 2006 and 2008
– Member of the organizing committee/deputy Chair for the Rotary Institute, Zones 15 & 16 in 2007 and 2011

– District Governor (D-2260) 2010-11
– Member of the Nominating Committee for Director 2014-16 (Zone 16)
– District Trainer 2012-15
– District Membership Development Committee Chair 2015-17
– Council on Legislation representative (D-2260) 2017-20

– Member of the board of the Norwegian Rotary Forum, Norfo (the Norwegian Multidistrict Adm. Group) 2010-14, and Chairman of the Norfo Board 2012-13
– Multi District Youth Exchange Officer (MDYEO) Norway 2014-15

– Training Leader at the International Assembly 2013/2014
– General Trainer for GETS 2013, RI Zones 15 & 16
– Training Team Leader for GETS, RI Zones 15 & 16, 2014-2018
– End Polio Now Zone Coordinator (EPNZC), RI Zone 16, 2015-17
– Vice Chair for the Rotary Peacebuilding Summit, in connection to the 2018 Toronto Convention
– Zones 15 & 16’s representative / Member of the 2019 Hamburg Convention Promotion Committee
– Rotary Coordinator for Zone 16 / 18, 2017 – 20
– Member of the Rotary International YPGD Committee 2019-20

– Served RI as RI President’s representative at several District Conferences (2012 – )
– Keynote speaker at several Rotary meetings and District’s District Conferences, PETS’ and DTAs
– Guest speaker at several Rotary Institutes / training sessions in other zones

– Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, EREY, Benefactor and Major Donor (The Rotary Foundation)

– Charter member, director, and currently vice chair – “Fellowship of Rotarian PDGs (and friends)”

PDG Hugo Cederschiöld

Hugo Cederschiöld

PDG Hugo Cederschiöld is Rotarian since 1988 and served in various capacities including District Governor, Representative to the Council on Legislation as well as chairing Rotary Leadership Institute in D 2390 for four years. He has worked with various projects including assistance with homework to immigrant children. He is married to Susanne.

He has served in Swedish Army in commanding and educational positions, worked in various large companies in sales and marketing and later in top leadership, under quite diverse circumstances at times.

Hugo is a well-proven leader and regarded by others as communicative, able to motivate and stimulate people to do their very best; demanding but also supportive when necessary. He is known to be action-oriented, to take decisions without delay and to work with continuous improvements.

PAG Risto Korva

PAG Risto Korva
Raahe RC
Senior Lecturer (Computer Science) Oulu University of Applied Sciences, retired
PP, PAG, GSE Team Leader 2008 to Kyoto, Japan, GSE Team member 1987 to Midwest USA,
Friendship Exchange trips to New York State 2013 and North Carolina 2015

PP Marja-Leena Korva

PP Marja-Leena Korva
Raahe RC
Lecturer (information Science) Oulu University of Applied Sciences, retired
PP 2019-2020, Friendship Exchange trips to New York State 2013 and North Carolina 2015

PDT Tatyana Brovkina

Tatyana Brovkina

PDT Tatyana Brovkina, RC Snezhinsk, District 2223

Rotary activity:
2002 – Charter President of the RC Snezhinsk
2010 – 2013 – Assistant Governor (Ural region)
2011 – 2013 – Membership Committee (new RC registration)
2012 – Rotary Leadership Institute (became a certified trainer)
2017 – 2019 – District Trainer
2018 – 2020 – Chair of the Russian Faculty of the RLI
2019 – 2020 – Rotary Foundation Committee (consultant)

Classification: IT specialist
Place of work: OOO “DELCREDA”, Moscow, Russia
Education: Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute (MEPhY), Cybernetics

PDG Barney Callaghan

PDG Barney Callaghan is a Rotarian for 24 years at the Rotary Club of Limerick Thomond, Ireland. He is husband to Ursula, father to Ross and Cian and grandfather to Alexandra and Harry.
He is self employed as an executive and personal coach and a learning and development specialist. He has served as a military officer, public service senior manager and as a CEO in the voluntary sector in Ireland and internationally.

Barney has experience in designing and delivering training for assistant governors in Great Britain and Ireland. He has worked as a GETS Organiser and trainer in Europe and an Institute facilitator. He has served as a Rotary International Assembly training leader and seminar trainer. With his wife Ursula and their sons Ross and Cian they have hosted five Global Scholars and numerous GSE teams.

Barney has been active in his community since his teens and as a chairman and member of a school board. He has a fundamental belief in the power of focused collective action for a better world and in the need to invest in learning and development to enable the next generation and to change the world for the good of all.

IPDG Heikki Salumäki

Heikki Salumäki

IPDG Heikki Salumäki is a member of RC Meri-Oulu, RC Tuira (FIN-Oulu), DG 2018-2019 D 1400, International Committee Chair, DGSC in TRF Committee, RYLA coordinator, Club president

Technical Director at Oulu University Hospital, Senior Adviser at New Childrens Hospital at Helsinki, Executive Vice President and Operations Manager at CM company in the USA.

PDG Sakari Hakola

Sakari Hakola

PDG Sakari Hakola, Rotarian since 1992, classification press, has achievements beyond any other DG in District 1400. He has set up six new Rotary Clubs and revived one Rotaract Club. He was the main organizer for Handicamp (a national camp for disabled young people) 2001, Rotary Gala 2002, PolioPlus Gala 2004 and 2010, Christmas Concert 2010 and TRF Celebration Gala in 2017 as well as building a recreational park for seniors in Oulu in 2011.

Sakari has served as District Treasurer in 2006-2007, 2008-2017 and 2018-2019 and as Chair of District Conference Organization Committee in 2006-2007, 2009-2011, 2012-2016 and 2018-2019. He served as member of the Board of Finlands Rotary in 2006-2007 and 2009-2010 and as Chair of the Board in 2010-2011.

During his Governorship in 2007 the first large Matching Grant was set up to provide bore wells in India. This lead to several further projects with the Indian district over the years.

To honor his variety of services Sakari has awarded The Citation of Meritorious Services of The Rotary Foundation in 2009, Medal of First Class of Finlands Rotary in 2012 and Service Above Self of Rotary International in 2014. Sakari and his spouse Arja are Major Donors and Benefactors.

DGN Arja Saarento

Arja Saarento

DGN Arja Saarento, member of Kemi RC since 2002, classification research and development professional in the forest industry. Over the years, Arja has served in almost all RC positions and is currently D 1400 AG, DRFCC and D 1385 DGN.

Arja spent her career in the global forest industry, retiring in 2015. For the past three years, she has lead the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare in the province of Lapland. Arja has held many responsibility positions, e.g. she has served as a board chairman in the largest Finnish financial group for 15 years, both locally and regional. Arja holds an M.Sc. and has studied in PhD level. She is married to Arto, standing member of Meri-Kemi RC and PP.

Institute Finances Committee

Communications

Post Institute Tours

Trainers

Governors-elect and Governors-Nominee Training Seminars

TRF Seminar

Assistant Governor Seminar

District Training Seminar

RLI facilitator training