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Thomas Mächler

Location: Basel, Schwiez (Basle, Switzerland)

Studies
1977 1983 University of Basle; Master of Arts (lic.phil.) in psychology, sociology and education science
1993 – 1994 University of Freiburg/Switzerland; postgraduate studies in Nonprofit-Management, dipl. NPO-Manager VMI
1998 – 1999 Universities of Amsterdam, Freiburg/Switzerland, Helsinki and Leicester; European Certificate in Association Management (ECAM); European Society of Association Executives
2001 Certificate as Special Psychologist for Children and young people (Fachpsychologe für Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie FSP)
2007 University of Basle; Master of Advanced Studies in Administrative Law

Jobs
1983 – 1985 Child Care Worker, Basler Freizeitaktion BFA; responsible for the International year of the youth
1986 – 1991 Head Research and Administration, Caritas Switzerland, Luzern; studies on poverty in Switzerland (with a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation), refugees in Switzerland, personal indebtness in Switzerland
1991 – 1998 Secretary General Pestalozzi Children's Foundations (Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi), Trogen/Zürich and
1992 – 1998 Secretary General FICE – Fédération Internationale des Communautés Educatives/Internationale Gesellschaft für erzieherische Hilfen/International Federation for Educative Communities
1998 – 2001 Head of the Department for Child- und Youth Psychology; Ministry of Education Canton Basel-Stadt (state of Basel)
Since 2002 Director Coordination and Communication; Administration for Children, Youth, Families and Sports; Ministry of Education Canton Basel-Stadt (state of Basel)

Family
With my son Roman, born 1997, I am a fan of the FC Basel (football club), which in 2010 won both the Swiss Football Championship and the Swiss Football Cup.

You can find more on facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000853721998

About what I am doing
http://www.ed-bs.ch/jfs (in German)

Anything else
A SENSE OF HUMOR MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING.