Name:       Thomas Mächler

Age:           Born 28th February 1956

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.