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.