2024 Board

Chair & Equality Coordinator

Rosaliina Frantti (she/her)

Rosaliina is responsible for the overall operations and functions of CISSI ry. This includes planning and organising board meetings and preparing and coordinating the paperwork. One other important task of the chair is to ensure that all board members feel confident in their duties and receive the support they need.

Equality Coordinator & Environmental Officer

Elli ARo (she/her)

As Co-Equality Coordinator, Elli – along with Rosaliina – ensures that safer space guidelines are applied and respected in all events and spaces and makes sure that all CISSI members feel welcome and safe.

As the environmental officer, Elli ensures that all food offered at our events is vegan, that CISSI implements effective recycling practices, and that we incorporate sustainability into every aspect of event planning.

Co-Events Manager & Student Advocate

Caro Carter (they/them)

Caro ensures that CISSI organises a variety of fun and suitable events throughout the year. The event manager ensures varied, fun and suitable events are organised by CISSI. They also attend the premises committee to ensure that the spaces CISSI shares are looked after and respected.

As the student advocate, Caro aims to strengthen the position of international students in Finnish student life and society. Caro communicates with other organisations to provide more international-oriented events, with an emphasis on including those who do not speak Finnish. Additionally, they handle matters regarding assisting students in study matters.

Treasurer

Andrew Armstrong (he/him)

Andrew keeps track of CISSI’s finances and accounts, ensuring CISSI can fund events for the enrichment of its members, purchase necessary supplies, handle administrative fees, and stay in good monetary status. He also creates CISSI’s future financial planning documents.

Communications Manager

Liina Päivinen (SHE/HER)

Liina takes care of CISSI’s external communication, focusing on the organization’s social media channels. She keeps our members up to date on CISSI events and other happenings around campus.

Vice-chair & Secretary

Emilia Carson (she/her)

Emilia’s role as Vice-chair pertains largely to supporting the Chair, Rosaliina. As secretary, Emilia is responsible for taking care of all CISSI’s administrative tasks – taking minutes, overseeing our membership registry, uploading official documents to our website and maintaining said website. She is also the data protection officer, and ensures that all of CISSI’s operations align with GDPR and that our data protection policy is up to date and followed.