This curriculum vitae summarizes the educational and professional experience of Raija Marketta "Pini" Kemppainen. She has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Foundations from Brigham Young University and has worked in various educational and leadership roles in Finland, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. Her areas of expertise include leadership, multicultural education, and cross-cultural management.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
12/11/2016
Raija Marketta ”Pini” Kemppainen
Email: pini.kemppainen@gmail.com
Personal information
Name: Raija Marketta “Pini” Kemppainen
Family status: Married, six children
Education
Ph.D. (Educational Leadership and Foundations)
Brigham Young University, Utah, USA, 2003
M.Soc.Sc. (Adult Education, includes BA in the same major),
University of Tampere, 1980
Bilingual Education Endorsement,
Brigham Young University, Utah, USA, 2004
Certificate in Speech Communication
University of Jyväskylä, 1994 (equivalent to BA level)
Work Experience
Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia 09/2012 –
Director, Assistant Professor, General Education
- Areas of teaching (in MBA): Leadership; Global
Management
Management Institute of Finland, Finland
Deputy Director 2011 – 2012
Development Manager 2005 – 2010
- Taught leadership courses
- Developed and led a 2-year EMBA program
- Annually responsible for a major leadership symposium
with world renowned keynote speakers
UC Berkeley, California, USA 11/2010 – 03/2011
Visiting Scholar
Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia 01/2011 –
05/2011
Academic Consultant
- Responsible for developing a master’s program in
Educational Leadership
University of Jyväskylä, 2005
Finnish Institute for Educational Research, Finland
Senior Researcher
Brigham Young University, Teacher Education 2003 - 2004
Utah, USA
Visiting Assistant Professor
Brigham Young University, Educational Leadership,
Honors Program, & Teacher Education, Utah, USA
Adjunct Faculty 2002-2003
Graduate Assistant 1998 - 2002
Utah Valley State University, College Relations, 2001
Utah, USA
Internship
Utah State Office of Higher Education, Utah, USA 2000
Internship
Emäkosken yläaste (junior high school), Nokia, 1996 – 1998
Finland
Teacher, Form master
University of Tallinn, Estonia 1994
Lecturer
Esko Koolitus, Tallinn, Estonia 1993
Teacher
Marketing Institute, Finland 1994 - 1996
Instructor, Writer of study material
KVS-Instituutti, Finland 1987-1998
Instructor, Writer of study material
Community College of Loppi, Finland 1984
Teacher of Speech Communication
Community College of Hyvinkää, Finland 1981
Community College of Hausjärvi; Finland
Teacher of Speech Communication
Professional Development
Harvard Wide World on-line, Leading for Understanding, February-
May 2013
Women in Leadership, UC Berkeley, California, USA, March 2011,
Leading High Impact Learning
IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2011
Certified Coach Training,
JTO School of Management, 2010
Work Counselor for Managers and Superiors
JTO School of Management (2-year, part-time program), 2009
Specialist Qualification in Management
JTO School of Management (1-year, part-time program), 2007
Areas of Expertise
Leadership, Educational Leadership, Multicultural Education,
Language of Instruction, Cross-cultural Management & Global
Leadership
Languages
Finnish native Swedish good
English near native German good
Estonian good Russian satisfactory
French satisfactory Arabic beginner level

2. Selected Organizational Program References
University of Helsinki, Finland 2011-12
Leadership, coaching
Prime Minister’s Office, Finland 2010
Leadership, coaching
Teknos Oy, Finland 2008 -2012
Teknos Leadership Academy (international)
VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland 2009-2012
(Finland’s premier technical research center)
Leadership, Change Management
Rautaruukki Oyj 2007 -2010
Organizational development training in eight European countries
Leadership, Communication, Cross-cultural management
Boliden Minerals AB, Ireland 2006
Cultural Differences and Cross-Cultural Communication Training
Raja- ja merivartiokoulu [Border Guard Institute], 2006
Finland
Kulttuurien kohtaaminen [Cultural encounters]
NSECC 2006
Nordic Scientific Educational Communications Center Oy, Finland
Facilitation and training for several Chinese delegations
Opponent of Doctoral Dissertation and Other Academic
Assignments
Reviewer, Journal of School Choice (USA), 2013
Reviewer, Journal of Organizational Change Management (UK),
2011
Session Chair and Presentation Evaluator, International Conference
of Learning and Teaching (ICLT), Singapore, March 26, 2015
Discussant, Cross-Cultural Management Issues. Cross-Cultural
Competence and Management Conference, University of Central
Lancashire, Preston, UK, June 23, 2010
Discussant, Increasing Academic Success through Distributed
Pedagogical Leadership. European Educational Research Association
Conference, University of Helsinki, August 27, 2010.
Opponent in Doctoral Dissertation Defence, Pirjo Takanen-
Körperich, ”Sama koulutus – eri urat: Tutkimus Mainzin yliopistossa
soveltavaa kielitiedettä vuosina 1965 - 2001 opiskelleiden
suomalaisten urakehityksestä palkkatyöhön, freelancereiksi ja
yrittäjiksi”.
[“Same Education – Different Careers. The study of the Finnish
nationals who have studied applied linguistics in the University of
Mainz, Germany, during the years 1965–2001, and their working
development as employees, freelancers and entrepreneurs”],
University of Jyväskylä, Department of Business Economics,
Doctoral Dissertation, May 27, 2008.
Examiner, Honors Thesis Committee, Brigham Young University,
Utah, U.S., 2004
Research Groups
Primary researcher, Cross-cultural Management: Cross-cultural
competencies, a research project with Professor Nigel Holden,
University of Central Lancashire, UK, 2008-2015
Member, research project steering committee, OPCE (Opening up
Pathways to Competence and Employment for Immigrants),
University of Jyväskylä /University of Helsinki, 2009-2012.
Member, research team, ”Multiculturalisation of Work and
Education”, Institute for Educational Research, University of
Jyväskylä, 2005-2008.
Project Director of data collection, Utah Valley University, Brigham
Young University, Loyola University of Chicago, 2002 (Published:
"Discerning trends, contours and boundaries in Comparative
Education: A survey of comparativists and their literature",
Comparative Education Review, Brad R. Cook, Steven J. Hite,
Erwin Epstein, Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 123-149, April, 2004.)
Publications, Articles, Research Reports
Kemppainen, R. P., Holden, N., Vahtera, P. Intertwining the
Individual and Organizational Experience: Asymmetries of Cross-
Cultural Knowledge Sharing, Networking and Learning.
In submission to International Journal of Cross Cultural
Management, 2016.
Kemppainen, R. P., Hilton, S. C., Rannut, Ű. (2014). Ethnic
Identification and School Language of Russian-speaking Students in
Estonia Journal of Language, Identity, and Education..
Kemppainen, R. P., Ferrin, S. E., Rannut, M. (2013). Complexity in
parental choice of language of instruction: The case of Russian
speakers in Estonia. Journal of Academic Perspectives, Vol 2013 (1).
Kemppainen, R. P. (2012). Creativity in organizations. In P. Juuti
(Ed.), Menestyksen salat [Secrets of success], 69-76. Kirkkonummi:
MIF.
Kemppainen, R. P. (2011). With whose ideas does an organization
develop? In P. Juuti (Ed.), Työyhteisön kehittäminen ja
johtaminen[Developing and leading an organization], 131-139.
Kirkkonummi: JTO.
Kemppainen, R. P. (2010). Work pair: Change and success. In P.
Juuti (Ed.), Johtaminen voimavarana [Leadership as a Resource].
Kirkkonummi: JTO.
Kemppainen, R P. (2009). International leadership and
multiculturalism. In M. Helsilä & S. Salojärvi (Eds.), Strategisen
henkilöstöjohtamisen käytännöt [Practices of strategic HR
management], 331-350. Helsinki: Talentum.
Kemppainen, R. P. (2009). The world in motion, organizational
cultures within the motion. In P. Juuti (Ed.), Yllätyksellinen maailma
– miten toimit ja löydät mahdollisuudet [A world of surprises –
how do you function and find opportunities?] 75-85. Kirkkonummi:
JTO.
Halonen, M., Kemppainen, R., Lasonen, J. & Teräs, M. (2009).
Multiculturalism, cross-culturalism, and need for recognizion. In J.
Lasonen & M. Halonen, M. (Eds.), Kulttuurienvälinen osaaminen
koulutuksessa ja työelämässä [Cross-cultural knowledge in
education and career life], 9-21. FERA Finnish Educational Research
Association, Kasvatusalan tutkimuksia 43 [Research in Education].
Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä.

3. Kemppainen, R. P. (2009). Business life perspectives, In J. Lasonen &
M. Halonen, M. (Eds.), Kulttuurienvälinen osaaminen koulutuksessa
ja työelämässä [Cross-cultural knowledge in education and career
life], 109-127.FERA Finnish Educational Research Association.
Kasvatusalan tutkimuksia 43 [Research in Education]. Jyväskylä:
University of Jyväskylä.
Kemppainen, R. P. & Lasonen, J. (2009). Multilingualism as basis for
learning in basic education, In J. Lasonen & M. Halonen, M. (Eds.),
Kulttuurienvälinen osaaminen koulutuksessa ja työelämässä [Cross-
cultural knowledge in education and career life], 25-43. FERA
Finnish Educational Research Association, Kasvatusalan tutkimuksia
43 [Research in Education]. Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä.
Kemppainen, R., Ferrin, S.E., Hite, S.J, & Hilton, S.C. (2008).
Sociocultural Aspects of Russian-Speaking Parents’ Choice of
Language of Instruction for Their Children in Estonia. Comparative
Education Review, 52 (1), 93-119.
Kemppainen, R. P. (2008). What is a culture like in a creative
organization? In P. Juuti (Ed.), Menestyksen tiet – vaellatko
valtaväylää vai kuljetko omia polkujasi? [Roads to Success – Do you
Travel on the Mainstream or Journey on Paths of your Own?], 118-
125. Kirkkonummi: JTO.
Kemppainen, R. P. (2008). Diverse Work Communities: Immigrant
Foremen’s Experiences in Finnish Workplaces. Aikuiskasvatus
[Adult Education Journal] 2/2008, Näkökulmia käytäntöön
[Perpectives for Practice], 135-141.
Kemppainen, R. (2007). Feel and conquer – situations. In P. Juuti
(Ed.), Strategia, tunne ja like [Strategy, Motion, Emotion].
Kirkkonummi: JTO.
Kemppainen, R. (2006). Leadership in a multicultural environment.
In P. Juuti (Ed.), Johtaminen eilen, tänään, huomenna [Leadership
yesterday, today, tomorrow]. Otava: Helsinki.
Kemppainen, R. (2006). A diverse work community. Conference
Proceedings, Henkilöstöjohtamisen tulevaisuusfoorumi [Future
Forum on HRM] 17.3.2006, Johtamistaidon Opisto JTO.
Lasonen, J. & Kemppainen, R. (2005). Education and training in
Ethiopia: An evaluation of approaching EFA goals. University of
Jyväskylä. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos [Institute for Educational
Research]. Working Papers 23. 1239-4742. ISBN 951-39-2219-7.
Kemppainen, R., Ferrin, S. E., Ward, C. J., & Hite, J. M. (2004) "One
Should Not Forget One’s Mother Tongue"—Russian-speaking
parents’ choice of language of instruction in Estonia. Bilingual
Research Journal, 28 (2), 207-229.
Kemppainen, R., & Ferrin, S. E. (2002). Parental Choice and
Language-of-Instruction Policies and Practices in Estonia. Education
and Urban Society, 35 (1), 76-99.
Kemppainen, R. (2002). Book Review, S. Wright (Ed.), Language
Policy & Language Issues in the Successor States of the Former
USSR. Language and Education, 16 (1), 76-79.
Kemppainen, R. (1996). Communication and the Development of
Family Rules and Customs. In I. Rüütel & K. Kuutma (Ed.),
Conference Proceedings, Nordic-Baltic-Finno-Ugric Conference
“The Family as the Tradition Carrier” (Vol. 1, pp. 64-66). Tallinn,
Estonia: Institute of Estonian Language. Nordic Institute of Folklore.
Kemppainen, R. (1991). Kasvatustiede [Pedagogy]. Helsinki:
KVS-Instituutti.
Kemppainen, R. (1988). Puhetaito [Speech Communication].
Helsinki: KVS-Instituutti.
Selected Visiting Lectures
Mitä tulee huomioida, kun johdetaan monikulttuurista työyhteisöä
ja mitä osata, kun vedetään globaalia tiimiä?
[What one needs to consider when leading a multicultural work
community and to know when managing a global team?].
Invited presentation at a professional seminar
“Succeed in Global, Multicultural Leadership for Wellbeing”, Varma
(Insurance Company), Helsinki, Finland, November, 2013
Leading Creativity. Henry Morning Lecture Series. Henry ry
(Finland’s national HR Organization). Helsinki, December 12, 2011.
Leadership workshops: Interacting Cross-culturally: A Pleasant
Challenge. Workshop with Dr. Liliane Koziol, UC Berkeley, CA,
October 17, 2011.
Intercultural Leadership Workshops: Communication Across
Cultures – Pleasant Challenges. Workshop with Dr. Liliane Koziol,
Berkeley International House, UC Berkeley, CA, February 9, 2011.
On life’s path, tracing a significant work. Studia Generalia lecture,
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, May 24, 2010.
Trends in Management and Leadership and Management
Development in Finland. Visiting Lecture at University of Central
Lancashire, UK, March, 2008.
Emerging Trends in Management Styles and Business Practices in
Nordic Europe: Similarities and Differences between the five
countries. Workshop on Doing Business in Nordic Europe,
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India, October, 2006.
Cross-cultural paradigms: challenges for research and educational
applications. Visiting Lecture at Nottingham Trent University
Business School, Nottingham, UK, June, 2006.
The Role of Mother Tongue in Early Language Instruction. Visiting
lecture at University of Tallinn, Estonia, September, 2000.
Development of Child’s Self-Esteem through Communication.
Visiting lecture at University of Tallinn, Estonia, 1993.
Selected Conference Presentations
“Individual and Organizational Experience of Knowledge Sharing,
Networking and Learning in Three Nordic Companies”.
Conference presentation, International Conference of Learning and
Teaching (ICLT), Singapore, March 26, 2015
” Complexity in parental choice of language of instruction: The case
of Russian speakers in Estonia”. Conference presentation, Oxford
Education Research Symposium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,
March 18, 2013,
“Cross-cultural Management: focus on Cross-cultural competencies
and knowledge transfer”. Conference presentation, 2010
International Cross-Cultural Competence and Management
Conference, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, June
24, 2010
Egg or hen: the association of the ethnic identity and school
language among Russian-speaking school children in Estonia.
Presentation at a Conference on Finnish as Second Language and
Multilingualism, University of Jyväskylä, February 1, 2008.
Monimuotoisuuden johtaminen [Diversity Management].
Introduction and workshop, Moninaisuuspäivän konferenssi

4. [Diversity Conference], Ministry of Labour, Helsinki, Finland, May
15, 2007
Cross-Cultural Encounters in a Complex Web of Individual and
Organizational Identities. 3rd Annual Cross-cultural Competence
Conference, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India,
October 2, 2006.
Monikulttuurinen työyhteisö ja maahanmuuttajaesimiesten
kokemuksia seminaari [Multicultural work communities and
immigrant managers’ experiences] Plenary presentation in
Maahanmuuttajien osaamisen hyödyntäminen –seminaari [seminar
on Utilizing Immigrant Knowledge], City of Helsinki, Finland, March
23, 2006.
The Relation of Language-of-Instruction and Students’ Ethnic
Identity: A Study of Russian-Speaking Students in Estonian Public
Schools. Presentation at the Comparative and International
Education Society Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.,
March 2004.
Language Choice among Russian-speaking Families in Estonia: A
Cultural, Instrumental, or School-related Decision? Preliminary
Findings. Presentation at the Comparative and International
Education Society Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA.,
March 2002.
Language Policy in Estonia and Hong Kong: A Comparison.
Conference presentation with Alan Cheung, Deseret Language and
Linguistics Society Symposium, Brigham Young University, Provo,
Utah, USA, April 2000.
Reflections from the Past and Visions for the Future: Estonian
Language Policies in Education. Presentation at the Comparative
and International Education Society Annual Conference, San
Antonio, Texas, US.A, March 2000.
Intercultural Communication in Business. UNITED NATIONS
Trade Point Management Seminar, Tampere, Finland, February
1996.
Communication and the Development of Family Rules and
Customs. Plenary presentation, Nordic-Baltic-Finno-Ugric
Conference “The Family as the Tradition Carrier,” Võru, Estonia,
May 1994.
Honors and Awards
Award for Outstanding Performance, Department Chair, Dar Al-
Hekma University, 2015, Jeddah, KSA
Research Grant, Foundation for Economic Education, 2010,
Helsinki, Finland
Research Grant, Ella ja Georg Ehrnroothin säätiö [Ella and Georg
Ehrnrooth Foundation], 2007, Helsinki, Finland
Research Grant, Academy of Finland, 2005, Helsinki, Finland
Graduate Fellowship, Fritz Burns Foundation, 2001, 2002, Utah,
USA
Research Grant, Finlandia Foundation, New York Metropolitan
Chapter, Inc., 2001, New York, USA
International Experience (residence)
Saudi Arabia August 2012 -
USA November 2010 to March 2011
USA June 1998 to August 2004
Estonia May 1992 to August 1995
USA April 1983 to January 1984
Belgium January 1982 to September 1982
Germany August 1977 to March 1979
Sweden May 1972 to August 1972
Interests
Running
Art exhibits & museums
Family activities
Travelling