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1. Curriculum Vitae P.Jorna – May 2015 page 1/4
Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
First name / Surname Peter M. (Marcel) Jorna, Consultancy Social Inclusion
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Odijkseweg 28, 3994 AT Houten, the Netherlands
56546432 (Chamber of Commerce)
NL013414082B01 (BTW)
pjorna@xs4all.nl
Dutch
08-02-1959
Male
Married with Francisca E.H.M. Backerra; father of two girls, Floortje (16) and Anne (14)
Telephone(s) Mobile: 0031(0)652200095 Home: 0031(0)306386271
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-Inclusion Monitor Roma & Sinti Netherlands (Ministry Social Affairs/Integration): interviewing (May-
June), at request of Erasmus University Rotterdam (RISBO Institute).
-Examining 20 Bachelor theses Pedagogics & Education (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)
October 2014 – January 2015
Independent expert, nominated by the Dutch Court.
Research on Roma Cultures and Traditions, resulting in a report, on request by the defending party
Dutch Court
July 2014 – September 2014
Two advise reports on reformulation of youth care relating Roma: Terms of Reference; Social Mapping
Dutch Salvation Army
May 2010 until now
Freelancer Monitoring & Advising on European and National Social Inclusion Policies;
Scientific, policy & popular writing. Desk Research, Networks and Publications (see also list, page 4)
FRA Vienna / Art. 1 Rotterdam (December 2014, 2013), ERRC Budapest (November- December
2013), Pinksterblom (Spring 2014). WODC (October 2013), FRA (February 2013), Dutch Association
on the United Nations www.nvvn.nl (February 2013), Het Wiel http://www.hetwiel.nl (2013-2014),
Wereldjournalisten (2012)
February 2013 – March 2013
Mapping Dutch key stakeholders on Roma policies for European monitoring
Art1 www.Art1.nl / European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) www.fra.europa.eu
15th of October 2012 – 31st of January 2013
PR-Officer to the International On Line Exhibition ‘The Forgotten Genocide’ www.romasinti.eu
To promote this product to the public in the Netherlands and abroad, through media, authorities,
institutions, civil society including Sinti and Roma) in cooperation with Anne Frank Foundation and
www.requiemforauschwitz.eu
National Committee 4 and 5 May, Amsterdam, www.4en5mei.nl
31 August 2012 – 26 September 2012
Researcher / Co-editor
Policy analysis and assessment on anti-discrimination: data collection by identifying resources; media
monitoring; writing of the Chapter on Active Citizenship; Co-editing of the Chapters on Education,
Employment, Housing and Care. Social Thematic Study of the situation of Roma in the Netherlands
Art1, Rotterdam, and European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Vienna, 2013

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December 2011 → January 2012
Linking pin for Council of Europe bodies, when visiting the Netherlands, The Hague
Prepare the Round Table of Sinti and Roma key persons (invite, document, logistics and PR) for:
1. 25/01/2012, for the 4th Country Report Monitor of the Committee of Experts (European Charter
Regional & Minority Languages)
2. 31/01/2012, for Official Country Visit of the Special Representative on Roma Issues for the SG
3. 24/09/2012, 4th Country Report Monitor Advice-Committee Commission against Racism (ECRI)
Council of Europe, various Secretariats (ECRI, ECRML, Roma-Team)
September 2011 → January 2012
Secretary of the Sinti and Roma Support Group in the Netherlands
Monitoring Dutch policy developments reg. EU-Framework National Strategies on Roma Inclusion,
Writing the Position Paper for Mayors-Conference Council of Europe (September 2011), the National
Conference (28th November 2011), liaising with (inter)national (non)governmental key stake holders
Civil society key stakeholders Platform
2011, May 2nd – 4th
Moderator of the EU-Seminar ‘Building a European Area for Justice’ (Berlaymont, Brussels)
Lead of the Seminar. Design, Organisation, Invitation and Moderation of Panel (EU/DG Justice, Civil
Society Organisations Panellists and 25 Participants (25 journalists from Member states): EC Justice
policy contribution to the Lisbon Goals 2020 relating Fundamental Rights & Citizenship, Women on
Board, Framework National Strategies Social Inclusion, Data Protection Reform
European Journalism Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands. www.ejc.net
01/09/1998 → 01/02/2010
Account manager Program Social Cohesion
Project development on Multicultural Affairs incl. Roma, Sinti, Travellers Issues:
1. Advise & liaising to (inter)national & local authorities, civil society, press, politicians
2. Project management:
a. Organise (Inter) National Conferences (2002, 2008), Expert meetings (2004-2005, 2008),
Site Visits in cooperation with departments, Council of Europe bodies, Municipalities, NGO's.
b. Training & Capacity Building Sinti and Roma key persons through the years.
c. Evidence based input on written account for Council of Europe, OECD (country) and EU
monitors on Gender, Early Childhood Education, Housing, Public Health, Minority Treaties.
d. ESF/Equal project Roma self-employment, Mainstreaming & Dissemination (2005-2007)
e. International (youth) exchange (Poland/Auschwitz, Czech Republic/Brno, Romania/ Sinaia)
3. Think Tank Municipality of Amsterdam: identifying local social capital and inclusion projects
FORUM - Institute for Multicultural Affairs, Utrecht, The Netherlands, www.forum.nl
01/02/1995 → 01/02/1998
Coordinator Lau Mazirel Association
1. Advise (see above: work experience FORUM); lobby for WWII Compensation Sinti & Roma
2. Project management: Municipality Conference, International Youth Conference Barcelona (1997)
3. Transfer documentation Centre to Self-Organisation
Lau Mazirel Association, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
01/08/1993 → 30/11/1994
PR Officer for the Amerindian Advocacy Project in the Brazilian Amazon (Boa Vista, Roraima)
1. Liaise with local /central governments, NGO's and indigenous counter parts
2. Inform press, civil society and target groups / beneficiaries about the project (process and results)
3. Organise field trips for international journalists and organisations (Unicef, Human Rights Watch)
4. Implement census among local communities: quantitative / qualitative data gathering & processing
5. Write articles for the press and reports for the organisation (MSF)
(6. Employed by Brazilian Agency 1994-95: Demarcation Team: interviews & reports 5 communities)
Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), Amsterdam, http://www.artsenzondergrenzen.nl/contact/
15/02/1991 → 30/06/1993
Policy Advisor Education & Employment
1. Advise governments; 2. Major Project: Vocational training & Self Employment (Economic Affairs)
National Advisory Council Travellers and Gypsies (LPWZ), Amersfoort, the Netherlands

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Education and training
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April 2012 → January 2013
Certified trainer of Mediators, ROMED Trainers of Trainers Program Council of Europe.
Training in intercultural communication, facilitating the work of (para) professionals on the
intermediate levels between grass roots communities, institutions and public authorities.
Council of Europe, ROMED Program, Strasbourg / Budapest; Ref.: Program Manager Ms. A. Ailincai
February 2012 → May 2012
Certificate Personal Career Management (ref. : ms. Jacqueline Janssen; ms. Lydia van der Poel)
Birkman Test on Personal ‘Life Style Grid’: Competences, Strengths & Needs, Stress Behaviour,
Coaching Tools, Work–Management–Organisation Styles; Personal Assessment; Personal Branding
BMC / Public Spirit, Management Advice, Woerden, www.bmc.nl
23/11/2009 → 24/11/2009
Certificate International Corporate & Diplomatic Protocol (Level 1).
Personal Diplomacy - first impression, personal charisma and authority, (non)verbal communication
skills. Official and Social Occasions: Effective Communication Styles / Global conversation skills
The role of Ceremonial and Protocol in international affairs (case studies and simulations)
The European School of Protocol, Ljubljana/ Brussels, www.europrotocol.com
15/08/2008 → 08/09/2008
Certificate on Project management, Advise and Acquisition
Project management: Project Cycle, Risk Analysis, Organisation, Advise, Communication
Leeuwendaal Advies, Management & Training, www.leeuwendaal.nl
29/04/2006 → 01/05/2006
Certificate in Using Council of Europe Instruments as Advocacy Tools
Presentation and Analysis of existing minority treaties (Framework Convention Protection National
Minorities, European Charter Minority Languages, European Treaty of Human Rights)
Presentation of Examples of Advocacy practices within different national contexts
Design and presentation of an Advocacy Campaign ref. one of the Council of Europe instruments
Minority Rights Group International (www.minorityrights.org), hosted by Council of Europe Strasbourg
01/11/1996 → 01/05/1997
Certificate Management of Non Profit Organisations (level 1)
Introduction to the different Management Theories, Styles and Skills concerning non-profit
organisations, referring organisational and financial management. Writing papers and making exams
IBW/ISW (Management Training Institute), Zaltbommel / Amsterdam, the Netherlands
01/09/1981 → 01/02/1989
MA Social Anthropology
General: theories of social and cultural anthropology. Occupational skills: Economies of developing
countries; Ethnicity and Minorities; Portuguese Language; Ethnographic fieldwork & writing of a
monograph (1984-1985); organisation / writing – presentation / editing - publishing of the Ethno history
Symposium contributions for the International Conference of Americanists (1988)
Radboud University Nijmegen (Faculty Social and Cultural Anthropology), Nijmegen, the Netherlands
01/09/1977 → 01/06/1981
BA Sociology.
General: Theories of Sociology. Occupational skills: Statistics; Research School Drop Out.
University of Groningen (Faculty of Sociology), Groningen, the Netherlands
31/08/1972 → 31/05/1977
Preparatory Scientific Education, Gymnasium alpha
Classic formation: Greek and Latin. Modern Languages: Dutch, France, English. History, Maths
Maartenscollege, Haren-Groningen, the Netherlands

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Language competences
Mother tongue Dutch
Other languages (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C1 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C2 Proficient user
Portuguese B2 Independent user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user
French B1 Independent user C1 Proficient user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user B1 Independent user
Social skills and competences
Organisational skills and competences
Computer skills and competences
Other skills and competences
Team spirit and persistence, acquired through working experience ‘at home and abroad’. Intercultural
sensitivity acquired through work experience on various (incl. international) levels, and by academic
profession (cultural anthropology). Good communication skills gained through experiences as liaison
officer.
Good performance in project and team management. Organisation- and networks-sensitive.
‘Loyal to the firm and dedicated to the cause’.
Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Internet, Social Media.
Sports/ Football, Music (guitar), Running and Hiking; Yoga; Literature; Cultural Anthropology.
Publications
Freelance (2010-now):
1) Dutch reshuffling Roma & Sinti policies: between mainstreaming, law enforcement and consultation. Roma Buzz Monitor: 1 April 2015
http://roma.idebate.org/news-articles/dutch-reshuffling-roma-sinti-policies-between-mainstreaming-law-enforcement-and-consul
2) Tussen eigenheid en aanpassing. Over cultuur en integratie van Roma en Sinti in Nederland. Summary in English. In: Europa en zijn Roma,
5/14, Tijdschrift Justitiële Verkenningen/WODC, Ministerie voor Veiligheid en Justitie, available at
http://wodc.nl/onderzoeksdatabase/jv201405-europa-en-zijn-roma.aspx?cp=44&cs=6797
3) Migration in Europe. The Dutch case of Boundary Setting. In: European Roma Rights Center Journal 1/2014, available at
http://www.errc.org/roma-rights-journal/roma-rights-1-2014-going-nowhere-western-balkan-roma-and-eu-visa-liberalisation/4325
4) Roma Integration. Chapter 7 of the Annual Report 2013 on Human Rights in the Netherlands for FRANET, Art1, accessed and available per
June 2014 at www.art1.nl
5) Preface for the Smoky Pictures Exhibit on Roma and Sinti, then and now. Spring 2014, available at Romact Conference Program October
https://app.box.com/s/wvqgdwwtg7gy1thz2ddr
6) Roma Migratie in Europa vanuit Nederlands perspectief. Summary in English. In: Arbeidsmigratie, 6/13, Justitiële Verkenningen/WODC,
Ministerie voor Veiligheid & Justitie, available at http://wodc.nl/onderzoeksdatabase/jv201306-arbeidsmigratie.aspx?cp=44&cs=6797
7) Active Citizenship, Chapter 7 of the Update on Roma, Sinti and Travellers in the Netherlands for FRANET, Art1, 2013, available at
http://fra.europa.eu/en/country-data/2013/country-thematic-studies-situation-roma
8) Reflections on the Position of the Netherlands concerning a European Roma Integration Strategy. Decade for Roma Inclusion. 2011,
http://academos.ro/sites/default/files/biblio-docs/89/dutch_position_on_the_eu_roma_framework_reconsidered_june__2011.pdf#!
9) Recent Developments in the Netherlands: a short Update for MG-S-ROM Spring 2010. Council of Europe. March 26, 2010, available at
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/6118059/1658235532/name/Recent-Development-in-Netherlands-MG-S-ROM-Spring-2010.pdf
FORUM (1998-2010):
1) Roma and Sinti in the Netherlands: Update 2009, On the occasion of the 27th meeting of the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on
Roma and Travellers, Sevilla, Spain, March 29, 2009 (www.CoE.int MG-S-ROM Archive)
2) Education and Training for Roma and Sinti in the Netherlands, Conference and site visit on the occasion of the visit of the Committee of
Experts on Roma of the Council of Europe, Emaar, H., redactie; Jorna, P. samenstelling en coordinatie. Utrecht: 2008, available on request
3) ESF/Equal Project Roma in Business, FORUM-eindrapportage Mainstreaming en Dissemination. FORUM: 2008 (available at request)
4) Romanes in the Netherlands, Research report commissioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the Dutch implementation of the
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (Council of Europe). FORUM. July 2007. Available on Slide Share:
http://www.slideshare.net/peterjorna1/forum-advies-binnenlandse-zaken-over-talenhandvest-april-2007
5) Dutch Sinti, Roma and Travellers. Projects, policies and European influences. NCCRI / Spectrum Issue 15, p. 19-21. September 15, 2007
http://www.nccri.ie/pdf/Spectrum15.pdf
6) Advise to the Human Rights Commissioner Council of Europe. FORUM: 2005
7) Early childhood education and care policy, Country note for Hungary. Bennett, Clifford, Jorna, Rabušicová, Schonfeld. OECD, Paris: 2004
http://www.oecd.org/education/school/34425201.pdf
8) Terug naar Auschwitz. Een gedenkwaardige Reis van Nederlandse Sinti en Roma. Verslag van de deelname aan de Internationale
Herdenking op 2 en 3 Augustus 2000. Jorna, P., samenstelling en reisverslag. ISBN: 9789057141157. Forum: 2002