Meet the staff
Arja Timonen, director
Jenni Salakari, tutor
Arja Timonen is an occupational
Jenni is a social welfare supervisor
therapist with a specialization in
by profession. She specially
psychiatry. For the last seven
wanted to work at the clubhouse
years, she has done organizational
because it’s concept matched her
Satu Laakso, tutor
work which has prepared her for
own idea about how mental care
Satu is the one who keeps our
the duties of an manager. In the
should be developed and how
“media hut“ running and computers
Fountain House concept she val-
mental health rehabilitatees should
functioning. She has a datanome’s
ues communality and the focus on
be supported.
education and has been working at
the members. As the leader of a
Jenni started working with an open
she herself would dial 0100100 (a Finnish number service) with the satellite phone.
the clubhouse since September
clubhouse, Arja hopes to be impar-
mind. Now her thoughts of the ne-
2009. Satu teaches different IT
tial and responsible and go on de-
cessity of the work clubhouse does
skills, from the basics to
veloping the clubhouse together
and the value she puts on her own
vanced skills such as creating
with the members and staff. She
work have strengthened.
home pages. She also coordinates
wants to be a fellow person and a
Jenni’s family consists of her boy-
and helps to edit our club maga-
professional at the same time.
friend and a cat, Ernesti. He is the
zine.
Arja’s family consists of a husband,
same color as Garfield, (the comic
Satu has enjoyed her time here.
three daughters, one son and two
book cat). Her godchildren, Kaspar
She has a positive attitude towards
tomcats. She considers her best
and Valtteri, are also an important
life. She encourages doing things
qualities to be empathy, resilience,
part of her life. She describes her-
with lots of emotion and she thinks
getting excited about new things
self as a happy, humorous, socia-
the best thing in life is life itself. In-
and being able to laugh at herself.
ble and responsible hermit by na-
justice and people treating others
However, she feels she tends to be
ture.
badly make her angry.
more ad-
When asked what she would do if
too work-orientated and flexible. A
If marooned on a desert island,
“No” every now and then would be
she would bring with her MacGy-
she won the lottery, she replied
better. When asked what animal
ver, a satellite phone, waterproof
she’d get a motorcycle.
she would like to be, she replied:
matches, an axe and a month’s
“A cat. They know how to enjoy life
ration of excursion supplies. Right
but they also have a strong charac-
upon arrival she would urge
ter. “
MacGyver to look for water and
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