Board of trustees
The board of trustees of the POEM Foundation has five members, two of them designated by the City of Oulu, two by the Council of Oulu Region and one by the Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OAMK). Two seats are reserved for potential new members.
The current composition of the board of trustees:
- Risto Vuoria, chair, Culture Manager, City of Oulu
- (deputy member) Arja Huotari, City of Oulu
- Tuure Holopainen, Culture Manager, Council of Oulu Region
- (deputy member) Ilpo Tapaninen, Council of Oulu Region
- Mikko Karvo, elinkeinojohtaja, City of Oulu
- (deputy member) Aarne Kultalahti, City of Oulu
- Tytti Tuppurainen, deputy chair, Chair of the Assembly of the Regional Council, Council of Oulu Region
- (deputy member) Paavo Törmi
- Jouko Paaso, Rector, Oulu University of Applied Sciences
- Risto Kimari, Head of Department, Oulu University of Applied Sciences
The Delegation:
- City of Oulu:
- Leena Saarela (d. Marja-Leena Kemppainen)
- Johanna Rajala (d. Jarkko Ekman)
- Niina Susan Vahtola, Vice Chair (d. Helena Hoisko)
- Sirpa Erkkilä-Häkkinen (d. Sari Kokkonen)
- Esa Kovaniemi (d. Minna Kuusisto)
- Council of Oulu Region:
- Kyösti Oikarinen, Chair (d. Mirja Vehkaperä)
- Ilkka Jaakola (d. Antti Roslander)
- Juha Haapala (d. Arja Porkka)
- Johanna Kesti (d. Janne Hakkarainen)
- Oulu University of Applied Sciences:
- Airi Hirvonen (d. Riitta Tötterström)
- Jyrki Laitinen (d. Pekka Knuuti)
- Päivi Vesala (d. Aila Säkkinen)
- Irene Isohanni (d. Anne Anttinen)