Date of birth

7 May 1958

Place of birth

Linkuva, Pakruojis District, Lithuania

Education

1993

Nostrified as PhD

1991

Degree of Associate Professor

1988

Doctor of Humanities, Vilnius University

1977–1981

Lithuanian language and literature studies, Vilnius University

1965–1976

Linkuva Secondary School (currently Linkuva Gymnasium)

Work experience

2015–2016

Deputy Mayor, Šiauliai City Municipality

1995–2016

Head, private company S. Tumėno Publishing House; Editor and Lexicographer of the almanac Šiaurės Lietuva

1992–2000

Dean, Faculty of Pedagogics; Chairman of the Council of the Faculty; Member of the Senate, Šiauliai University

1989–1990

Deputy Chief Editor, publication Krivūlė of Šiauliai Council, Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis

1981–2015

Lecturer, Associate Professor, Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute (currently Šiauliai University); Member, Council of the Faculty of Pedagogics, Council of the Humanitarian Faculty, Council of Šiauliai University; candidate for Rector of Šiauliai University (2014)

Political career

No party affiliation

2015–2016

Member, Šiauliai City Municipal Council; Deputy Mayor of Šiauliai City, elected from the list of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union; candidate for Mayor of Šiauliai City

2012

Independent candidate in the elections to the Seimas (slogan For Northern Lithuania in Lithuania), 2^nd election round in Pakruojis–Joniškis Single-Member Constituency

2011–2015

Member, Šiauliai City Municipality Council (no party affiliation)

Miscellaneous

Membership: President, Žiemgala Association (2013–2016); Member, Lithuanian Scientific Society; Member, Lithuanian Language Association; Member, Editorial Board of Science Magazines

Awards: Culture and Art Prize of Šiauliai City Municipality (2005); Commemorative Medal of the Department of Physical Education and Sports under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania for contribution to the training of young athletes; certificates of appreciation of the Ministry of Education and Science, Mayors of Šiauliai, and Rectors of Šiauliai University for pedagogical and research activities; Citizen of Honour of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Traineeships: Lithuanian Research and Studies Center in Chicago, USA; Kent State University, USA; short-term seminars in Austria, the UK, and France

Engagement: contribution to signing the Agreement on Cooperation between Šiauliai University and Kent State University and transferring a part of Lithuanian collections covering the history of Lithuanians living abroad from Kent State University to Šiauliai University Library; research into the development of the Lithuanian language of Lithuanians residing in the USA and the history of Lithuanians living abroad (for over 15 years) and corresponding publications in science magazines and newspapers and presentations at international scientific conferences

Publications: over 280 articles in scientific press and Lithuanian, Northern Lithuanian, US diaspora press; manuals for teachers, students and pupils; book Mano provincija (My Province), 2008

Foreign languages: English, Russian

Hobbies: book publishing, sports, history of emigration

Family

Married with two children