2015 Board of the European Childhood Education Research Association

2014 External evaluator for a professor post at University of í Jyväskylä

2012-present: At the board of trustees of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association EECERA

2010-2012: Member of “Educator’s Award Committee”, Delta Kappa Gamma International. 

2010: Committee on the National Curriclum Guidelines for Preschools.

2008-2010- Governor of Children‘s Perspectives SIG group within the European Early Childhood Education Research .Association.

2008-2010: On the board of the Gamma chapter of the Icelandic division of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.

2009-2010: Specialist for the Icelandic Ministry of Education. Work on the National Curriculum for Preschools.

2007: Committee of the 17th European Early Childhood Education Annual Conference in Prague.

2006: Chair of the 16th European Early Childhood Education Annual Conference in Reykjavík.

2006-2009: Board of the National and University libraries of Iceland

2006-2009: Committee of the Council for Science and Technology Policy of Iceland

2003-2005: The president of The Icelandic Educational Research Association

2003: Chair of the 1st conference of Iceland Educational Research Conference.

2002: Committee reviewing Icelandic policies in relation to the goals of UNESCO from the Dakar congress.

2000-2001: Chair of a committee working on policy concerning connection between preschools and primary schools in the city of Reykjavik.

2000: Committee of specialist on the education and care of children and youth in the city of Reykjavik.

1992-2003: Chair of the Developmental fund of the Reykjavik Preschools.

1996-2003: Board member of the Reykjavik Preschools research fund.

2000: Sérfræðihópur Reykjavíkurborgar um uppeldisskilyrði barna og unglinga

1983-1984: Committee on the education of the youngest primary school children – National Curriculum for Primary School.

1979-1981: Ministry of Education Preschool Commitee

Administration at University of Iceland (former Iceland University of Education)

2013-2018: Dean of School of Education, University of Iceland

2013 Chairman of self-evaluation report of the merger of the University of Iceland and Educational University

2010-: On the board of the Education Research Institute,  University of Iceland.

2006-2010: Leader of the Master program at the Early Childhood Education Division.

2008-2010: Chair of the Research Council, Iceland University of Education.

2007-2010: Chair of the board of Early Childhood Education Research Center.

2007: Leading a committee working on the evaluation of the preschools laws.

2005: Chair of a committee reorganizing the early childhood program at the university.

2004: Chair of a committee working on the continuity of the preschool teacher program and the primary school program.

1998-1999 and 2001-2007: Graduate department administration Iceland University of Education.

1998-2001: Undergraduate department administration at Iceland University of Education.

1998-2001: Head of the Early Childhood Education Department Iceland University of Education.

1999-2001: Committee member at the University Research Center, Iceland University of Education.

1998-2001: At the board of Continuing Education Department of Iceland University of Education.