Meet the ECSAT board...
President : Mr T Someswaran (Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka)
Mr T. Someswaran was a senior partner of SJMS Associates (correspondent firm to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu). He is well known for his promotion of resource mobilisation and serves on a variety of Boards and Committees in Sri Lanka.
Mrs Melba Dias (Colombo Coordinator)
Mrs Dias has a long and varied career including working as a teacher of children with disabilities and coordinating complex projects. She has the drive and passion to lead ECSAT in Colombo.
Mrs Cheryl de Saram (Teaching)
Mrs de Saram runs the well reknowned First Steps Preschool in Colombo and is passionat about ensuring inclusive education for all children.
Ms Daisy Perry (Writing and Publishing)
Ms Perry has lived in Galle where she saw our work first hand. She is an accomplished writer and uses her skills to document ECSATs work in the media and online.
Ms Amenthi Jasinghe (Fundraising and Marketing)
Ms Jasinghe is a specialist in marketing and fundraising for organizations such as Motivation and Handicap International.
Catherine Liyanage (UK Coordinator)
Mrs Liyanage has a long and varied history of working with disabled
people and developing organizations working with them. She is a trainer and lecturer on the inclusion of disabled people in all sectors. In addition, she has provided system development services to small businesses and non governmental organisations across the island.
Roshan Samarawickrama (Galle Coordinator)
Mr Samarawickrama is a Psychology graduate from the University of Kelaniya who is now the Programme Manager of ECSAT in Galle. With his years of experience in the development of our work, Mr Samarawickrama is in the ideal position to link the Board with activities on the ground.
ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Bhavani Fonseka (Law and Rights)
Ms Fonseka (LLB, LLM) is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) working and campaigning for positive policies on gender, HIV/AIDS, land, refugees and IDPs, conflict resolution, human rights, legal and constitutional law.
Ruzly Hussein (Commerce, Sales and Marketing)
Mr Hussein is the owner of the successful retail chain Abdul Rahims and the Dwellings store in Colombo. He is an active member of the Rotary Club and the business community, and has ancestral links with Galle where ECSAT is based.