Our Team  
     
 
Sheila Richards, Executive Director
 

Sheila has been appointed Executive Director with effect from February 1st 2007.

In her former job she was the National Program Officer at Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA) where she has worked since February 2002. Much of her work involved dealing with issues of human security, human rights and conflict transformation and of recent times on issues connected with the deteriorating humanitarian and political situation in Sri Lanka.

 

Prior to that, from July 1998 to December 2001, she worked at ZOA Refugee Care, Sri Lanka, as Program Manager (Psychosocial).

She holds a B.A. (Hons. in Psychology - 1996) from the University of Peradeniya and has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution and Security Studies at the Bradford University, UK/Social Scientists Association, Peace Studies Programme in the year 2005

 


Jesse Roberts, Organizational Development Advisor Chandrika Lord, Manager Human Resources & Communications
 

Jesse who joined the Trust in April 2008 through Volunteer Services Overseas (VSO), has over 6 years experience in the non-profit sector having held positions within a number of UK-based NGOs. Most recently he was the Senior Development Manager at Global Witness; an international human rights organisation investigating the links between natural resources, conflict and corruption.

Jesse holds a BA Hons. in History from Manchester Metropolitan University.

 

Chandrika is with the Trust since May 2006 and has many years of administrative and office management experience; both in Sri Lanka and abroad in the NGO and private sectors. She worked for a national charity in Canada, Canadian Liver Foundation, as a fundraiser for 6 years and an insurance company, Independent Order of Foresters, as an administrator for 5 years.

A lawyer by profession holding a Bachelors Degree in Law from the University of Colombo Sri Lanka

 


Indrajith Hettige, Manager Finance & Administration Mangaleswary Shanker, Programme Officer
 

Indrajith joined the Trust in May 2006.. He is an accounting professional with extensive experience in accounting, auditing and office management, both in Sri Lanka and in the Middle East. He served as an Accountant, Financial Controller and Budget Controller in various companies of repute.

 

 

Mangala joined the Trust in October 2007. She has over nine years of experience in the NGO sector in Sri Lanka. In her former job at the National Peace Council where she worked for over 4 years she held the position of North East, Programme Co-coordinator.

Mangala is a lawyer by profession with a Bachelors Degree in Law from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 


Kishan Ratnayake, Program Co-ordinator Sandaruwan Jansen, Finance & Administrative Assistant
 

Kishan joined NTT in May 2006 and hass over 12 years of experience gained at a major Development Bank in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sri Lanka and the United Nations Development Programme Office in Sri Lanka.

Kishan holds a BA in Economics from the University of Reading, UK and has obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura Sri Lanka and a Degree in Economics from the University of Reading UK.

 

Sandaruwan joined the Trust in August 2007.

Sandaruwan is a finalist of the Association of Accounting Technicians, Sri Lanka. He is currently a student of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka and has completed the Intermediate Level examination of the Institute.


Travis Quyn Reception & Front Office Assistant Dhammika Chandani, Office Aide
 

Travis has more than 10 years experience in the hospitality sector. He is the most senior member of the Trust.

   

G. P. Somathilaka, Driver cum office Aide    
 

 

 
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