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Editorial Board

Editor in Chief
Prof. Indralal De Silva
Emeritus Professor of Demography, University of Colombo
Bsc. in Development Studies (Statistics) University of Colombo
Diploma in Population Studies, International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. Master’s and Doctoral Degrees from the Australian National University
Email: indralald37@gmail.com

Managing Editor (s)
Mr. M.M.P.K. Mayadunne,
Secretary
Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs,
Provincial Councils and Local Government

Dr. P.G.D.Pradeepa Serasinghe,
Director General
Sri Lanka Administrative Service – Special Grade
Ph.D. (PGIAR), MBA (University of Birmingham-UK), BA (Hons) – Mass Communication
– University of Sri Jayawardenapura, BSc in Biology – University of Peradeniya.
Specialized in Heritage Management, Public Management, Governance & Ethics, Values
and Standards of Public Service. Council Member for ICHCAP (Intangible Cultural Heritage
Center for Asia Pacific Region) and Former Alternative Country Director for APO (Asia
Productivity Organization)
Email: dg@slida.gov.lk

Senior Editor
Dr.W.M.M.G.D.Wijekoon
Additional Director General (Research & Development / Non-managerial Training)
PhD (Project Risk Management) University of Colombo, MSc. (Urban Environmental
Management) AIT Bangkok, Thailand, BA (Geography) University of Colombo. Master
Trainer in Training of Trainers, Project Management and Research Methodology.
Email: wijekoon@slida.gov.lk

Associate Editors
Mr. J. Jayasundara,
Senior Consultant
BA (Kelaniya), MPA – Sri Jayawardanepura, MPPM – University of Melbourne (Australia).
Senior Consultant Exposure in India, Japan, Australia Nepal, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand,
Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Email: jayasundara@slida.gov.lk

Mr. K. R. Gangadhara,
Senior Consultant
BSC (Pub. Admin) in Geology, Diploma in Public Administration, Master of International
Development Economics from the Australian National University. Senior Consultant in
Public Administration, Public Policy process, Economic policy and Fiscal Policy, R & D,
State Event Management,
Email: gangadhara@slida.gov.lk

Reviewing Editors
Dr. Jayantha Dias Samarasinghe
Former Senior Consultant at SLIDA
PhD. in Management from the University of Teesside, UK.
University of Peradeniya, MPA from the Post Graduate Institute of Management (PIM).

Dr. Pavithra Madhuwanthi
Ph.D. in Development Administration at the Graduate School of Public Administration,
National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA),
Master in Public Policy National University of Singapore (NUS) (2009).
Bachelor of Science (Management) at the Department of Public Administration, University
of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ), Sri Lanka (2002)
Postgraduate Diploma in Research Methods at the Maastricht School of Management
(MSM), the Netherlands (2012).
Recipient of the Australia Awards Research Fellowship to conduct research at Monash
University, Australia (2017)
Email: pavithra@sjp.ac.lk

Dr. Prabhashini Wijewantha
Senior Lecturer, Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and
Management Studies, University of Kelaniya,
Head of Department - Economic Security @ ICRC
Doctor of Business Administration (UK), MBA(UK), PGD in Mgt.(UK), PGD in IR(SL),
BA(Hons)SL, Dip in HRM(UK)
Email: hrm@kln.ac.lk

Dr. Menik Wakkumbura
Senior Lecturer, Grade-II
Department of International Relations
Ph.D. (Colombo), M.Phil. (Oslo), B.A (Hons) (Colombo)
Email: menik@inr.cmb.ac.lk

Ms.Neranjala Jayasundara
Additional Director General (Organizational Development)
BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, MSc. (Environ. Economics) PGIA,
Peradeniya, Certificate in Environmental Management (CDG, Germany), Areas of
specialization and interests are Environment Management, Project Management, Gender
& Development, Disaster Management, Incident Command Systems, Research Methodology
and Training Methodologies. Exposure in USA, Germany, Nepal and Indonesia
Email: neranjala@slida.gov.lk

Ms Thanuksha Abeywardhana
SLAS Grade I
MA in International Relations (ICU, Tokyo, Japan) MBA (University of Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka)
Master in Environmental Science (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
Postgraduate Diploma in e-governance (University of Sri Jayawardhanepura, Sri Lanka)
B.Sc. (Spl. in Zoology)
Diploma in Public Administration, SLIDA
Email: thanuksha@slida.gov.lk

Editorial Assistance
Ms.Ishari Karunajeewa
Programme Officer
BSc.in International Mgt & Business, University of Plymouth UK
Email: ishari@slida.gov.lk

Ms.Hasara Nimeshani
Development Officer
BSc. Public Management (Special), University of Sri Jayawardenapura
Email: hasara@slida.gov.lk

Cover page designer
Mr. Damith Thushan Ranathunga