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Mrs. B. Maheshi Weerasuriya commenced her duties as the Addl. Secretary (Policy Planning and Performance Review) from 15th of May 2023 and she is a class one officer in the Education Administrative Service with the 35 years of experience in education service. She has served as the Deputy Principal of Devi Balika Vidyalaya and Ananda Balika Vidyalaya in Colombo and as the Assistant Director and the Deputy Director of Education Development Section of the Provincial Education Department in the Western Province and as the Principal of Newstead Balika Vidyalaya in Negombo. She has also served in the Ministry of Education as the Directress of English and Foreign Languages, Bilingual Education and Education Development.
Furthermore, she has obtained the Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Sri Jayawardanapura, and the Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Colombo and also the Masters’ Degree from Wollongong University in Australia.
Dr. Kithsiri Prasanjith Munagama is the Additional Secretary (Information Technology & Digital Education) of the Ministry of Education. He is a Class 1 officer of Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service (SLAS). He has started the service as a Science Teacher and later performed as an Principal , Deputy Director of Education(Education Development/ Education Planning/Teacher Education/Technology Education), Assistant Commissioner of Examinations(Evaluation – Agency Examinations), Director – Technology Education. Assistant Engineer – Fire Alarm Systems – Saudi Aramco –KSA, National Trainer – School base Teacher Development, Capacity Development Specialist – Technology Education Development Programme(TEDP – OFID) and National STEAM education Task force member & MoE Focal point.
Dr. I.M.K.B. Illangasingha, Attorney at Law is serving as the Addl. Secretary (Education Service Establishment) in the Ministry of Education. He is a member of the first batch appointed through the open competitive examination to the education administrative service. He works as a special grade officer in the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service since 01st of July 2015. He is a Lieutenant Colonel of the volunteer force of Sri Lanka Army and an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court and also an officer who has obtained a PHD degree from the University of Colombo. He has worked for several years in the positions such as the Principal of several leading schools in the country, Assistant Director and Deputy Director in Zonal Offices, Addl. Provincial Director in Provincial Education Offices and the Director of Education in the Ministry of Education. Furthermore, he has served as Additional Director General Teacher Education and the Deputy Director General of the National Institution of Education and in the Education Leadership Development Centre at Meepe and also as a Commissioner General of Education Publications.
Mr. Illangasingha obtained his first degree from the University of Peradeniya and the Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Master of Education and the Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) in Education from the University of Colombo and he has also obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management from Sri Jayawardanapura University and Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management from Maharagama National Institute of Education. He works also as an Attorney at Law, Notary Public and a Commissioner for Oaths after obtaining the Bachelor of Law Degree from the Open University of Sri Lanka and passing the final exam at Law College and then taking oaths at the Supreme Court. He has also written 4 books under the topics of Procurement Process and Conducting Boarder Surveys, Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service, Teacher Education Service, Principal Service Its Beginning and Expansion, Preliminary Investigations, Formal Disciplinary Inquiries and Conducting Evidence.
Mrs. Gayathri Abeygunasekara started duties as the Addl. Secretary (Education Quality Development) of the Ministry of Education from 29th of May 2023 and she is a class one officer of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service with a service period of about 35 years. She has served as a Deputy Principal of Sri Sumangala Central College, Nu/ Nildandahinna, an Assistant Directress of Education in the Divisional Education Office, Walapane, an Assistant Directress of Education in Religious and Value Education Branch of the Ministry of Education and also 31 years in the Department of Examinations as Assistant Commissioner of Examinations (Research and Development), Deputy Commissioner of Examinations (Research and Development) and the Deputy Commissioner of Examinations (Administration, Investigations Research and Development).
She has studied the Bachelor of Commerce (Special) degree in Kelaniya University and the Post Graduate Diploma in Education in the University of Colombo. And also, she has obtained the post graduate degree in Education Assessment and Measurement from Melbourne University of Australia.
Mr. A.J.S.S. Edirisooriya works as the Additional Secretary – Establishment in the Ministry of Education. Mr. Edirisooriya is an officer of the special grade in Sri Lanka Administrative Service with a service period of 30 years having experience as an administrative service officer for 23 years. He started his service as Southern Province Cooperative Development Assistant Commissioner and later he served as the Assistant Divisional Secretary of Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte. As a grade I officer he has served as Divisional Secretary, Maharagama, Divisional Secretary, Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte and as a Director of the Management Services Department of the Ministry of Finance. As an officer in the special grade, he has served in the post of Addl. Secretary in the State Ministry of Mahaweli Development and as the Director General of Sports Development Department.
Mr. Edirisooriya is an Arts Graduate of Kelaniya University and has obtained the professional qualification as an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court after qualifying from the Sri Lanka Law College. And also, he has the post-graduate qualification on State Administration from Sri Lanka Development Administration Institution.
MPA (e-Government) PIM-University of Sri Jayewardenepura, PGD (Accounts & Finance) University of Peradeniya, HNDA, DPFM, Diploma in IT, CompTia A+, CA (Final), MAAT. Interest in Public Financial Management, Procurement Management, Project Finance, e-Government Services. Exposure in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Thailand and India.
