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| + | Grey Board members may access relevant Board communications and participate in Board meetings by invitation. While they contribute to strategic discussions and organisational development, they do not hold voting rights or the legal responsibilities of Governance Board members. The Gray Board also provides a pathway for volunteers and former or existing Board members who are unable to undertake full Board responsibilities to remain meaningfully engaged with the Noolaham Foundation. | ||
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Grey Board Members
The Grey Board is a supporting governance body established by Noolaham Foundation to engage key volunteers, broaden participation in organisational decision-making, strengthen institutional capacity, and develop future leaders. It provides a structured platform for experienced and emerging contributors to share knowledge, insights, and expertise with the Governance Board.
Grey Board members may access relevant Board communications and participate in Board meetings by invitation. While they contribute to strategic discussions and organisational development, they do not hold voting rights or the legal responsibilities of Governance Board members. The Gray Board also provides a pathway for volunteers and former or existing Board members who are unable to undertake full Board responsibilities to remain meaningfully engaged with the Noolaham Foundation.
Sujeevan Tharmaratnam
Sujeevan is contributing to Office Management (Jaffna), Volunteer Engagement and Recognition, Physical records storage repository Management, Backup and Recovery, Organizational Events (SL), Chapter Operations - Sri Lanka ( Friends Of Noolaham ), Open Education Resource 2020, Digitization of Donated Documents and Jaffna Uthayan Newspaper Digitization.
Sujeevan Tharmaratnam was born in 1993 in Trincomalee. He was educated at Jaffna Hindu College, specialized in Information Technology and practiced as a social entrepreneur. He is the founding member of Sirakukal amayam, movement for educational empowerment.
He is currently located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Nalayini Indran
Nalayini Indran contributing to research library and archive, Digital Library & Archive (Information Architecture), User Services & Reference Services and Digital Library Metadata Enrichment 2022.
She is experienced Librarian with a demonstrated history of working in different library sectors in London for 25 years. Currently working as a Senior Librarian in a secondary school in London and previously worked as an Assistant Archivist In Colombo, Sri Lanka. Has published short stories, and articles on the importance of reading/reading culture, archives and archival practices, women literature and more. Born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, and completed a B.A (Hons) in Tamil Literature at the University of Jaffna and completed an MA and PG Dip in Library and Information Management in the UK.
She is located London, United Kingdom.
Mohamed Saakir Ibrahim
Saakir was served as a Board Member in 2022. He has contributed to the Muslim Archive project, Collections Development, Noolaham Digital Library Collection Development 2022, Noolaham Digital Library Collection Development 2023, Documentation of Sri Lankan Muslim Ephemera and Office Management (Batticaloa).
Mohamed Saakir was born in 1991 in Sammanthurai,Sri Lanka. He studied in St/Arafa Vidyalaya and St/MMMV (National School) and graduated in Medical Laboratory Sciences from the University of Jaffna, Srilanka. He is an Author, Antique Collector and a Laboratory Scientist. He published a book about local history in 2012 ( 'Toponymy of Sammathurai') and He is one of the main four authors of the editorial board of Concise History of Sammanthurai (Sammanthurai History and Legacy) which was published in 2019. Also he is writing to the Magazines. He is currently working as a Medical Laboratory Technologist in Srilanka.
He focuses on the Local history , Folklore, Toponymy and Poetry
He is currently located in Sammanthurai, Sri Lanka.
Rajan Bala
Rajan Bala joined Noolaham’s Grey Board in 2024. He contributes to the Tech Infrastructure Management process.
He has held leadership roles at Amazon, HP, BlackBerry, Hiku and at Northern Uni in Sri Lanka. His recent role is the Head of Department for Faculty of Computing at Northern Uni and a Sr. Lecturer. In addition to his industry and academic experience, Rajan is also the chairman of Aravanai, a Canadian registered charity organization and a board member of ITEE Foundation in San Francisco Bay Area. Rajan holds a Bachelors and Masters in Engineering from Carleton University in Canada
He is currently based in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Dr. Navaratnarajah, a distinguished academic and professional engineer, was born in Dickoya, Hatton, Sri Lanka. He is currently serving as a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya. Dr. Navaratnarajah holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of Wollongong, Australia, a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, USA, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Peradeniya. He is an alumnus of Highlands College, Hatton.
With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Navaratnarajah has made significant contributions to civil engineering through teaching, research, and professional practice. He has served as a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in California, gaining valuable industry experience in the United States. His academic work is well-regarded, with over 50 publications in high-impact journals and esteemed peer-reviewed local and international conferences.
He is currently based in Kandy, Sri Lanka
