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Latest revision as of 03:44, 26 April 2024
Governance Board
The Governance Board (GB) is the principal governing body of Noolaham Foundation and operates as a fully volunteer body. It provides strategic leadership, governance, and oversight, with responsibility for policy development, organisational sustainability, accountability, resource mobilisation, risk management, quality assurance, performance monitoring, and the appointment of committees.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) serves as an ex-officio, non-voting Board member and is responsible for documenting, coordinating, and implementing Board decisions and resolutions, as well as managing day-to-day operations. Board members shall maintain a clear distinction between governance and operational management, exercising their responsibilities through established reporting and communication mechanisms.
Rathina Iyer Pathmanaba Iyer
Rathina Iyer Pathmanaba Iyer is a Pioneer of Sri Lankan Tamil Digitization (1999) and the Founding Chairman of Noolaham Foundation (2008) and Governance Board Member. He is currently concentrating Digital Library Collection Development 2020, Vaasihasalai 2020, Digitization of Donated Documents, Collection Development & Chapter Operations - United Kingdom processes.
Pathmanaba Iyer was born in 1941 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He graduated in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He has worked as a Divisional Officer in the Land Commissioner’s Department, Sri Lanka, from 1972 to the end of 1989 when he left for the United Kingdom.
He pioneered Sri Lankan Tamil digitization efforts in collaboration with Project Madurai in 1999. He is a well known publisher and founded and operates Tamiliyal Publications. His contribution to Sri Lankan Tamil Literature spans more than four decades. He contributed the milestone achievement of the translation of documents from Tamil to English. Pathmanaba Iyer was instrumental in bringing creative works with diverse points of views to the fore. In 2004, he was awarded with Iyal Viruthu, an award organized by the South Asia Studies Centre of the University of Toronto and the Tamil Literary Garden, for his lifetime achievements.
He is located in London, United Kingdom.
Shaseevan Ganeshananthan
Shaseevan is the Founding Director (2008), Executive Director (2008 - 2015 ) and Board Member of Noolaham Foundation.
He is currently concentrating Governance & Policy, Organizational Strategy & Sustainability, Partnerships & Collaborations, Process Management and Oversight, Communications, Public Relation & Community Outreach, Resource Mobilization & Sustainability and Annual Plan and Monitoring.
Shaseevan was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1982.
He followed B.Sc. (Physics, Mathematics and Statistics) in University of Colombo.
He is a Member of British Computer Society.
He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded a corporate group of companies functioning in software development, digital marketing and business startup ecosystem that helps entrepreneurs, enterprises and investors to establish successful businesses.
He is located in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Kopinath Thillainathan
Kopinath Thillainathan is Co Founder of Project Noolaham (2005), Founding Director of Noolaham Foundation (2008 ). He is currently concentrating Digital Library & Archive, Noolaham Australia, Digital Preservation, Manuscript Archive 2022, Diversity Initiative and Metadata enrichment 2022
Kopinath was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1982. He is a Finance and Accounting graduate from the University of Curtin, Australia.
Kopinath started digitization initiatives 2004, through Eelanool.
He is located in Perth, Australia.
Prashanth Sirinivasan
Prashanth is contributing to the Tech Infrastructure Management, Technology Services & Software Development, Technology Research Lab (NF Lab) and Next-generation AI-based eco-system for Noolaham. Prashanth is also participating in Noolaham USA fundraising as well.
Prashanth was born in 1982 in Colombo,Sri Lanka. He studied in Jaffna Hindu College and Bampalapitiya Hindu College and graduated in Information Technology from the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Srilanka. He has performed various roles in the software Industry and actively involved in many projects in Sri Lanka,India, Canada and USA. He is currently working as a Senior Software Consultant in USA.
He focuses on the history of Language , Community and Land of Tamils.
He is currently located in North Carolina, USA.
Kanaga Sugumar
Dr Kanagalingam Sugumar is contributing to the Chapter Operation - UK, Documentation of Medical History of Northern Province and Documentation of Documents Published in India.
Dr. Sugumar was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and he has been involved in partnerships and collaborations with various individuals and institutions. He was one of the founding members of "Shanthiham"(சாந்திகம்) and currently he is working as a general medical practitioner (GP) in London.
He is currently located in London.
Meerabharathy
Meerabharathy contributing to Noolaham Canada.
Meerabharathy is born in Karaveddy and grownup in malayagam (upcountry), Navatkuli, Colombo. Studied Highlands college Hatton, Bsc degree from University of Jaffna ( completed as a displaced student at University of Colombo). B.A (Hons) Degree in psychology from York University, Toronto, Canada.
Worked with Sarinihar for a short time and Participated with different drama workshops and groups. Political activist with different political parties. trained as a meditation facilitator.
He is located in Toronto, Canada.
Sanjayan Selvamanickam
Sanjayan Selvamanickam is currently concentrating on Chapter Operations – Norway process.
Sanjayan was born in Ragama, Sri Lanka in 1965. He was educated at Batticaloa Methodist Central College and Høyskolen i Nesna, Norway He is an IT professional.
Sanjayan is a blogger, In his writing he focuses on relationships between people.
He is located in Oslo, Norway.
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
Emeritus Board Members
The Emeritus Board comprises invited former Board members, Steering Board members, and Regulatory Board members who have made significant contributions to Noolaham Foundation and can continue to provide strategic guidance, institutional knowledge, and expert advice.
Members may contribute to selected organisational processes and project teams based on their experience and expertise. The Emeritus Board enables the Foundation to retain and utilise the knowledge and experience of former leaders and key contributors while maintaining their meaningful engagement with the organisation.
Bavaharan Vanniyasingam
Bavaharan Vanniyasingam was served as a Board Member in 2015-to 2016. Bavakaran has contributed through the UK Chapter and as well as contributed to fundraising through the temples. He is still funding the UK Chapter. He functions as SD Manager, Application Specialist and Systems Engineer after finishing education in the University of Peradeniya and the University of Southampton.
He is located in London, United Kingdom.
Piratheepan Paramanathan
Piratheepan is Coordinator the Noolaham USA. He served in the Noolaham Foundation Board of Trustees in 2008. Piratheepan joined as a volunteer in 2006 and helped creating Noolaham content pages in Joomla and Mediawiki. He organized the first fund raising activity for Project Noolaham in 2007 in Southern California.
Piratheepan was born in Kanderodai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He studied in Jaffna Hindu College, Jaffna. Piratheepan received a B.Sc in Civil Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 1997 and a MS in Civil Engineering from the Clemson University, South Carolina in 2002. While in Peradeniya, he actively participated in various cultural activities and served as the President of the university Tamil Society in 1996/1997.
He is located in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Mahendran Thiruvarangan
Mahendran Thiruvarangan is the Emeritus Board Member of Noolaham Foundation (2023 ).
M.Thiruvarangan was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1985. Mahendran Thiruvarangan is a Senior Lecturer (Gr. 2) in English Literature at the University of Jaffna. He holds a PhD from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His research interests include postcolonial literature and cultures, literature and coexistence and social justice. He is currently concentrating Research for Documentation, Initiatives & Proposal Writing.
He is located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Guruparan Kumaravadivel
Dr. Kumaravadivel Guruparan is responsible for Collaboration & Partnership.
Guruparan served as an academic attached to the Department of Law, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka between 2010 and 2020 serving as Senior Lecturer at the time of resignation. He served as Head of the Department between January 2017 and November 2019.
He is also a practicing attorney and has appeared as lead counsel in a number of cases relating to post-war human rights and humanitarian law issues in Northern Sri Lanka including in cases relating to the right to memory and remembrance in the post war context, the rights of families of the disappeared and post-war land issues. He is a Co-founder of the Tamil Civil Society Forum and Founder Chair of the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research, based in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
He holds an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Colombo, a BCL from Balliol College, University of Oxford and a PhD from University College London in Public International Law and Comparative Constitutional Law. He was awarded the Chevening Scholarship in 2010 and the Commonwealth Scholarship in 2013.
He is currently located in London, United Kingdom.
Sancheevi Sivakumar
Mr. Sancheevi Sivakumar is currently working at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka as a Deputy Registrar. He has been a Tamil Wikimedia contributor since 2010 and an Admin. Editor.
He is an old boy of Kalmunai Carmel Fatima College, National School and Graduated as BSc (Agriculture) from Eastern University, Sri Lanka (EUSL) in 1998. Worked as a Temporary Assistant Lecturer at EUSL up to April 2000. Joined Sri Lanka Agricultural Service (SLAgS) in 2000. There after took the position of Assistant Registrar in the University System in 2002. He obtained his MPA degree from Colombo University.
He has been contributing to the Kalmunai-Net Media Network as Board Member and one of the page editors to its e-paper. He has been serving as an Editor to the Earth Lanka environmental web portal.He also contributing through amosra chapter.
He is located Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
Thamilini Jothilingam
Thamilini is an emeritus board member of the Noolaham Foundation. She contributed to the Initiatives and Proposal Writings, Multimedia Documentation, Research for Documentation, Documentation of the Documentation Process, Digital Preservation of Upcountry Archival Records, Setup of the Multimedia Room, and Muslim Ephemera Digitization. She currently contributes to the Folk Songs of Eastern Sri Lanka project as a Project Mentor.
Thamilini is a researcher and documentary artist based in Toronto, Canada. Thamilini’s research interests and artistic practice are centred at the confluence of art and anthropology, with a focus on gender, memory, archives, cultural heritage, and visual histories. She holds a BA (Hons) in Social Anthropology from the University of Kent, UK and a MFA in Documentary Media from Ryerson University, Canada.
Seran Sivananthamoorthy
Seran is Former board member of the Noolaham Foundation. Earlier he worked as a General Manager in Noolaham Foundation.
Seran was born in 1990 in Jaffna. He studied at the University of Moratuwa, Colombo. He was awarded with 'Ashoka youth venture', a global community of young social entrepreneurs, an award organized by the Ashoka innovators for the public. He has actively participated in various activities and held leading positions including President, Secretary etc in school level.
He is located in United Kingdom.
