Rajagalgoda Gamage Goshaka Olcott Gunasekera

Background

Gunasekera, Rajagalgoda Gamage Goshaka Olcott was born on February 18, 1935 in Avissawella, Sri Lanka. Son of R. G. James and Seela (Wijesinghe) Gunasekera. arrived in Thailand, 1980.

Education

Bachelor in History, U. Ceylon, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1957; postgraduate, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1975; Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies, U. Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 1994.

Career

Government agent, Ampara District, Government of Sri Lanka, 1964-1965; commissioner, Department of Probation and Child Care, Sri Lanka, 1965-1967; ADDL director establishment, General Treasury, Sri Lanka, 1967-1970; commissioner, Department Cooperative Development, Sri Lanka, 1970-1973; chairman, Cooperative Management Superior vena cava syndrome Center, Sri Lanka, 1973-1980; cooperative, credit and rural institution consultant, Food and Agricultural Organisation of United Nations, Bangkok, 1980-1991; chairman, National non-governmental organization Council of Sri Lanka, 1994-1995; consultant, non-governmental organization Management Development Center, Sri Lanka, 1994. Member National Committee on Aging, Colombo, Sri Lanka, since 1992, Religious Education Advisory Committee, Ministry of Education, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, since 1992. Board of Governors Alcohol and Drug Information Center, Colombo, since 1992.

County member National Institute Social Development, Colombo, since 1993.

Achievements

• Rajagalgoda Gamage Goshaka Olcott Gunasekera has been listed as a noteworthy Social worker, management consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Dharmavijaya Foundation, Colombo, since 1979, Sasana Seveka Society, Maharagama, 1985-1992, Sober Sri Lanka, Colombo, since 1992. Regional chairman IOGT Regional Council for South and Southeast Asia, since 1995. Honorary secretary Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka, Colombo, 1986, 94.

Member non-governmental organization Advisory Committee, National Development Fund Colombo, since 1995.

Interests

• Avocations: mediatation, social work, reading counseling.

Connections

Married Anula Samaraweera, August 17, 1964. Children: Ashok, Osadhi.

Father:

R. G. James Gunasekera

Mother:

Seela (Wijesinghe) Gunasekera

Spouse:

Anula Samaraweera

child:

Osadhi Gunasekera

child:

Ashok Gunasekera