Director – Administration

Ms. Manel Chandrasekara has been functioning as the Director Administration of Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board with effect from 3^rd April 2017.

Before joined to the SLAEB Mrs Chandrasekara worked as an Additional Director Administration & Finance of National Youth Corps Ministry of Skill Development & Youth Affairs.

Ms Chandrasekara started her carrier as a Demonstrator (Department of Zoology)1993, Project Asst Department of Wild Life Conservation 1994. During the period of she has worked at DWLC Ms Chandrasekara contributed several researches in conservation of Flora & Fauna in Sri Lanka. She has joined SLAAS (Ministry of Science & Technology) in 1994 as an Assistant Director and served up to 2007.

Ms Chandrasekara joined Tertiary & Vocational Education Commission of Ministry of Skill Development & Youth Affairs during 2007-2009 as Office Manager Administration and she has resigned from TVEC after getting promotion as Director Administration & Human Resource Management at Land Reform Commission of President Secretariat.

During 2012-2014 Ms Chandrasekara worked as a Director Administration, HR & Director Operation (Acting) at NARA.

After getting promotion as Additional Director Administration & Finance at National Youth Corps of Ministry of Skills Development & Youth Affairs, she has resigned from NARA.

Ms Chandrasekara was graduated University of Colombo, Faculty of Science in 1993. She has obtained B.Sc (Zoology) Degree & specialized Wild Life Conservation & Management. Working at National Aquatic Resources & Development Agency (NARA) as a Director Administration (Acting) she has obtained Master of Public Management (MPM) from   Sri Lanka Development Administration SLIDA.

Ms Chandrasekara obtained various Post Graduate Diploma & Diplomas in several reputed Academic institutions while she is working in Government service, Post Graduate Diploma in E Government from Post Graduate Institute of Management (PIM), Diploma in e Government (PIM), Diploma in office Management (SLIDA), Diploma in Procurement & Contract

Management (SLIDA), Diploma in Office Management (SLIDA) ,Diploma in Productivity, National Productivity Secretariat (NPS), Higher National Diploma in Procurement and Contract Administration (SLIDA),

She was the best Diploma holder of Diploma in Productivity of National Productivity Secretariat (NPS), Ministry of Public Administration & Management, from two batches 2015/2016.

Ms Chandrasekara is very academic in her carrier. She has selected into 30 fellows of Chief Innovation Officers from Sri Lanka to follow Master of Public Administration (E Government), Post Graduate institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenapura, funded by ICTA World Bank Project and obtained Master of Public Administration. She has completed 28 years in field of Administration.