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Standing Committees 2025/2026

Committees constituted for the effective functioning of the Organization of Professional Associations

Center Management Committee

NameRole
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaPresident
Mr. Tisara De SilvaPresident-Elect
Eng. Ravi RupasingheGeneral Secretary
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneTreasurer
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeImmediate Past President
Dr. Naresha SamarasekeraVice President
Eng. Chamil EdirimuniVice President
Mr. Bhanu WijayaratneVice President
Mr. V. RameshkumarVice President
Mr. Priyantha SahabanduVice President
Mr. P. GajendraVice President
Dr. Sunil AbeyaratneVice President
Dr. C.S. DharmaratneVice President
Mr. Chandrasiri KalupahanaVice President
(Rtd.) ACM Gagan BulathsinghalaVice President
Mr. Dhammika FernandoVice President
Mr. Ajith GunasekeraVice President
Mr. K.C.N. PereraAsst. Secretary
Mr. Indika RanaweeraAsst. Secretary
Mr. Nuwan Ishara BalageAsst. Secretary
Mr. Priyantha WickramaratneEditor
Mr. Lalith EdirisooriyaAsst. Treasurer

Finance & Budget Committee

NameRole
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneChairman / Treasurer
Mr. Lalith EdirisooriyaConvener / Asst. Treasurer
Dr. Naresha SamarasekeraVice President (Member)
Mr. B.A.H.S. PreenaMember
Mr. A.P.G de SilvaMember
Mr. T.A. KariyawasamMember
Mr. Asanga WimalaratneMember
Dr. Gamini De SilvaMember
Mr. Ranil AbeywardenaMember
Mr. Sarath GamageMember
Mr. Bhanu WijayaratneMember
Mr. C. KalupahanaMember
Mr. Kamal GoonasingheMember
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Annual Conference Committee

NameRole
Mr. Tisara De SilvaChairman / President-Elect
Mr. Bhanu WijayaratneConvener
Dr. Naresha SamarasekeraVice President (Member)
Mr. Kamal GoonasingheMember
Mr. Ramesh DassanayakeMember
Rear Admiral (Rtd) Saman MolligodaMember
Mr. Mahinda LokugeMember
Mr. N.I.N.S. NadarasaMember
Mr. P. GajendraVice President (Member)
Ms. K.A. Vishaka NarmadaMember
Ms. Rifka ZiyardMember
Mr. Y.R. KarunaratneMember
Archt. Dilumini De MelMember
Mr. Anton NallatambyMember
Mr. Priyantha SahabanduMember
Mr. Amal IllesingheMember
Mr. Sudath HewageMember
Dr. Sunil AbeyaratneVice President (Member)
Mr. Sarath GamagePast President (Member)
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Premises Maintenance Committee

NameRole
Eng. Ravi RupasingheChairman
Eng. Manjula SamarasingheConvener
Mr. Kirthi WickremaisngheMember
Ms. K.A. Vishaka NarmadaMember
Mr. Aashik AlawdeenMember
Mr. A.P.G. De SilvaMember
Archt. Rohana Bandara HerathMember
Mr. Mahinda LokugeMember
Mr. Sarath GamageMember
Eng. Chamil EdirimuniMember
Archt. Dilumini De MelMember
Archt. Arosh NissankaMember
Mr. C. KalupahanaMember
Dr. Naresha SamarasekeraVice President (Member)
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Membership Committee

NameRole
Dr. Naresha SamarasekeraChairman / Vice President
Mr. Chaminda PereraConvener
Eng. AriyawansaMember
Eng. Nissanka PereraPast President (Member)
Ms. Lakdini GamageMember
Mr. Kasun WickremageMember
Prof K P S Chandana JayaratneMember
Mr. Saman Athula KumarasingheMember
Mr. P.D. ManamperiMember
Eng. Chamil EdirimuniVice President (Member)
Ms. Nishadi RajapaksheMember
Mr. Priyantha SahabanduMember
Mr. V. RameshkumarMember
Dr. Sunil AbeyaratneMember
Dr. Kushan WeerasiriMember
Mr. Sarath GamagePast President (Member)
Mr. Rusiru DoraliyagodaMember (Co-OP)
Mr. N.I.N.S. NadarasaMember
Archt. Dilummini De MelMember
Mr. Amal IllesingheMember
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

National Issues Committee

NameRole
Mr. Bhanu WijayaratneChairman / Vice President
Mr. Priyantha WickremaratneConvener / Editor
Prof. Chithra WedikkaraMember
Mr. Udesh SeneviratneMember
Dr. A.A.P. KeerthiMember
Eng. Janaka LakmewanMember
Eng. Jayanath SilvaMember
Rear Admiral (Rtd) Saman MolligodaMember
Mr. P. GajendraVice President (Member)
Mr. B.A.H.S PreenaMember
Mr. Indika RanaweeraAsst. Secretary (Member)
Capt. Gihan FernandoMember
Mr. P.D. ManamperiMember
Mr. Lakshan DiasMember
Mr. Lahiru KarunaratneMember
Mr. V. RameshkumarVice President (Member)
Mr. Asanga WimalaratneMember
Mr. Y.R. KarunaratneMember
Ms. Aruni LiyanagaunawardenaMember
Mr. S. DayaratneMember
Mr. C.T.N. PathiranaMember
Mr. MKDL MeegodaMember
Mr. Sarath GamagePast President (Member)
Dr. Lalith WijetungaPast President (Member)
Mr. Priyantha SahabanduVice President (Member)
Mr. Mahinda LokugeMember
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Seminars, Workshops & Programmes Committee

NameRole
Eng. Chamil EdirimuniChairman / Vice President
Dr. Dilhan JayatilekaConvener
Mr. Sugath GunathilekaMember
Eng. K. LakmewanMember
Eng. T. HemachandraMember
Eng. Prebodha JinasenaMember
Mr. N.I.N.S. NadarasaMember
Ms. Rifka ZiyardMember
Mr. Lakshan DiasMember
Dr. Viruli de SilvaMember
Mr. Lahiru KarunarathnaMember
Ms. Nishadi RajapaksheMember
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Restaurant & Bar Committee

NameRole
Mr. Ramesh DassanayakeCo-Chairman
Mr. Priyantha SahabanduCo-Chairman
Eng. SuganthalingamMember
Mr. Kirthi WickremasingheMember
Archt. Lakdini WickremageMember
Archt. Kasun WickremageMember
Mr. Lakshan DiasMember
Mr. Harsha JayasingheMember
Mr. C.T. PathiranaMember
Mr. Bhanu WijayaratneVice President (Member)
Rear Admiral Saman MolligodaMember
Archt. Dilumini De MelMember
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Career Guidance & Skills Development Committee

NameRole
Mr. V. RameshkumarChairman / Vice President
Mr. Udesh SeneviratneConvener
Eng. T. SuntharalingamMember
Ms. Madumali SumanadasaMember
Rear Admiral Saman MolligodaMember
Mr. N.I.N.S. NadarasaMember
Mr. P. GajendraVice President (Member)
Ms. Rifka ZiyardMember
Archt. Arosh NissankaMember
Mr. Lahiru KarunaratneMember
Mr. Anton NallatambyMember
Dr. M.R.S. JayathilekaMember
Mr. Ranil AbeywardenaMember
Mr. Priyantha SahabanduVice President (Member)
Eng. Chamil EdirimuniVice President (Member)
Eng. Prebodha JinasenaMember
Mr. Jayanath AbeywardenaConvener
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Publications Committee

NameRole
Mr. Priyantha WickremaratneChairman
Mr. Nuwan BalageConvener
Mr. Arosh NissankaMember
Ms. Nishadi RajapaksheMember
Archt. Rohana Bandara HerathMember
Archt. Dilummini Me MelMember
Ms. Madumali SumanadasaMember
Mr. Sarath GamageMember
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Construction & other Industry Committee

NameRole
Mr. Dhammika FernandoChairman / Vice President
Archt. Arosh Malsath NissankaConvener
Prof. Chitra WedikkaraMember
Eng. T. HemachandraMember
Ms. Madumali SumanadasaMember
Eng. Jayanath SilvaMember
Mr. Aashik AlawdeenMember
Archt. Dilumini De MelMember
Mr. Athula HaputantriMember
Ch. Qs. Lalith RathnayakeMember
Mr. Priyantha SahabanduVice President (Member)
Mr. Paul DevarajMember
Dr. Lalith WijetungeMember
Mr. Sarath GamageMember
Dr. Sunil AbeyaratneVice President (Member)
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Development Policies & Financing Committee

NameRole
Mr. Chandrasiri KalupahanaChairman
Mr. Indika RanaweeraConvener
Dr. Christo FernandoMember
Mr. Bhanu WijayaratneMember
Dr. Sunil AbeyaratneVice President (Member)
Mr. Thushara KariyawasamMember
Mr. Lalith EdirisooriyaAsst. Treasurer (Member)
Mr. Sarath GamageMember
Dr. Lalith WijetungePast President (Member)
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Health & Nutrition Committee

NameRole
Dr. C.S. DharmaratneChairman / Vice President
Dr. Kushan WeerasiriConvener
Dr. Naresha SamarasekeraVice President (Member)
Dr. A.A.P. KeerthiMember
Dr. Christo FernandoMember
Dr. M.R.S. JayathilekaMember
Dr. Dilmini UdugampolaMember
Ms. Vindya PathirajaMember
Dr. Kelum JayasuriyaMember
Dr. Surantha PereraMember
Dr. Sanath HettigeMember
Dr. Manilka SumanathilekaMember
Ms. Nirmalanthi SilvaMember
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Education & Human Resource Dev. Committee

NameRole
Mr. P. GajendraChairman / Vice President
Mr. Jayanath AbeywardenaConvener
Dr. Dinusha Nishani UdukalaMember
Mr. Udesh SeneviratneMember
Dr. A.A.P. KeerthiMember
Mr. B.A.H.S. PreenaMember
Ms. K.A. Vishaka NarmadaMember
Dr. Viruli de SilvaMember
Prof. Chandana JayaratneMember
Mr. V. RameshkumarVice President (Member)
Mr. Asanga WimalaratneMember
Ms. Nishadi RajapaksheMember
Mr. U.H. PalihakkaraPast President (Member)
Mr. C.T. PathiranaMember
Dr. Lalith WijetungePast President (Member)
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Environment and Agriculture Committee

NameRole
Mr. Ajith GunasekeraChairman / Vice President
Dr. Pradeep GajanayakeConvener
Eng. AriyawansaMember
Eng. T. HemachandraMember
Eng. T. SugathalingamMember
Eng. Nissanka PereraPast President (Member)
Eng. Jayanath SilvaMember
Ms. Lakdini GamageMember
Mr. Kasun WickremageMember
Mr. Sarath GamagePast President (Member)
Mr. Saman WarusavithanaPast President (Member)
Prof. Wijendra BandaraCo-Op (Member)
Eng LS SooriyabandaraMember
Dr. Sunil AbeyaratneVice President (Member)
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Social Events & Outreach Committee

NameRole
Mr. Priyantha SahabanduChairman / Vice President
Mr. D.M.D. PrasannaConvener
Mr. Sugath GunathilakeMember
Dr. Christo FernandoMember
Mr. P.D. ManamperiMember
Ms. Thanuja JayawardenaMember
Mr. Duminda AmarasingheMember
Mr. Anton NallatambyMember
Mr. S. DayaratneMember
Dr. Naresha SamarasekeraVice President (Member)
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Supply Chain, Transport & Logistics Committee

NameRole
AVM Gagan BulathsinhalaChairman
Mr. Chameera HarshalalConvener
Capt. Gihan FernandoMember
Dr. Sanath DivakaraMember
Mr. Krishantha PrasadMember
Mr. Shimron SamsonMember
Rear Admiral Saman MolligodaMember
Mr. Sarath GamageMember
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Law & Order & Constitutional Amendments Committee

NameRole
Dr. Sunil AbeyaratneChairman
Mr. Wijithna ManamperiConvener
Eng. Nissanka PereraPast President (Member)
Dr. Naresha SamarasekeraVice President (Member)
Mr. Kamal GoonasingheMember
Mr. Mahinda LokugeMember
Eng. K.M.B.S. RekogamaMember
Mr. Surantha JayatilakeMember
Mr. Kirthi WickremasingheMember
Ms. Himali Supriya UdugodawattaMember
Ms. Shiranthi GunawardenaMember
Mr. Priyantha WickremaratneEditor (Member)
Mr. Harsha JayasingheMember
Mr. Y.R. KarunaratneMember
Archt. Dilummini De MelMember
Mr. S. DayaratneMember
Mr. Sarath GamagePast President (Member)
Mr. Jayantha GallehewaEx-Officio (President)
Mr. Tisara De SilvaEx-Officio (President-Elect)
Eng. Ravi RupasingheEx-Officio (General Secretary)
Mr. Dharshana WijemanneEx-Officio (Treasurer)
Mr. Sujeewa Lal DahanayakeEx-Officio (Imm. Past President)

Chief Office Bearers

The principal office bearers responsible for strategic leadership and governance of the organization.

Mr. Jayantha Gallehewa

Mr. Jayantha
Gallehewa

President

Provides strategic leadership and represents the organization at all major events...

Mr. Tisara De Silva

Mr. Tisara
De Silva

President Elect

Eng. Ravi Rupasinghe

Eng. Ravi
Rupasinghe

General Secretary

Mr. Dharshana Wijemanne

Mr. Dharshana
Wijemanne

Treasurer

Mr. Sujeewa Lal Dahanayake

Mr. Sujeewa
Lal Dahanayake

Imm. Past President

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