President

RANJITH WIRASINHA

Last Appointment –

Executive Secretary(CEO), United Nations  Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). Responsible for coordination and collaboration amongst all concerned (UN agencies, International development banks, Bi-lateral aid agencies, developing countries, non governmental agencies) in  water supply and sanitation activities in the policy and strategy regimes, globally. ( 10 yrs)

Earlier,

Senior Project Engineer, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines for policy and liaison with external agencies in the water supply and sanitation sector,(13 yrs)

Associate Partner, South Asia Partnership, Watson Hawkesley UK in Asia office, Singapore,(5 yrs) ,

Project Engineer, Department of Water Supply and Drainage, initially supporting Howard Humphreys Ltd, (UK) on a UNDP  project for preparing a master plan for water supply and sewerage development in the South West coastal area of Sri Lanka including Colombo and later, with the UNICEF assisted pilot rural water supply project for 100 communities in Sri Lanka (10yrs)

Assistant to Engineers, variously in State Engineering Corporation and the then Public Works Department (2 yrs)

Since Retirement –

Honorary Vice President, National Council for Mental Health for promotion and strengthening of community based mental healthcare in Sri Lanka

Honorary Chairman, Sri Lanka Resource Center Initiative on Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SRIWASH) .Mission- Help strengthen related resource centres in Sri lanka, (govt. and NGO)

Adviser to government and others on matters related to management of water supply and sanitation (honorary)

During aftermath of Tsunami disaster,-- Senior Adviser to UNICEF on water supply and sanitation activities.