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STEPHANIE GONAWELANo 6, Pink Row, Mattegoda, Polgasovita

Tel: +94777715215stephanie.gonawela2@gmail.com

Name in full: Anne Stephanie Gonawela

Date of Birth: 9th April 1988

Nationality: Sri Lankan

Sex: Female

Civil status: Unmarried

School Attended: Ladies’ College, Colombo 07

Professional Qualifications

Currently studying a degree in Psychology from the University of Missouri affiliated

with the American National College in Sri Lanka( completion of two years)

SAT Examination score – 1340

Passed G.C.E. advanced level examination in the commerce stream 2007

o English A

o Economics C

o Business Statistics S

o Logic S

Passed G.C.E ordinary level Examination in 2004

o English Language A

o Sinhala Language & Lit. B

o Religion B

o Mathematics C

o Science and Technology C

o English Literature C

o Home Science C

o Social Studies S

Work Experience

Part time teacher at a Learning centre Volunteer at Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies under the capacity building

section of the Juvenile Justice programme initiated Rainbow kids’ team

Volunteer at the ability foundation for a period of three months (May- July 2009)

Field visit done for a week as a volunteer of a Christian organisation called ‘LEADS’

to the IDP camps in 2009

Organized an event carried out by Celeste Planning and Management called

‘Traffique’ in 2008

Worked for Sunbeam Enterprises (PVT) Ltd. This launched the brand of T-shirts

named ‘Good citizen’, initiated by a group of university students from IIHE in 2006.

Assisted as a student worker for ANC Open day in June 2008.

Extra Curricular activities

Performed in the concert ‘Attitude’ organised by Deanna school of dancing in 2008

Currently attending Karate lessons

Ladies’ College:

Member of the school choir from 2004-2005

Member of the school Commerce Society

Represented the school house in Interact drama competitions, Sinhala choir

competitions, Class relays of Swimming meets and Sports’ meets

Member of the Hewisi band

Member of the Mediation board

Member of the school environmental Society

Member of the school IT club

Member of the school Sinhala Literary Society

Positions of Responsibility

Ladies’ College:

Committee member of the Student Christian movement

Vice president of the Mediation board

Sub- committee member of the IT club

Committee member of the Hewisi band

Special Achievements

Obtained a certificate from a Government institution for being trained as a mediator. (Ladies’ College)

Training

Participated in a Mediation training programme held in school

Obtained a Child Protection Protocol training given by Save the Children in Sri Lanka

Obtained training of ‘Training of trainers’ from Beyond Borders in Sri Lanka

Special Interests

Reading inspirational and educational material

Music

Involvement in Social Services

Organizing special events

Spending time with children and differently abled

Free lance writing

Cooking

Referees

Laksiri Wickramage

Chairman

Derana TV

No 5, Skelton Road

Colombo 05

0777590605.

K. Mathivanan

Managing Director

East West Marketing (Private) Ltd.

297/2 George R. de Silva Mawatha,

Colombo 13

Sri Lanka

I certify that the above particulars are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

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Stephanie Gonawela