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Staff Members

With some 40 employees distributed between its headquarters in Metro Vancouver, Canada, and its Regional Office, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), in New Delhi, India, COL reflects the cultural diversity and breadth of the Commonwealth. Senior staff members, who serve on rotation, are recruited from around the Commonwealth in a wide range of distance education and administrative fields.

Professor Peter Scott

President and CEO

Ms Anne-Marie Scott

Vice President

Dr Venkataraman Balaji

Special Adviser to the President

Ms Sharmila Gracieuse

Senior Personal Assistant to the President

Mr Ben Crocker

Director: Finance and Corporate Services

Dr Jyotsna Jha

Director: Skills

Dr Tony Mays

Director: Education

Mr Dean Pogas

Director: Strategic Engagement

Dr Basheerhamad Shadrach

Director, COL-CEMCA

Professor Jane-Frances Agbu

Adviser: Higher Education

Ms Tahira Akbari

Project Assistant

Ms Helen Askounis

Knowledge Management Coordinator

Ms Svitlana Bezruchko

Programme Assistant

Ms Natalie Boorman

Programme Assistant

Mr Ricky Cheng

Knowledge Services Manager

Ms Tsz Yan Chin

Programme Assistant

Ms Kexin Feng

Programme Coordinator

Ms Frances J. Ferreira

Senior Adviser: Women and Girls

Ms Rebecca Ferrie

Knowledge Management Assistant

Ms Ania Grygorczuk

Designer & Production Coordinator

Ms Jessica Iracanye

Programme Assistant

Mr Amit Jain

Head: Administration & Finance

Mr Sunny Joseph

Administrative Assistant

Mr Sanjeev Kumar

Dispatch Assistant

Ms Anna Lee

IT Manager

Dr Schontal Moore

Adviser: VUSSC

Dr Evode Mukama

Adviser: Teacher Education

Dr Karen Nyangara

Adviser: Gender

Dr Betty Obura Ogange

Education Specialist: Teacher Education

Mr Robert Okinda

Adviser: Skills

Dr Jako Olivier

Adviser: Higher Education

Ms Anca Ristea

Accounting and Payroll Manager

Ms Naa Adjeley Sackey

Administration & Governance Coordinator

Ms Monica Sharma

Programme Coordinator

Ms Bavoshia Silas-Bossan

Programme Assistant

Ms Marisa Sittheeamorn

Communications Adviser

Ms Veronica Sudesh

Project Coordinator

Ms Carol Walker

Programme Assistant

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