Dr. Julie Viloria

• Policy formulation, project processing, and project management in human (health, education, employment), and sustainable development (community and municipal infrastructure, agriculture, water supply, sanitation, and alternative energy) sectors.
• Community, local, regional and central government motivation and coordination (social, environmental and institutional assessment), and
• Training, logical framework, monitoring and impact evaluation, gender sensitive analysis,  gender audit, communication strategy and material production, knowledge management and networking.

Biography

            Julie has been in the development field for almost 40 years, and has worked for the World Bank Group for more than 25 years.  Prior to her international development work, she worked with the Philippine Government for over 10 years on infrastructure, health and social programs and managed housing and slum upgrading projects funded by the World Bank.  She has exceptional experience, having worked in 45 countries in all regions of the developing world.

As operational manager, and specialist, Julie has led and supported over 100 investment and development projects of the World Bank, ILO, UNDP and UNICEF covering all sizes of urban and rural development projects in the sectors of infrastructure, housing, water supply and sanitation, slum upgrading, cultural heritage, health, non-formal education, agriculture and rural development, disaster management and work in conflict situations as well as poverty alleviation initiatives including local and regional economic development, women and youth livelihood and entrepreneurship programs   As Knowledge Management coordinator, Julie has led or been a core member of the following Thematic Groups in the World Bank and ILO: (i) Services to the Urban Poor, (ii) Community Driven Development and Empowerment, (iii) City-Municipal Urban Management, (iv) Local Economic Development, (v) Road Safety Task Force, (vi) Cultural Heritage & Creative Industries, (vii) Cooperatives and the Informal Economy,  (viii) Institutions and Governance; and (ix) Urban Labour Network.  She has published several books and articles, produced and carried out training programs, materials and capacity building modules for slum upgrading, local economic development and employment, cooperatives and SME development, community driven development, and urban and peri urban agriculture.

Julie is active in community groups and is helping a number of NGOs in the US, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Haiti and Gaza.  Over the last 5 years, to increase her understanding of Resilient Communities and Systems, Julie has involved herself in the Transition Towns and Permaculture movements which offer responses to issues such as economic instability, climate change , food and fuel shortage, and authentic democratization and local control.

Education

• PhD Public Administration, University of Philippines-Araullo University, Philippines
• MSc Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines
• BSc Public Health, Centro Escolar University, Philippines
• Diploma and courses in Housing, Urban Development,  Public Management by University College London, UK;  Boucentrum International, Rotterdam, Netherlands and Courses by World Bank Institute, ADB, , disaster management and work in conflict situations.Harvard Institute, and other public and private institutions in US, UK and other countries.

Languages

• Tagalog and English (mother tongues)

Skills 

• Community health research, strategy and management
• Speciality in disease control, STD/AIDS
• Counselling and care on illness
• Data management and computer skills

Experience 

Kulasiri has over 20 years of experience in care and counseling, program planning and implementation in community health. With several years experience as a medical officer, then Assistant Chief Venerologist of the National STD/HIV Control Program in Sri Lanka, and President of the College of Venerologists, he has become a prominent international specialist in STD/HIV/AIDS issues, treatment and management. He has provided expert advice evaluation and program development in many countries, and consulted extensively for WHO, UNICEF and other international and bilateral agencies on health and disease control programs, and was a research fellow and guest researcher on HIV care at the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA. He has run training programs and published 16 papers on community disease control.

Kulasiri aspires to be an advocate of social change and justice, improve gender relations and build strong community ties in the field of public health.

Education 

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, University of Glasgow, 2009
• Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka September, Board Certified Specialist in Community Medicine, 1997
• Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 1992-1996 M.D.,Community Medicine
• Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 1989-1991 M.Sc., Community Medicine
• Faculty of Medicine of University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1975-1980, M.B.B.S., General Degree of Medicine

Languages

Sinhalese

English

Basic German

Dr. Adrian Atkinson

Expertise 

• Urban/regional environmental planning, management and infrastructure provision
• Local economic development, and improving chances and conditions for those working in the informal economy
• Natural resource analysis for development

Biography 

Adrian has led and worked on over 100 policy initiatives and projects in all major regions of the world, with foci on urban and regional environmental planning and management, local energy planning and management, environmental impact assessment, and local economic and community development.  He has worked with UNDP, the ILO and other UN agencies, the World Bank, ADB, IADB, the EC and EIB, a number of bilateral donor agencies and directly both for National and Local Governments.

Adrian has authored and contributed to over 60 publications in these fields. Until 2008, he held the position of Professor in Planning at the Technical University, Berlin and has taught over 40 academic and training courses. His development work has included the production of a number of training guidelines, manuals and short course handbooks among others on local environmental and energy planning and management, employment in the informal economy and greening the built environment.

Recent work has included advice on improving urban management of water, energy and food resources in the face of what is seen as a growing crisis in southern cities in this respect.

Education 

• PhD, London School of Economics, London
• Masters in Architecture and Urban Planning, Princeton University, USA
• Diploma in Architecture, Architectural Association, London

Languages 

• English (mother tongue), German, French

David Williams

Skills

• Urban and regional planning and environmental management
• Community participation, development and basic services
• Design of environmental and social institutions for improved governance

Experience 

David applies environmental management and social development expertise to the environment and basic services of human settlements.  From his early work as an architect and volunteer with community organizations in India, he has been motivated to work on policies and programs linking the issues of environment and human development. His experience ranges from the design of national and regional environmental policies to programs and investment projects with communities and local governments.

He has worked both as an independent consultant, and for 25 years as a senior staff member of the World Bank, focussing mainly on policies, training, and leading over 50 investment projects in Asia and Africa. He has developed training materials for slum upgrading and environmental management and authored a book and several articles on urban and regional planning. He directed the World Bank/UNDP Metropolitan Environmental Improvement Program which worked with six megacities in Asia to develop innovative approaches to urban planning, environmental management and community development, and preparation of infrastructure investment projects.

In recent years he has consulted on programs and projects in central Asia, southern Europe and Africa, including the management of cultural heritage, urban strategic planning, community facilitation, training and awareness-raising, industrial environmental management, and environmental and social impact assessment.

Education 

• MLA (Regional Ecosystem Analysis), Harvard University, USA
• MCP (Urban and Regional Planning), MIT, USA
• BSc. Architecture. Birmingham University, UK
• Courses by World Bank and London University

Languages 

English (mother tongue), French, German, Welsh

Gwyneth Williams

Skills 

• International development administration and planning
• Socio-economic analysis and community empowerment
• Photography
• Permaculture design

Experience

Gwyneth has travelled and lived with low income communities in many countries, and applies this understanding to her work in community development and empowerment. She has led a team evaluating local economic development projects in Central America, examined the results of policies to reduce poverty in Uganda, prepared schemes for land rights for internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka, and worked with a team to build two homes with local residents in Thailand. She has worked with several non-profits to raise funds and prepare project proposals.

Education 

• MSc International Development, Administration and Planning, University College, London University, UK
• BSc Human Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
• Course certifications in Film Studies, Photography and Permaculture

Languages 

• English (mother tongue), French, Tagalog, Spanish

Dhanuka Buddhakorala

Skills 

• Financial/Technology Data Transformation Analysis
• Business development and management
• Health policy and services
• Expert Knowledge in software’s related to finance, business and data management

Experience 

Dhanuka combines his interest in community development and health, with economic development and business. He has undertaken research on community health (with emphasis on STD/AIDS), recommended improvements to the delivery of health services in Sri Lanka, and is the Project Coordinator to the Sri Lanka Consulate for liaison with the expatriate community in Toronto to mobilize assistance for communities in the post civil war areas.

On the business side, he works with HSBC (Global Payments Canada) to handle customer inquiries, evaluate and authorize high dollar transactions and manage reporting systems. He is also a senior partner in Herbal Tea Spa, a tea company which blends and sells specialty teas and herbs to tea and herbal stores. He plans to combine the community, health and business aspects for stronger local economic and social development.

Education 

• Certification as Project management Professional (PMP – expected 2012), Project management Institute
• BA (Hons) International Development and Health Studies, University of Toronto

Languages 

• English and Singhalese (mother tongues), Basic Tamil

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Tamara Shogaolu

Skills 

• Film and television scriptwriting, development and production
• Research and analysis for documentary films
• Program development and management of film festivals
• Technical specialties in camera use, editing, budgeting and scheduling

Experience 

Tamara combines her skills in film-making with her interests in social movements through production of documentary films and videos. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Cairo, where she conducted research on social issues and the experience of women during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, and subsequently produced an animated  documentary. She has worked as a development intern with Canana and Warner Brothers Films, and as production assistant for WE TV, was the Co-organizer for the Cairo Refugee Film Festival, and responsible for guest relations at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival.

Education 

• MFA in Film  and Television Production, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
• BA Economics, Occidental College, Los Angeles
• Language Scholar in University of Jordan, and American University, Cairo

Languages 

• English and Spanish (mother tongues), Arabic, French

David Taylor

Skills 

• Geographic Information Systems, and application to development issues
• Technical aspects of GIS and other computer software, and web design
•  Building computers and hardware systems

Experience 

David combines his expertise with GIS, remote sensing and data analysis with physical and social development issues. He has worked on the ‘Peoples Map’ project in the UK, as an intern with the World Bank on the application of GIS to development projects and potential for GIS use by World Bank staff. He has also worked with Infotech Enterprises Ltd. on cadastral databases, and more recently, on financial processing for corporate deposits for CIBC, Canada.

His objectives are to extend the application of GIS to community, social and economic analysis, with a particular emphasis on poverty and environmental impacts.

Education 

• BSc (Hons) Geographic Information Systems, School of Science, Society and Management, Bath Spa University, UK

Languages 

• English (mother tongue)