OSC is registered as a guarantee company and operates as a nonprofit independent school based on the OSC Mission and Vision. Any revenues that exceed expenses are reinvested to improve the quality of education for OSC students.
Parents of every current full fee-paying student are members of the company and are invited to attend and vote at an annual general meeting each year.
OSC is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors elected from among the full fee-paying parents. The Head of School is a non-voting member of the Board.
The Board’s main responsibilities are to:
- Hire, support, and evaluate the Head of School, who serves as the chief executive officer of OSC
- Provide long-term strategic direction for OSC as an internationally accredited school
- Ensure long-term sustainability of OSC finances and facilities
The board’s role is not to run day-to-day school operations, mediate parent-teacher conflicts, address student behavior issues, decide on cafeteria menus, or create educational curricula. If you approach a board member with these types of concerns, we will generally refer you to our school’s professional faculty or administrators. The board’s focus is on long-term strategic goals.’
School Board Members for 2020 – 21
Ms. Amena Arif (Board Chair)
Amena moved to Sri Lanka with her two children in 2016 and joined the OSC board the next year. She is an experienced banker working in the area of development finance as the Country Manager, Sri Lanka and Maldives for the International Finance Corporation. Amena is a Pakistan national and has prior board experience with financial sector entities.
Mr. Raj K. Omprasadham
Raj K. Omprasadham is a Sri Lankan national and joined the OSC board in September 2015. He also serves on the Finance Committee. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) and has over 30 years of experience in businesses varying from genetics to computer software. He serves on the boards of commercial companies as well as non-profit organizations. He has two children at OSC.
Ms. Nancy VanHorn
Nancy VanHorn has two children at OSC. She joined the board in September 2018 and works at the U.S. Embassy. Prior to joining the U.S. Foreign Service, Nancy consulted on message development for political campaigns, coordinated internal communications for a Caspian Sea oil project, conducted civic advocacy programs in Russia and worked on a Presidential Inaugural Committee. She has served extensively in Eastern Europe and South Asia.
Ms. Aruni Goonetilleke
Aruni Goonetilleke has over 20 years of experience in banking and finance having worked with Standard Chartered Bank Singapore and currently the Deputy General Manager Corporate Banking at People’s Bank. She has a Bachelor of Law (Honours) from the University of Colombo and a Masters in Law from Harvard University, USA. She has served on the Board previously and chaired the Finance Committee.
Mr. Rahul Bhan
Rahul Bhan and his wife Nidhi are parents of two children, both are students at OSC. He moved to Sri Lanka in 2016 and joined the OSC board in 2019. Rahul is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI-India), holds an MBA (University Nyenrode – Netherlands), and is a Certified Internal Auditor (IIA-USA). Rahul serves as Director – Internal Audit for five international diplomatic agricultural research organisations (donor driven, non-profit, scientific research organisations) i.e. WorldFish – Malaysia, IRRI – Philippines, IWMI – Sri Lanka, WorldVeg – Taiwan and CIFOR – Indonesia. Rahul has lived in and travelled to over 45 countries including Netherlands, South Africa, Kuwait, UAE, and India.
Mr. Sudath Perera
Sudath Perera is a Sri Lankan citizen and the founder of Sudath Perera Associates and the Managing Partner. Sudath has crafted a unique brand of legal services which ensured the success of the Firm since its inception. He was called to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 1991. He gained invaluable experience working with several senior lawyers, including a leading President’s Counsel of the Colombo Bar. He has also served as a Director on the Export Development Board under the purview of the Board of Investment Sri Lanka. Further, he currently serves on the Board of the investment firm Investrust Capital (Private) Limited. Sudath has three daughters attending OSC.
Mr. Jonas Bridgwater
Jonas Bridgwater is a Swedish citizen. He joined the Board in 2016 and has one child at OSC. Jonas has worked in the software industry for 25 years and has co-founded and serves on the Boards of several software companies. He has lived in Sri Lanka since 1998.
Mr. Ari Nathan
Ari and his wife Monique are the parents of two children at OSC. Ari is the Indo-Pacific regional coordinator for South Asia at the American Embassy. Ari has previously served with the Department of State in Washington D.C., Nepal, Spain, Iraq, Colombia, and Mexico. Prior to joining the Department, he worked for the United Nations in a regional seas program, and as legal counsel for the pacific island nation of Palau. Ari has a law degree and a Ph.D. in international relations.
Mr. Jerome Auvity
Jerome Auvity graduated from the Hotel Management School of Lausanne in Switzerland 32 years ago and has been in the hospitality industry since. After graduation, Jerome joined the Hilton International chain. Taking up an opportunity at the Hilton in Taipei was a pivotal point that initiated a highly successful, 21-year career in the Hilton Group, spanning over 7 countries including Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Korea, Vietnam and Australia earning many landmark achievements to his name. Having been highly impressed by Sri Lanka and its people on a short visit, he was more than willing to rise to the challenge of steering Hilton Colombo forward as its General Manager. Over the next three years there, Jerome’s passion for inspiring people and firm belief in leading by example singled him out as one of the most dynamic and distinct personalities in Sri Lanka’s hotel industry.
Jerome joined the Jetwing family in 2012 as Director Operations – Negombo Hotels, and now holds responsibility for the overall operations of all Jetwing hotels. Thriving in a role full of challenges and opportunities that he thoroughly enjoys, his enthusiasm and commitment helps Jetwing Hotels to constantly generate new ideas, explore innovative avenues of growing the business, and meet objectives – financial and otherwise.
A firm believer of fairness as a value he holds high – both professionally and personally, Jerome is devoted to his family, spending as much quality time as he can with them – especially his two children. Very much an advocate of the active life, Jerome continues his passion for Tennis with regular time on the court, and when company with fellow compatriots permits, plays ‘Pétanque’ – a distinctively French pastime.