CEMCA :: Staff

Director

Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia

Tel: +91-11-2653 7146/7
Email: bshadrach[at]col[dot]org

Dr. B. Shadrach until recently served the Commonwealth of Learning, Canada as Skills Advisor where he started a new program initiative, ‘Skills for Work’ to impart employable and job-ready skills among the people of the Commonwealth, in collaboration with national governments and local organisations.

In his career since 1986, he has managed ICT4D and skill development programs in over forty nations around the world, working for organisations such as the International Development Research Centre, Canada, OneWorld International, UK; Transparency International, Germany, telecentre.org, Philippines, and the British Council in India. Dr Shadrach has also consulted for UNESCO-UNEVOC, Germany; FCDO, UK; ITU, Geneva; ADB, the Philippines; UNDP, Iraq; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, US; World Wide Web Foundation, US; Practical Action, UK; the Open University, UK; Article19, UK and the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka.

He earned his PhD in Information Science as a faculty student from Loughborough University, UK.

Mr. Amit Jain

Head, Administration and Finance

Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia

Tel: +91-11-2653 7146/7
Email: ajain[at]col[dot]org

Amit Jain has joined CEMCA as Head, Administration and Finance . With over 28 years of work experience in a wide spectrum of finance, operations, compliance and management, he brings with his strong skills of strategic thinking, decision making and administration. He has an in-depth understanding of engaging with diverse teams and stakeholders, including the UN network, Government, International funding agencies, and other partners in the world of development sector. He has embraced diversity while working in multi-cultural environments at World Health Organization, UN Women, WHO-African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, UNESCO, and several Private & Public Sector Organizations in Southeast Asia and West African countries.

Ms. Monica Sharma

Programme Coordinator

Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia

Tel: +91-11-2653 7146/7
E-mail: msharma[at]col[dot]org

Ms. Monica Sharma joined CEMCA in December 1998. She has vast experience in administration and coordination of the various programmes .

She holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce from Delhi University, India , Master -in- Commerce from Himachal University, India, B. Ed from Annamalai University, India and MBA from Indira Gandhi National Open University, India.

She specializes in administration and project management. She is supporting new aspirational institutions to apply for licenses to set up new Community Radio Stations.

She handled various core and also external funding projects ie Science for Women, Community Radio Awareness Workshops, Community Radio Video Challenge , Campaigning for Ayush through Community Radio, Yoga for Wellbeing through Community Radio .