{"id":275,"date":"2023-08-30T08:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T08:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/?page_id=275"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:12:38","slug":"permanent-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/permanent-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanent Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover\">\n    <title>Academic Staff | Department of Marketing &#038; Management<\/title>\n    <!-- Google Fonts & modern reset -->\n    <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Inter:opsz,wght@14..32,300;14..32,400;14..32,500;14..32,600;14..32,700;14..32,800&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n    <!-- Font Awesome 6 (free icons) -->\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" 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Mr. S. A. Jude Leon -->\n        <div class=\"staff-card\">\n            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC_0891-scaled-e1709625001939-1.jpg\" \n                     alt=\"Mr. S. A. Jude Leon profile photo\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-content\">\n                <h3 class=\"staff-name\">Mr. S. A. Jude Leon<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"staff-title\">Senior Lecturer Gr II<\/div>\n                <div class=\"staff-bio\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-quote-left\" style=\"font-size: 0.7rem; opacity: 0.6;\"><\/i> \n                    Specializes in strategic marketing, consumer behaviour, and research methodology. 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Weerasinghe -->\n        <div class=\"staff-card\">\n            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mrs.-KPW.-Dilhani-R.-Weerasinghe.jpeg\" \n                     alt=\"Mrs. KPW. Dilhani R. Weerasinghe\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-content\">\n                <h3 class=\"staff-name\">Mrs. KPW. Dilhani R. Weerasinghe<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"staff-title\">Lecturer (Unconfirmed)<\/div>\n                <div class=\"staff-bio\">\n                    Research interests: consumer psychology, retail analytics, and sustainable marketing. Contributes to undergraduate thesis supervision.\n                <\/div>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/mrs-kpw-dilhani-ruwanthika-weerasinghe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"btn-profile\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-address-card\"><\/i> View Full Profile\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 5. Mr. T. Dushyanthan -->\n        <div class=\"staff-card\">\n            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250605-WA0062.jpg\" \n                     alt=\"Mr. T. Dushyanthan\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-content\">\n                <h3 class=\"staff-name\">Mr. T. Dushyanthan<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"staff-title\">Lecturer (Unconfirmed)<\/div>\n                <div class=\"staff-bio\">\n                    Passionate about sales management, B2B marketing, and emerging trends in digital ecosystems. Actively involved in case competitions.\n                <\/div>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/mr-thillainayagam-dushyenthan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"btn-profile\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-address-card\"><\/i> View Full Profile\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- 6. Ms. K. Jegashini -->\n        <div class=\"staff-card\">\n            <div class=\"card-img\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250605-WA0061.jpg\" \n                     alt=\"Ms. K. 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