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Dr Loren O’Connor has degrees from the University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University in the area of psychology. Dr O’Connor is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, credentialed school counselor, administer, and school psychologist. He also holds teaching credentials at elementary, secondary and community college levels.
Dr O’Connor is a sought after international speaker and consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences in the US and abroad in the areas of disability rights, advocacy, assistive technology, crisis response, and establishing Offices of Accessible Education in developing countries. Dr. O’Connor has consulted, presented and provided professional trainings in South Korea, Saudi Arabia, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UAE, Oman, Singapore and other countries.
Early in his career, Dr O’Connor taught at an international school in the Netherlands which ignited his passion for travel and engaging with people and students from a very diverse global background. He went on to become a Fulbright Scholar and participated in educational research in India. He has traveled to over 130 countries, and he has a vast and comprehensive understanding of cultures throughout the world.
He has served as a school counselor, school psychologist and therapist in private practice. Dr O’Connor was an Associate Professor, teaching in the field of counseling, both on-ground and online. One of his many accomplishments was serving as a university Assistant Vice Chancellor where he developed an Office of Accessible Education that served over 25 university campuses in California and Washington. The Office provided support and services for students with disabilities.
Dr O’Connor was a member of Behavioral Intervention Teams and was responsible for crisis counseling, on-going support for students at all levels of education, and staff/faculty trainings. He has a strong background in working with individuals and veterans in need of accessible education. Dr O’Connor has provided services for individuals who have autism, psychological disorders, learning disabilities, PTSD, traumatic brain injury and/or other related issues.
Presently, Dr O’Connor is serving as President of the World Disability & Rehabilitation Professional Association. In addition, he is consulting on worldwide basis for K-12 international schools, universities, agencies, professional organizations, and participates in University accreditation reviews.
The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka
Hotline: +94 715 589 870 / +94 777 379 779
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Email: isanka.gamage@tiikmedu.com
Isanka P.Gamage is the Co-founder and Managing Director of The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM) Based in Sri Lanka. He is the founding manager of three international journals and has served as the Conference Convener for over 350 international Conferences organized in 8 Countries namely Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and virtually. He has initiated and engaged with many different online and offline knowledge-sharing platforms to make a sustainable future. In his journey thus far, he has had the privilege to closely work with many world-renowned personalities as the Nobel Laureates, Subject Gurus, and also with over 450 International universities and has been in the lights of more than 2000 leading Professors across the globe on several fields of study. He has also had the honor of working with the Ministries, Diplomats, industry professionals, and international organizations in different countries.
As a founding member and CEO of a few consortiums and associations in Education, Public Health, Environment, Women and Gender, Social Sciences, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Disability and Rehabilitation, he is serving to Asian and African regions to achieve their Sustainable Development Goals by connecting his network in Western countries and trying to implement the concept of knowledge diplomacy.
He is a life coach and mentoring practitioner with Neuro-Linguistics Programming (NLP). And also, he is conducting mindfulness training programs locally and internationally.
He is reading for Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka. He has completed the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration (CEMBA) and BSc Marketing. He also has a Bachelor of Therapeutic Counseling from The Open International University for Complementary Medicines.
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