Ms. Garagoda-Arachchige has worked as a high school psychology teacher, counselor, and special education coordinator for over ten years in Sri Lanka. She earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in Psychology. In addition to her degrees, Ms. Garagoda-Arachchige holds a Post Graduate Level 7 Diploma in Education Management and Leadership, and she has completed her Cognitive Behavioral Therapy training from Kings College London Resource Centre in Sri Lanka. Regarding her work in mental health, Ms. Garagoda-Arachchige is a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIE) and a trained coordinator for MindUp mindfulness and Social Emotional Learning curriculum. She has also worked as a mental health counselor and a volunteer at the National Institute of Mental Health, Sri Lanka, through which she gained immense experience in working with children and adults in vulnerable situations. Apart from her academic and professional interests, Ms. Garagoda-Arachchige is an ardent reader, and a lover of dance, music, and traveling. She credits having empathy and developing awareness of cultural relativism to her travels and experiencing different cultures.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍‍​‌‍‍​​​​‍‌‌​‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍‍‌​‍​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌