Rashana
Shanella
Bridging the best from the East and West
A Tale of Two Worlds:
capturing the spirits of
Sri Lanka
and
America
A Sri Lankan-American technologist, educator, and storyteller who merges creativity with innovation, empowering others through a blend of cultures, experiences, and industries
Her background and interests lie at the intersection of
Education
Entertainment
and
Entrepreneurship.
Education
Entertainment
Entrepreneurship
Career
Career
Rashana brings experience across industries like EdTech, E-Commerce, and Autonomous Vehicles, with a focus on improving the human experience. Her expertise is in consumer products, particularly in emerging technologies.
Presently she works at Amazon, keeping close proximity to users to build automated processes infused with empathy.
Impact
&
Outreach
Rashana believes in the power of education, empowerment, and equity. Her involvement with organizations such as Snapology, the Foundation of Goodness, and Girls with Impact underscores her commitment to creating a brighter future for underprivileged communities and young women in technology.
Engagements
An active member of her community, Rashana has been invited as guest speaker for several events / conferences. Below are some of her speaking engagements with TEDx, Connecticut Education Network (CEN), Leadership Brainery, and the Foundation of Goodness.
Speaker at the CEN May 2021 Conference, talking about the impact of Virtual Reality in the classroom.
Engagements
Features
Rashana has been featured in various articles/press releases related to the success of her contributions in her community.
In the pages of the 2022 Dean’s Annual Report, you will read about Rashana Weerasinghe, who is completing her ninth (that’s right, ninth!) internship as a UConn student, this time at Amazon Robotics in Boston, where she is helping the company meet its sustainability goals.
Features
Model
Portfolio
Rashana was the only Sri Lankan model to walk in the inaugural South Asian New York Fashion Week, 2022 and NYRAA fashion show, 2024.
She entered the space to represent women of color by being the representation you want to see.
“I love the mix of art and science in fashion”
adding that she always felt an irresistible pull towards the industry.
Rashana is an Alumni Advisory Board Member at the Girls with Impact.
Her journey with Girls with Impact, started while she was a Student fellow and became a recongized prize winner for her project The Colors of Culture: a Venture she founded to increase cultural literacy amongst youth. Currently, Rashana supports the organization as a Board Member, and is developing her children’s book on Sri Lanka to increase cross-cultural awareness in the publishing industry.
girlswithimpact
Rashana is a Program Manager, Educator, and Researcher; fashioned from experiences spanning several industries, technologies, and growth stages – EdTech to E-Commerce, Autonomous Vehicles to Virtual Reality Headsets, and early to maturity growth stages.This tenure equips her with a deep-rooted focus on the human experience: be it customers, stakeholders or students.
Rashana’s main domain is consumer products, with an emphasis on emerging technology. Presently, she works at Amazon. She first joined Amazon Robotics in 2022 supporting the Sustainability team to reduce carbon emissions of robots. She then pivoted to Amazon Consumer, working to accelerate the product flywheel by scaling customer service to create a seamless user experience.
Pictured with State Senator, Toni Boucher at UConn Management and Entrepreneurship Mixer.
Visit to the Amazon Robotics fulfillment center in North Reading, Massachusetts.
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Greetings!
My name is Rashana Shanella Weerasinghe (it’s a long one, I know). I am the youngest of two, hailing from the exquisite island of Sri Lanka. I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka to a Sinhalese mother and a Burgher-Sinhalese father. We were in Doha, Qatar for 7 years prior to moving to America. Here, I grew up on the East Coast across the states of Virginia, Florida, New York, now having landed in Connecticut.
Professionally, I work at the intersection of business and technology, with a focus on building automated processes infused with empathy. When I am not working, you can find me in the classroom as a University Adjunct Instructor or Early Childhood Educator.
Across my professional and academic domains, my work remains rooted in applying the altruism of technology, and the spirit of entrepreneurship to empower communities.
That’s a little bit about my story.
The rest is… unwritten 🙂
My name is Rashana Shanella Weerasinghe (it’s a long one, I know). I am the youngest of two, hailing from the exquisite island of Sri Lanka. I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka to a Sinhalese mother and a Burgher-Sinhalese father. We were in Doha, Qatar for 7 years prior to moving to America. Here, I grew up on the East Coast across the states of Virginia, Florida, New York, now having landed in Connecticut.
Professionally, I work at the intersection of business and technology, with a focus on building automated processes infused with empathy. When I am not working, you can find me in the classroom as a University Adjunct Instructor or Early Childhood Educator.
Across my professional and academic domains, my work remains rooted in applying the altruism of technology, and the spirit of entrepreneurship to empower communities.
Rashana
Shanella
Seeking to bridge the best from the East and West.
A Tale of Two Worlds
Capturing the colorful spirits of
Sri Lanka
and
America.
A Sri Lankan-American technologist, educator, and storyteller who merges creativity with innovation, empowering others through a blend of cultures, experiences, and industries
Her background and interests lie at the intersection of
Education
Entertainment
and
Entrepreneurship.
Career
Career
Rashana brings experience across industries like EdTech, E-Commerce, and Autonomous Vehicles, with a focus on improving the human experience. Her expertise is in consumer products, particularly in emerging technologies.
Presently she works at Amazon, keeping close proximity to users to build automated processes infused with empathy.
Impact
&
Outreach
Rashana believes in the power of education, empowerment, and equity. Her involvement with organizations such as Snapology, the Foundation of Goodness, and Girls with Impact underscores her commitment to creating a brighter future for underprivileged communities and young women in technology.
Engagements
An active member of her community, Rashana has been invited as guest speaker for several events / conferences. Below are some of her speaking engagements with TEDx, Connecticut Education Network (CEN), Leadership Brainery, and the Foundation of Goodness.
Speaker at the CEN May 2021 Conference, talking about the impact of Virtual Reality in the classroom.
Engagements
Features
Rashana has been featured in various articles/press releases related to the success of her contributions in her community.
Rashana’s induction into the UConn Hall of Fame at the Hartford Marriott in April 2022.
In the pages of the 2022 Dean’s Annual Report, you will read about Rashana Weerasinghe, who is completing her ninth (that’s right, ninth!) internship as a UConn student, this time at Amazon Robotics in Boston, where she is helping the company meet its sustainability goals.
Model
Portfolio
Rashana was the only Sri Lankan model to walk in the inaugural South Asian New York Fashion Week, 2022 and NYRAA fashion show, 2024.
Rashana is an Alumni Advisory Board Member at the Girls with Impact.
Her journey with Girls with Impact, started while she was a Student fellow and became a recongized prize winner for her project The Colors of Culture: a Venture she founded to increase cultural literacy amongst youth. Currently, Rashana supports the organization as a Board Member, and is developing her children’s book on Sri Lanka to increase cross-cultural awareness in the publishing industry.
girlswithimpact
Rashana is a Program Manager, Educator, and Researcher; fashioned from experiences spanning several industries, technologies, and growth stages – EdTech to E-Commerce, Autonomous Vehicles to Virtual Reality Headsets, and early to maturity growth stages.This tenure equips her with a deep-rooted focus on the human experience: be it customers, stakeholders or students.
Rashana’s main domain is consumer products, with an emphasis on emerging technology. Presently, she works at Amazon. She first joined Amazon Robotics in 2022 supporting the Sustainability team to reduce carbon emissions of robots. She then pivoted to Amazon Consumer, working to accelerate the product flywheel by scaling customer service to create a seamless user experience.
Pictured with State Senator, Toni Boucher at UConn Management and Entrepreneurship Mixer.
Visit to the Amazon Robotics fulfillment center in North Reading, Massachusetts.
The content below is an image of the article. Click the button below to visit the full article on its official website.
The content above is an image of the article. Click the button below to visit the full article on its official website.
Greetings!
My name is Rashana Shanella Weerasinghe (it’s a long one, I know). I am the youngest of two, hailing from the exquisite island of Sri Lanka. I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka to a Sinhalese mother and a Burgher-Sinhalese father. We were in Doha, Qatar for 7 years prior to moving to America. Here, I grew up on the East Coast across the states of Virginia, Florida, New York, now having landed in Connecticut.
Professionally, I work at the intersection of business and technology, with a focus on building automated processes infused with empathy. When I am not working, you can find me in the classroom as a University Adjunct Instructor or Early Childhood Educator.
Across my professional and academic domains, my work remains rooted in applying the altruism of technology, and the spirit of entrepreneurship to empower communities.
That’s a little bit about my story.
The rest is… unwritten 🙂
My name is Rashana Shanella Weerasinghe (it’s a long one, I know). I am the youngest of two, hailing from the exquisite island of Sri Lanka. I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka to a Sinhalese mother and a Burgher-Sinhalese father. We were in Doha, Qatar for 7 years prior to moving to America. Here, I grew up on the East Coast across the states of Virginia, Florida, New York, now having landed in Connecticut.
Professionally, I work at the intersection of business and technology, with a focus on building automated processes infused with empathy. When I am not working, you can find me in the classroom as a University Adjunct Instructor or Early Childhood Educator.
Across my professional and academic domains, my work remains rooted in applying the altruism of technology, and the spirit of entrepreneurship to empower communities.