Dr. Lata Suresh is the Head of Knowledge Resource Centre with a professional experience of more than 25 years in her portfolio. Dr Lata Suresh is PhD from University of Pune, MBA, MPhil, MLISc, M.A (Sociology), and did her Advanced Diploma in IT and E-Commerce Technology. She is Responsible for overall management of KRC, like administration, budgeting, developing the KRC tools and techniques, Programmes , coordination in all phases of day-to-day operations, training, supervising, evaluating the services, effective and efficient functioning of the KRC systems, extensive interaction with all departments and Schools with creative leadership, vision, and direction. She has represented in all professional activities, internationally, nationally, regionally and locally. She has also integrated advances in information technology to support the academic Programmes of the institutes she worked with. She has created, trained and developed E-Library Portals using Open Source softwares.

Prior to joining IICA in 2011 she has served Institute of Health Management Research University which is also a WHO Collaborating Centre and SDMH cum Research Centre. She has developed certain skills and acquired the capacity to optimize internal and external resources towards both personal and professional success. She has published three books with renowned publishers. She is also Editor, Associate Editor and member in few National and International reputed Journals. She has also served as an Asst. Editor for Journal of Health Management published by Sage publications. She has extensively published articles, case studies and book reviews in reputed national and international journals and attended National and International Workshops, Seminars and Conferences as Speaker and presenter too. She was consultant to several organizations in setting up their information centres / knowledge centres and also has done funded research projects.

She has grabbed many National and International Awards like Asian Professional Award, Women Innovator/Influencer Award, Ideal Womaniya National Award, Motilal Sanghi National Young Librarian Award, Holy Maa Maya Young Librarian National Award, A.N. Marrappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award by SALIS, Best Librarian Award from Rajasthan Patrika and, Best Librarian Award from Rajasthan Pathak Manch etc.

Her strength lies in bringing persistent energy, enthusiasm to her work and willingness to take ownership for her work. She is extremely focused and committed towards achievement of tasks and goals.