• International Programs

Nathalie “Lee” Pigar

Educational Consultant, Asia Pacific Region

Region

Asia and the Pacific

About

Nathalie Pigar has been a teacher of children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities for 15 years, with a special focus working with young children.

Lee supports Perkins’ work in the Philippines to develop model school programs. She also acts as a resource for programs throughout the Asia Pacific region. Previously, Lee was the head of early intervention and preschool programs at Resources for the Blind, Inc. Philippines, where she was instrumental in securing a license from the Department of Education that ensured long-term sustainability for the programs. She received her Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from Pangasinan State University and completed the academic requirements in Educational Management for Masteral Program at Marikina Polytechnic College.

Lee credits Perkins for much of her skills and know-how in bringing quality education to children with disabilities, after having attended numerous trainings and having hands-on learning opportunities with Perkins over the years.