Lesley Perlman

Lesley Perlman became the Program Manager for Wildlife Alliance in September 2008. 

She moved to Cambodia in 2004 to work as the Deputy Director for the Center for Khmer Studies, a non-profit non-governmental organization working to rebuild the higher education sector in Cambodia, as well as offering fellowship and research programs for foreign and Cambodian scholars and researchers.

She previously worked as the senior research associate at Campbell-Kibler Associates, conducting research and evaluation for five years in educational projects examining gender and race equity in mathematics and science. 

She has co-authored Upping the Numbers: Using Research-based Decision Making to Increase Diversity in the Quantitative Disciplines and Engagement, Capacity and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student Success, as well as other publications. 

Her academic background includes a BS in biology and women’s studies from Boston College and an MA in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University.

Previous experiences include database management and work in a domestic violence shelter as well as a year of travel in Southeast Asia.