Ms Shelby Reyes Hiadan holds a Master’s degree in Education (Special Education) from the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education (Major in Special Education) from the University of the Philippines Diliman. Shelby moved to Singapore in 2002 and worked as a teacher and later as Vice-Principal in a private special school. Ms Shelby specialises in the areas of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Inclusive Education. She joined Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2011 and was awarded the Teaching Award in 2017. She received the NIEC Long Service Award in 2022 and has also contributed to the collating and encoding data for the NIE study on WebQuest to benefit the early childhood sector.