In 2016, Ms. Hinton moved from Minnesota to California to attend the University of Concordia Irvine. She received her Bachelors of Arts with a major in K-6 Education and a minor in English. While at Concordia, she was a member of the Honors Program which included her authoring two academic research papers and graduating with Honors as well. Ms. Hinton is currently in the process of completing her master's program in Curriculum and Instruction. Ms. Hinton joined BASIS Independent Bellevue in it's founding year as the Humanities Subject Expert Teacher and was in that position for two years. Since then, she has moved into the role of Dean of Students and now the Director of Student Affairs for Kindergarten-Grade 5. As such, Ms. Hinton works to foster a community that can create well-rounded students. Ms. Hinton joined BASIS Independent Bellevue because she loved the idea of teacher autonomy and expertise that all BASIS Independent schools foster. After the school day, Ms. Hinton is a passionate reader! She reads almost all genres, but her favorite book of all time is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Ms. Hinton also enjoys baking and watching movies.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‌​​​‌‍‌‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌​​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌