Ms. Cardenas attended the University of California, Santa Cruz where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Studies & Geology. While at UC Santa Cruz, she was a laboratory assistant and received a college service scholarship for initiatives she spearheaded on campus. It was during her studies that she realized her passion for working within education! Prior to working at BASIS Independent Schools, she was as an administrator in higher education.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‍​​‌‌​‌‍‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

As the Head of Operations, Ms. Cardenas sees her role as ensuring teachers and administrators have everything they need to deliver the world-class experience that students deserve.

She loves working for the BASIS Independent Schools network, and strongly believes in the education philosophy of BASIS Curriculum, and has seen first-hand how BASIS Independent Alumni thrive with their personal, professional, and academic lives after graduating from a world-class program. Prior to joining BASIS Independent Bellevue, Ms. Cardenas was a member of school administration at BASIS Independent Fremont and Silicon Valley.

Outside of work, Ms. Cardenas loves reading, spending time with her two cats, Harvey and Gus, and exploring the beautiful nature of the Pacific Northwest.