Ms. Sheffield joins the founding staff of BASIS Independent Bothell after more than a decade with BASIS.ed schools in Arizona. She graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s in Family & Human Development and a Master’s in Psychology in Education. With BASIS, she taught, led clubs, advised the National Honor Society chapter, and served as a Dean, Director of Student Affairs, Director of Academic Programs, and Assistant Head of School.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‌‍​‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​‍‌​‍‌​​‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

She is excited to join BASIS Independent Bothell as the Director of Student Affairs because she wants to ensure that all students have access to the tools they need to become better learners. “I chose BASIS Independent because BASIS believes that every child can achieve,” Ms. Sheffield says. “We present to them an amazing amount of knowledge and teach the skills that they will need to succeed in college and beyond.”

When not at school, she enjoys dancing, reading, and crafting. She has been part of a semi-professional dance troupe since 2007 and is enjoying connecting to her life in Washington after twenty-five years in Arizona.