Ms. Pierse’s ties to BASIS Curriculum Schools run deep. She graduated from BASIS Scottsdale, worked in recruiting at BASIS.ed for several years, and is a proud founding staff member of BASIS Independent Manhattan. She previously served as our Admissions Manager for two and a half years, working alongside Ms. Hodge to build our community and open our Upper West Side campus in 2017.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Ms. Pierse holds a Bachelor of Arts in marketing and management and earned a Master of Science in marketing and analytics from Regent’s University London. After completing her master’s degree, Ms. Pierse returned to the United States and spent seven years working in political and corporate advertising.

As the Director of Admissions for BASIS Independent Manhattan, Ms. Pierse is excited to return to academia, leveraging her deep strategic expertise to introduce new families to our curriculum and to continue building our school community.

Outside the office, you can find Ms. Pierse exploring the city, trying local eats, in a yoga studio, or catching a show. She also enjoys spending time with friends, her two-year-old corgi, Scotty, and her black cat, Salem.