Ms. Saetern graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. After working on campus at a local college, she decided to further her education and earned a Master of Arts in School Counseling from Concordia University of Irvine, along with a Pupil Personnel Services Credential.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌​‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍​‌​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Currently, Ms. Saetern serves as the Dean of Students for Grades 9 and 10 at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley. Her goal is to build relationships with all stakeholders and students, ensuring they work together to help students reach their goals. Ms. Saetern chose BASIS Independent because she appreciates the culture of high achievement and learning, believing it opens more doors for individuals. Her philosophical approach centers on making students feel comfortable, confident, and kind. She emphasizes the importance of connecting and building rapport with students to best support them.

Ms. Saetern believes that students learn best when they are confident in themselves. To maximize student engagement, she uses activities like icebreakers and brain breaks, which offer a refreshing change from their academic routine. One of her favorite activities is the "Heart of Emotions" activity, where she and the students use different colors to represent different emotions and color in a heart shape. They then discuss their feelings and explore why they feel that way at the moment. This activity is particularly engaging as it varies every day.

Outside the classroom, Ms. Saetern loves to travel, try new foods, and spend quality time with her circle of friends and family. A fun fact about her is that she is always looking for new adventures to embark on.