Ms. Liebman serves as the Director of Student Affairs at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Lower School, where she supports students’ social, emotional, and behavioral growth while fostering a positive and inclusive school culture. Growing up in the Central Valley near Sequoia National Park, Ms. Liebman eventually felt drawn to the coast, a path that shaped both her academic and professional journey. She earned her Associate of Science degree in Early Childhood Education from Cuesta College. She later completed a Bachelor of Science in Child Development with a minor in Psychology from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍​​​‌‍‌‌​​​‌​‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‍‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

After graduating in 2018, Ms. Liebman traveled throughout Southeast Asia, gaining a deep appreciation for diverse cultures and perspectives—an experience that continues to inform her work with students and families. Upon returning to the Bay Area, she taught preschool at a private school in Los Gatos before joining Stanford’s International Children’s Resource Institute. In 2022, she further expanded her leadership skill set by completing advanced coursework in Early Childhood Education with a focus on leadership and mentoring at Cañada College.

Ms. Liebman has been an integral part of the BASIS Independent Silicon Valley community since the school’s opening, playing a key role in helping establish a strong, supportive learning environment from the ground up. Her transition into the role of Director of Student Affairs reflects her deep commitment to student well-being and her belief that children thrive when they feel supported, understood, and excited to come to school. Grounded in her long-standing philosophy of engaging students through meaningful, developmentally appropriate experiences, Ms. Liebman brings a thoughtful, student-centered approach to her work each day.

Outside of school, Ms. Liebman enjoys gardening and caring for her sunroom plants—an interest that inspired her to serve as the Garden Club advisor. She also loves DIY crafting, hiking with her German Shepherd, spending time at the beach, snowboarding, and staying active. A fun fact: she played volleyball from the age of eight through sixteen.