Prior to founding Project Basta, Sheila served as the Director of National Leadership Recruitment Team for the KIPP network. Sheila came to KIPP from DC Public Schools where she started in Principal Human Capital and was then tapped to build a Recruitment & Selection team from the ground up. Her team managed all recruitment and selection across the district and rolled out a cutting edge teacher selection model that was recognized nationwide. Prior to education, she worked on political campaigns including the 2008 presidential and 2009 gubernatorial races. She started her career working in the tech industry across Paris, Amsterdam and London.