Sheila was raised on a dairy farm in rural Parker, South Dakota. She graduated from Parker High School in 2006. In 2008, she graduated from Colorado Technical University with an associate’s degree in Medical Assisting. She worked as a Health Unit Coordinator at Avera Hospital ICU but later decided that the medical field was not for her. In 2011, she started back at Colorado Technical University and was unsure what she wanted to do but took a Paralegal Studies course and fell in love. She later graduated from Colorado Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Paralegal Studies.

Before joining Griese Law Firm in March 2020, Sheila was a legal assistant for more than seven years at two other law firms gaining experience doing criminal defense and miscellaneous civil litigation.

Sheila spends nearly all of her free time driving her kids to their various sporting events and cheering them on from the sidelines. She also loves spending time with her kids and taking them on various adventures such as the pool, walks, & visiting the family farm.