She is a former president of the Bar Association of Baltimore City. She has served on various boards, including the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners and the Board of Trustees of Goucher College. Sheila was named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women and was selected as one of Baltimore's 30 best lawyers in the November 1998 issue of Baltimore Magazine. She attended Vassar College, received her B.A. in 1961 from Goucher College, and earned her J.D. in 1964 from the University of Maryland. Her children are Elisabeth A. Sachs, Haverford Class of 1987, and Leon Sachs, Haverford Class of 1989. Her husband is Stephen H. Sachs, Class of 1954. Sheila and Steve are members of the Committee of One Hundred.