Administration

Jill Thompson
Principal

Jill earned a BS degree from Weber State University in Business Administration.  She has worked at Challenger School as a teacher, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the areas of finance and accounting, and for Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust as a Cash Management Accountant.

Tiffany Hess
Assistant Principal

While Liberty Hills is her first teaching opportunity in a formal school setting, Tiffany has lots of teaching experience. She has served in classrooms and presidencies in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and has taught summer homeschool to her children every year. She has a degree in English Literature from Brigham Young University.

Iliana Clift
Assistant Principal

Iliana joined LHA after nearly fifteen years as a home educator and has taught in many settings, from one-on-one tutoring to a small-group classroom. She believes that all children can excel if they are offered the right opportunity and expectation. Iliana has a BA degree in Communication from the University of Utah.​

Teachers

Peter Cannon

Peter Cannon is Chairman of the Board of Trustees, high school biology, chemistry and U.S. History teacher. BYU graduate in Zoology, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, former software instructor, and facilities and transportation manager. Member the Cedar Hills City Council, Davis District Board of Education and Utah Republican State Central Committee.  Served 3 full-time missions and four part-time missions. 9 children and 35 grandchildren.

Jackqueline Mitchell

Mrs. Mitchell has a degree from Weber State University in Nursing and has worked with pediatric patients for many years. A favorite educational experience was going to The Navajo Nation and learning to weave rugs. In her spare time, she enjoys being outdoors with her dogs, reading, and learning about other cultures and people.

Majohna Katheryn Madsen

Marjhona attended Brigham Young University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Design. She later returned to BYU to complete the elementary education certification program. She has taught in private schools and private tutoring for over 15 years using the LDS Principle Approach to education.

Becky Cornelius

After being voted "Most Likely to Become a Teacher" by her senior class, Becky went on to earn a BA in Art Education, K-12, with a minor in Math Education. She has professionally taught at private schools and through community education, elementary through adult. She has also enjoyed teaching all ages in various church callings.

Betty Wilcox

Betty’s entire life has revolved around working with children. In addition to raising her two wonderful children and being a surrogate grandma to eight, she has spent many years as a nanny, a preschool teacher, and a Primary Teacher. Her enduring love of children and her education in Early Childhood are evident in how she approaches teaching preschool.

Russ VanLeer

Russ has studied Martial Arts for over 17 years. He has achieved the rank of Third Degree Black Belt in both Karate and Tae Kwon Do and has been instructing students of all ages for over 16 years. Russ believes the principles of discipline, respect, focus, and physical well-being can be achieved through a fun and safe environment.

Kevin Holbrook

Kevin attended Brigham Young University, which was followed by a long and varied career, including owning and operating a wind farm/windmill business in California, as well as working twenty-eight years in many positions at Fidelity Investments. During the last ten years at Fidelity, he worked as a Financial Planner. Kevin has a strong interest and belief in public and personal financial responsibility.

Amanda Brown

Amanda Brown brings over thirty years of performing experience. She studied theatre and dance in Michigan then received her Masters of Arts from Kings College London and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Mrs. Brown believes in speaking Truth as guided by Christ; hopefully to uplift but regardless of offense.

Halea Wilson

Mrs. Wilson joined Liberty Hills first as a parent drawn to the family feel of the school and its unique blending of academics with the spiritual. Her experience with education comes from homeschooling her two children. Now they too enjoy being at Liberty Hills Academy.

Heather Vance

Heather Vance has enjoyed teaching math at Liberty Hills Academy since 2016. She began her career as a teacher fifteen years ago when she and her husband decided to educate their first child at home, and they have directed the education of their five children ever since.  She believes that children thrive in an educational environment where God, the source of all truth and knowledge, is included and where the Spirit of Lord can uplift and inspire.

Camilla Bowman

Camilla was hired as a tutor in the Ricks College Reading Lab and instructed incoming students in the College Skills Seminar. There she taught phonics, writing skills, study skills, and worked one on one with a wide range of students. Camilla met and married her husband in Dallas where she received her B.A. degree in sociology from the University of Texas at Dallas. Upon graduation, Camilla experienced great success homeschooling and tutoring students.