Administration

Jill Thompson
Principal

Jill has served as principal of LHA since its founding in 2014. She loves math and enjoys teaching a math class each day. She 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

Tiffany earned a degree in English Literature from Brigham Young University. She has taught English grammar, literature, and art at LHA since its founding in 2014. She is an artist who has sold her artwork all over the world. Before coming to LHA, Tiffany spent several years as an advocate of liberty and parental rights in state government. She has served in many classrooms in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She loves the gospel, her family, beautiful language, and art.

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.

Pam Simons

Pam Simons taught middle and high school English, history, and geography for six years in her hometown of Brisbane, Australia, before moving to the United States where she met and married her husband, Jake, in the Provo City Center Temple. Previously she  served in the New Hampshire, Manchester Mission, where the state motto is “Live Free or Die,"  and she learned a deeper appreciation for the principles of liberty and the unique and divine history and heritage of America. “When I came across Liberty Hills Academy, I felt instantly drawn to the mission of the school in educating the whole child in light of the principles of the gospel of Christ,” she says. Pam enjoys hiking the Wasatch mountains, camping, gardening, and her newfound hobby of canning. 

Greg Wright

Greg Wright is retired from 35 years of teaching Seminary and Institute for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He grew up in Montgomey, Alabama and Montpelier, Idaho. At Liberty Hills he teaches Seminary, World History, Principles of Liberty, Making Men, and Whittling.
He's been married to the lovely Shannon Wight for 45 years. He has 4 children and 7 grandchildren. Brother Wright is the author of the book, Satan's War on Agency. 
He believes the most important element of education is, "To learn to love to learn truth."

Dr. Vida Milani

Dr. Milani has a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from Tehran University and Postdoc degree in applied mathematics and physics from ICTP Italy and France. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience in mathematics in universities and high schools overseas and here at Utah State University. She has been a dean of the math department. She has assisted hundreds of students to earn degrees at all levels and enjoyed coaching math teams for many years. She is a reviewer for the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and Zentralblatt MATH (zbMATH, Germany; the world's most comprehensive and longest-running abstracting and reviewing service in pure and applied mathematics). She has more than 20 published papers in prestigious international math journals and speaks at conferences all over the world.
Dr. Milani has a gift for making math understandable and enjoyable to her students. 
​She enjoys spending time with her husband and son, cooking, gardening, and jewelry making.  

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.

Lydia Richards

Lydia Richards received her bachelors degree in painting from BYU-Idaho and loves teaching art to all the students at Liberty Hills Academy. The best part of her job at Liberty Hills is getting to know every single student and being able to teach any subject with a Christ-centered approach. When she isn't making creative messes with her students at school, Lydia enjoys teaching art at a studio in Farmington, doing the occasional free-lance commission, spending time with family, and playing the piano. She lives with her wonderful husband, Joseph, in Bountiful.

Afton Holzer

Afton graduated from BYU-Idaho with a degree in professional studies and an emphasis in family history research. She believes that engaging in family history brings purpose, excitement, and joy, and she is dedicated to making family history come alive for her students. While she is most passionate about teaching family history, she also enjoys teaching STEM subjects, thanks to engineering coursework and tutoring over the years. Outside the classroom, Afton enjoys compiling life histories,  exploring classical literature, road biking, running, or experimenting with new recipes.  

Gaylynne Flitton

As a teen, working as a ride operator on Colossus at Lagoon, I was constantly trying to figure out how the ride worked. That interest led me to earn a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University. Later, I went back to school and earned a BA in Secondary Mathematics Education from Western Governor’s University. I taught 7th, 9th, and 10th grade mathematics for Davis School District.
I joined Liberty Hills Academy because I love their mission statement and I believe in their purpose.
I love being a wife, mother, and grandma. I enjoy DIY projects, spending time with family, bird watching, gardening, and traveling to visit Frank Lloyd Wright houses. I still love rollercoasters!

Haylea Wilson

Mrs. Wilson is a popular teacher at Liberty Hills and teaches some of our students' favorite classes including sewing and nutrition.
​Mrs. Wilson joined Liberty Hills first as a parent drawn to the family feel of the school and its unique blend of academic and spiritual education. She homeschooled her two children. Now they too enjoy being at Liberty Hills Academy.

Dalane England

Dalane England attended Weber State University and BYU Hawaii after serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in England. After having a family, she started teaching history and the Constitution. She has taught at Carden Memorial, Liber Academy, BF Academy,  and Liberty Hills. She loves history and the Constitution and is certified as a TJCCS (Thomas Jefferson Center for Constitutional Studies) instructor.  Mrs. England founded Freedom’s Light Foundation to teach the principles of liberty.

Tonya Fenwick

Tonya Fenwick is a native to South Davis County.  She graduated in elementary education from Weber State University.  She has six children and two grandchildren.  She has homeschooled her children for 14 years.  She loves teaching, especially math, literature and the gospel.

Becky Hope

Becky has an Associate's Degree in Office Systems Management from BYU-I. Becky spent the last 3 years as a parent/student advocate in education. She is a patriot who loves the Constitution and her country.  Her absolute favorite thing is being a mother and wife!  She loves animals, hiking, camping, and trying new things!  She has a solid testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Also cake, she really loves cake….. 

Stephanie Keene

Stephanie Keene studied Early Childhood Education at Mesa Community College and graduated in Business from Rio Salado College.  She has worked as a teacher's aide in public schools helping students with reading, writing, and math. 
In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys baking, crafting, reading, and canning with her children. 
Stephanie loves working with children.  She has three children who have excelled at Liberty Hills Academy. 

Doug Dredge

Mr. Dredge retired in 2023 from a full-time career, including 31 years as an executive in the trucking industry, 8 years as a business coach, and serving part-time as an adjunct professor at LDS Business College in accounting.  
An avid student of history, he thoroughly enjoyed serving a mission to Indonesia and being immersed in the varied cultures and peoples of that country. Through the mission and multiple subsequent church callings, he has been blessed to witness and feel the power of the Spirit and the love of God in the lives of people regardless of their religion, ethnic group, culture, or background.  
He graduated from the University of Utah with BAs in Finance and Management. He loves spending time with his grandchildren and their parents.

Kristen Jones

Kristen Jones holds a BA in English from Brigham Young University. She is a busy mother and grandmother. She has a strong testimony of the gospel and loves teaching literature, a subject she loves, in the light of the gospel she loves.