Class Aides

Trisha Vale is a graduate of Viewmont High School and has lived in Utah throughout her life. She is currently a resident of Eagle Mountain, where she has lived with her family for the past 18 years. Together with her husband of 24 years, she has dedicated her life to raising and nurturing their 3 children. 

Trisha is an avid reader, TV show connoisseur, and loves exploring nature. But, her favorite hobby is spending time with her family. Her love of the ocean and bodyboarding take her and her family to California annually to enjoy the sun, waves, and of course, Disneyland.

Trish’s passion for serving others and love of youth has brought her to Mountain Sunrise Academy, where she plans to explore a career in education.

Elizabeth Barbosa grew up in Southern California and moved to Utah in 2021. She and her husband have 4 children that were homeschooled off and on. She was previously a Sunday school teacher and very much enjoys the company of little ones.

Elizabeth enjoys hanging out with friends and family, baking, cooking and gardening. She is very excited to join Mountain Sunrise Academy.

Bethanie and her husband Josh moved to Eagle Mountain in 2020. They have 3 children Kelsi (12), Londyn (7) and JJ (5). She loves being involved in the classroom and has served as room parent for two classes this past year as well as being PCC president. In her spare time, Bethanie enjoys reading, camping and exploring with her family. Bethanie is excited to be an aide and to see things in a different light. She truly believes that in order for our children to succeed we need our teachers to be successful and in order for our teachers to be successful we need our school to meet its full potential. Together we can make a difference.

Belinda is from Mexico, where she used to teach yoga to both adults and kids. She, her husband, her

two kids and their dog have just moved to Utah. They were part of a Waldorf community at their

hometown, where she was a room parent and volunteered for other activities. Now, she enjoys being

part of this community and watch kids discover and build new ways of learning through art, music, hand

work, nature, games, fantasy and freedom. “Let the kids be kids”

She loves the beach, cooking, singing, yoga and taking long walks in nature.

Madeline is our gardening aide. She is from Southern California and graduated from BYU Idaho. Last year she taught first grade and now is having an adventure trying something new. She loves the outdoors, being with friends, and comedy.  

Whitney is a certified yoga instructor and truly believes in balancing your head, heart, body and mind. She loves being outdoors and has a passion for running. If she’s not volunteering in her kids classroom or running with her dog in the mountains, you can find her curled up at home with a good book.

Whitney has loved being part of the schools parent community the last 3 years and is excited to be more involved on a different level. 

Joy has lived her whole life in Utah County.  She is the mother of 6
children and the grandmother to 6+.  She goes by “Grandma” or “Amma”
Joy because two of her grandchildren attend Mountain Sunrise Academy.

She still remembers her very first handwork project;  embroidering a
mouse under a toadstool that her older sister sewed into a baby bib.
Joy was only 4 years old at the time.  They presented it to their
mother when she returned from the hospital with their new little
sister.  Her older sister also taught her to crochet a year later, and
she began knitting soon after.   Since that time, Joy has learned to
make many things with her hands but her favorite is making something
to give away.

She graduated from Utah Valley University with a History degree at the
same time her oldest children were attending.  She is excited to share
her handwork knowledge to a new generation of students.

Zoe has lived in Utah county most of her life. Has been married to her husband for 11 years and has 2 children. She graduated in outdoor recreation from Utah Valley University and has been a stay-at-home mom for 10 years.