Faculty
Karen is the mother of six grown children and grandmother of 10. She is a former teacher at American Heritage of American Fork, and owner/teacher of Karen's Kapers Preschool 1990-2002.
Mrs. Bohrer's education includes Child Development and Family Relations at BYU, Certified Riggs teacher, and training in RightStart Math by Dr. Joan Cotter, author of Rightstart Math, as well as training received through various seminars given on the F.A.C.E. curriculum, Noah Plan, the 4-R Method, and the Principle Approach.
She is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her church service has included many years teaching in the Primary, Young Women's and Relief Society organizations. She served for three years as Primary President and two years in the Relief Society Presidency. She has worked in the scouting program and as Ward and Primary choristers. She also served as Stake Nursery Leader. She currently serves as a member of the Primary Board.
Mrs. Bohrer has a great love for all children and is dedicated to helping them gain a passion for our American History, God, and for learning truth. She has sacrificed a great deal personally to see her vision at American Legacy Academy fulfilled. She is a life-long learner and has a great love of classical literature. She is grateful to be able to serve the students and faculty at American Legacy Academy.
Mrs. Anderegg is the mother of 3. She has her Bachelor of Science in Communication from University of Utah. She has attended the Face to Face with Greatness mentoring seminars through George Wythe College. She chaired the Shakespeare Dinner for TJFA in 2007, Home-schooled for 2 years using Thomas Jefferson mentoring approach, created and held a boys club for boys age 6-9, studying Early American Heros from 2005-2007, as well as ran a monthly home school seminar for families.
Julie has assisted her husband in starting several businesses based on Real Estate Development & Construction. She has had experience creating & editing publications, advertisements, applications, contracts, agendas & programs for businesses, home school groups, & church groups. She is VP of Real Time Development, a real-estate investment company. Her work experience includes Loan Servicing Manager at Deseret Certified Development Company, Gift Shop Manager & Volunteer Coordinator for the Utah Symphony Guild, served as a volunteer in the big sister/big brother program and at LDS Social Services working with unwed mothers. She has also worked in other various office management & secretarial employment positions, including substitute teacher for Granite School District.
Mrs. Anderegg served an LDS mission in Pittsburgh, PA, and has served in many other leadership and teaching positions in her church. She enjoys rock-climbing, camping, being outdoors, sewing, singing, watersports, and about anything active, as well as reading and learning.
Ms. Kristin Burrell was born in Mesa, Arizona, the youngest of five children. She enjoys hiking, scrapbooking, painting, theater, reading, singing and dancing. Over the last ten years she has directed over twenty children and youth musicals, dance showcases, choral showcases, and variety show style performances.
After graduating from Brigham Young University in 2005, Ms. Burrell taught elementary school in Mesa, Arizona. She recently moved to Provo, Utah to pursue a Masters Degree.
Her classroom and work experience has taught her the individual nature of children. She has a passion for the arts and gratitude for the nation in which she lives. Ms. Burrell feels a great responsibility and desire to share this love with her students. Her enthusiasm and love for life will assist her as she teaches children how to explore and share their world.
Pia and her family have lived in Britain, California, and Utah. She loves teaching! She received her BA at San Diego State University, and a Masters through the University of Phoenix. She taught for three years at American Heritage, and has a deep testimony of the principled approach to teaching.
Pia enjoys learning, reading, and being a mother and grandmother. She feels blessed to be at ALA and knows that is where the Lord has led her. She wants to serve Him by serving you.
Whitney Allen was born in Sandy, Utah and is the youngest of six children. She loves spending time with her family going hiking, camping, fishing and enjoying the outdoors. She took piano lessons for ten years and enjoys every opportunity to play. Ms. Allen was on her high school tennis team and is glad to have a hobby that she can use her whole life.
Ms. Allen has a passion for art history and took three college level classes on art history. She enjoyed visiting local art museums as well as some in San Francisco during her classes.
Whitney has her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University. She has had experiences working with 2nd, 5th and 6th grade classes and is thrilled to teach 3rd grade at American Legacy Academy. She looks forward to a great year and is excited to learn together with her students as she strives to teach them to build character and be life long learners.
Jennifer was born and raised in Northern California as the oldest of four daughters, and is “Aunt JennJenn” to one nephew. She enjoys playing volleyball, rock-climbing, swimming, practicing American Sign Language, and traveling to visit her family back in the Bay Area.
Her two greatest passions began at very early ages. At the “ripe old age” of 3 she began to read. She still hears stories float through her home stake about “the little girl in nursery who used to read the cards at her friends birthday parties.” To this day, it is rare to find her without several books in her possession and even more being added to her “to-be-read” list. She was also introduced to genealogy at a very young age. She would spend her weekends begging her grandmother to pull out the “box” of pictures and be told stories of life back in Arkansas. As a youth, Jennifer began doing her own research, and enjoys spending her free time planning a trip down south for a genealogical expedition.
In 2008, Jennifer graduated with her Bachelor of Science from Portland State University where she studied children’s literature, elementary education, classroom technology and child development. During her education, she worked in many classrooms where she discovered the importance of encouraging students to become independent learners and to become responsible for their own successes. She believes that through hands-on learning, students can better connect with the material, the world around them and to develop their own passions for learning and truth.
Miss Golden is very excited to be working at American Legacy Academy and is looking forward to learning and growing with her students this year. Her enthusiasm for literature, journaling, history and the Gospel will surely play large roles in her student’s daily lessons as they grow in their understanding of who they are and where we came from.