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UASP Board of Directors

2023-24 Academic Year


Sterling Stauffer
President

Sterling is a practicing school psychologist in Washington County School District. He has served on various teams developing district RTI, EL, PSW, and MTSS policies, practices, and supports. He has served on the legislative, PR and Tech, Research, and Publications committees within UASP and is excited to continue advocating for and supporting school psychologists throughout the state.


Naomi Varuso
President-Elect

Naomi currently practices as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist in Jordan School District. She completed graduate studies at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Naomi is an active member of NASP and has attended both state and national level conferences. She is excited for the chance to partner with other driven school psychologists to continue moving the profession forward.


Kirsten Mele
Past-President

Kirsten has worked as a school psychologist since completing her graduate work in 1996. Currently she works in Davis School District where she has been a mentor for new employees for 7 years, participated in a committee to define the role of the School Psychologist in Davis, helped align the Davis Evaluate system with NCSP standards for School Psychologists and worked as a trainer for the Think Social curriculum. Her goal is to promote the importance of the profession of school psychology in the educational system.


Tami Gear
Treasurer

Tami has been a member of UASP and NASP since 2001. She previously served UASP as president, treasurer, and trustee. Tami currently works at the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) as the Fiscal Data and Access Coordinator, overseeing the Special Education budgets for the state and Student Support state program budgets.


Rovi Hidalgo
Corresponding Secretary

Rovi Hidalgo graduated from the University of Utah in 2020 and is a school psychologist and board certified behavior analyst in Davis School District. Rovi grew up in Wendover, Utah, and enjoys spending time with her family and dog, playing video games, and exploring cuisines. Her areas of interest include the implementation of schoolwide behavior interventions and supports and participating in problem-solving committees. During her service on the board, Rovi hopes to connect with and inspire other upcoming school psychologists and students to explore the field.


Lora Tuesday Heathfield
NASP Delegate

Lora has been a long-time Board member, serving as Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and President. She is currently Utah's NASP Delegate, which is a liaison role between UASP and NASP in order to facilitate ongoing communication and collaboration. Lora has worked as a licensed practitioner in school, hospital, and outpatient settings, as a school psychology trainer, researcher, and supervisor, and as a consultant. She is currently the Program Evaluation Coordinator in Canyons School District and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School Psychology program at the University of Utah.


Brent Coffman
2022-2024 Trustee

Brent has practiced school psychology for 20 years and is currently the Special Education Coordinator for Nebo School District. He has practiced in hospitals and taught previously as adjunct faculty at Brigham Young University.


Kevin Labresh
2022-2024 Trustee

Kevin Labresh is a practicing school psychologist in the Davis School District. Kevin is passionate about advocating for the field of school psychology, facilitating collaboration among colleagues, and promoting healthy self-care habits. He is active on various school psychology social media platforms and serves as a moderator of ‘Said No School Psychologist Ever’ a Facebook group composed of 15,000 school psychologists, where colleagues can come together, exchange resources, and share a laugh or two.


Krista Liles
2023-2025 Trustee

Krista is a school psychologist with experience in a variety of roles including disability advocate, psychiatric technician, autism aide, and behavior support technician. She is passionate about promoting the mental health and academic success of all students as well as helping the adults in our profession feel seen and appreciated.


Shaylyn Lyksett
2022-2024 Trustee

Shaylyn is a school psychologist with Granite School District where she serves at the elementary and junior high level, as well as helping with their youth in custody program. She completed her graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. She is eager to contribute to the passion and drive that UASP members have to advocate for our profession, students, school staff, and communities.


Miiko Masse
2023-2025 Trustee

Miiko is a school psychologist intern in Washington County School District. She is interested in improving equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts in Utah and has presented on her research comparing the results of social skills training through both an online live synchronous format and the traditional in-person format at national and international conferences.


Nancy Miramontes
2023-25 Trustee

Nancy is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Counseling Psychology and Special Education Department at Brigham Young University. Nancy dedicates her time to preparing graduate students for careers in School Psychology where they will work collaboratively with educators and parents to address children's and adolescents' behavioral health and learning needs. Nancy is passionate about working with ELL communities and advocating for best and equitable practices for all learners.


Bethanie Monsen-Ford
2023-2025 Trustee

Over the years Bethanie has been an active member of UASP and held the following roles: Student Representative, District Representative, and Board Member. She currently works in Davis School District as a School Psychologist and Related Services Supervisor. She resides in Davis County with her husband and "fur-kids". She has a passion for supporting students, families, and school staff and strives to unite professionals in an effort to provide the best support possible in our community.


Gable Munn
2023-2025 Trustee

Gable is a school psychologist intern who has served as a student representative for the Idaho School Pscyhology Association, and is interested in continuing to advocate for school psychologists and be involved at the association level in Utah.


Marsha Neuhaus
2022-2024 Trustee

Marsha has worked as a school psychologist for nearly a decade after graduating from Chapman University in California. She spent three years in Marin County working and building her experience as a school psychologist before moving to Utah. She currently works in Summit County as a rural school psychologist. She is most passionate about grow your own school psychologist programs, assessment and training, and public policy.


Lauren Rich
2023-2025 Trustee

Lauren has served as UASP President, legislative chair, and in many other capacities in UASP. She has worked as a school psychologist and Related Services Supervisor for Davis School District, and currently works as an assistant director for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind. Born and bred in Utah, she loves living here and serving her school psychologist community.


Sophie Rindlisbaker
2022-2024 Trustee

Sophie is a school psychologist in Davis School District. She switched from teaching after struggling to help her own children with learning difficulties. She believes that school psychologists should be an integral part of addressing needs within our communities, including educational reform, social justice, and mental health concerns. Sophie hopes to raise awareness of our potential as school psychologists and increase resource allotment and scope of practice. Sophie’s interests include aligning intervention with best practice, promoting data based decision making, and advocating for more inclusive and accepting environments in our schools.


April Zmudka
2023-2025 Trustee

April is an early career school psychologist in Canyons School District. Working as a school psychologist has further ignited her passion toward improving school psychologists' role as a valued systems-level member of every school. April is passionate about sharing the many impactful ways that school psychologists can support and improve schools. Her passions include all things special education law, providing professional development to teachers, supporting students with high behavioral needs, and parent training. She hopes that her fierce love of public speaking and professional development will allow her to be another strong advocate in the UASP community.

Board Meeting Schedule for 2023-24

 Full Board Meetings Committee Meetings
 August 1, 2023
September 
 October 3, 2023 November
 January 9, 2024 February
 March 5, 2024 April
 May 7, 2024
   

Board meetings are held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

via Zoom and in person in SLC

  UASP Board meetings are open meetings - all members are welcome to attend!

Please contact us directly for more information if you would like to attend a board meeting.


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