Our Team
Our Founders
Tyson Smith
Dr. Ann Sharp
Heidi Sonnenberg
Carol Solomon
Our Directors
Laura Axtell
Chairman of the Board
35 years experience working with struggling readers and English language learners, state coordinator for the America Reads Program, Tutor for RISE, Masters Degrees in Special Education and Counseling and host of the educational podcast, “Podclassed”
Tyson Smith
Board Member
President of Reading Horizons (an international publishing enterprise), founder of nonprofit RISE Institute for Literacy, Bachelors Degree in Business Management from University of Utah and MBA from BYU, expert in the literacy field for over 20 years
Aaron Lund
Board Member
Managing partner with Bangerter, Lund & Associates, licensed CPA, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from Utah State University and a Master of Professional Accounting in Tax from Weber State University
Our Staff
Shelley Harris
Education and Operations Manager
Shelley lives in Kaysville, where she and her husband have loved raising their family. She Holds a BS in Speech Pathology & Audiology, and an MA in Education. This background makes her passionate about helping children learn to read with confidence. Teaching is one of her greatest joys.
Angie Smith
Tutoring Center Support
Angie lives in Kaysville, Utah and is a wife and the mother of 5 children. She was part of a humanitarian effort in Thailand and India that taught teachers effective English teaching methods. Angie is an expert tutor, having volunteered as a tutor for the past 10 years.
