Sofia Laguna Rigolon is from Boulder, Colorado, and has been teaching, designing curriculum, and focusing on inclusive education practices for the past 11 years.

Sofia has two Masters degrees- one in Curriculum and Instruction (University of Denver) and the other in Instructional Leadership (Utah State University), and she holds a certificate in Instructional Design from the University of Utah. Sofia studied English with an emphasis in creative writing from the University of Colorado.

Sofia has taught students from Kindergarten to university, and specializes in language acquisition, curriculum development, differentiation, and establishing collaborative teaching and planning models to maximize ALL student learning. Sofia and her husband are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters. As a family, they love being part of the Elizabeth Academy community!

This is Christine’s third year at Elizabeth Academy and this year she is thrilled to be transitioning into the role of the School Counselor at the Secondary Campus. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in School Counseling through Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, and will graduate in May of 2025. Previously, she completed her Bachelor’s degree at Southern Utah University double-majoring in Psychology and Sociology with a minor in Family Services. 

Before coming to work at Elizabeth Academy Christine worked with some of our students as a Teacher and Behavioral Specialist at Chiron Academy. During her time there she also acted as the Staff Representative on the Board of Directors. Christine has been working with kids and teens throughout her entire career and has also had roles as a summer camp counselor and a youth mentor at a residential treatment center for teenage girls.

When she isn’t at school Christine enjoys spending her time in the climbing gym, hiking to waterfalls, or taking photos on adventures out in nature.

Lexie is currently pursuing an education at Salt Lake Community College, specializing in American Sign Language. With about four years of experience in the education field, Lexie is excited to begin a new adventure by stepping into an administrative role as the new office registrar at Elizabeth Academy. When not at work, Lexie can be found at an archery range, a thrift store, or behind the scenes at the local theatre working on stage crew. Lexie recently became licensed to teach archery after discovering a passion for it in 2020. Lexie’s absolute favorite place to be is in the beautiful Utah mountains with fur baby Ophelia. Lexie has six siblings and loves spending time with them.

Holly has worked at our upper campus filling many roles. Her most current , this year, is as A reading Interventionist.