Board of Directors
Individuals wishing to become members of the Entheos Academy School Board must turn in the New Board Member Application Form, a resume, and cover letter of intent to the Board Chair’s email address.
Rod Eichelberger is an Entheos board alumni. This is his second time serving on the board after taking a break to focus on his career and family. His children attend and graduated from Entheos. He is deeply passionate about education with fiduciary responsibility. He recently took up backyard homesteading and enjoys several acres to roam, raise livestock and enjoy the beauty of Utah.
Adriane Olsen
Vice Chair
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Karen Bogenschutz
Board Member
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Karen taught third grade for 43 years before retiring at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Her last eight years of teaching were at Entheos Academy Kearns Campus. She has a bachelor’s degree from BYU and a Master’s degree from Grand Canyon University. She is grateful she can serve on the Entheos Board, because it gives her the opportunity to still be part of a school that places strong emphasis on serving. As a teacher, she loved being able to teach her students about the Entheos values and the design principles. Now, that she is retired, she enjoys more time with her kids and grandkids, traveling and being outside in the beauties of nature.
Joel Coleman
Board Member
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Joel comes to Entheos with a strong background in charter schools and education as the current Superintendent of the Utah School for the Deaf and the Blind and a founder of Monticello Academy Charter School. He holds a Masters of Public Administration from BYU’s Marriot School of Management. He is highly skilled in leadership, public speaking, strategic planning, public relations and nonprofit organization. He also speaks American Sign Language. Helping to further the vision of education with character based goals brought him to serving on the Entheos School Board. While all this professional work fills most of his days, he is also a dedicated father and husband.
Stephanie Gibson
Board Member
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Stephanie is a founding board member of Entheos Academy. She returns to the school board after some time away for personal development. When asked what she is most passionate about at Entheos she answered, “expeditionary learning, service learning, Entheos values, Celebrations of Learning, teachers, staff, students, the list could go on and on”. In short, Stephanie loves all of Entheos and wants to help it be a success for students and families. Her interests outside of Entheos are just as many including beekeeping, whole food advocacy, gardening, reading to children, singing, home improvement and decorating. She is mother to 8 children all Entheos students or alumni.
Deb Ivie
Board Member
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Deb Ivie is well known by many parents at Entheos. She runs the programs from Utah State University and 4H after school programs involved in our service learning. Deb has helped Entheos receive over $100,000 in grant support. She has taken her dedication to Entheos to another level helping implement the vision of our charter.
Xazmin Prows
Board Member
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Annette Barney
Support Staff: Board Secretary
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Annette has worked with Entheos Academy since 2016. She comes to Entheos after years of service to Channing Hall Charter School in Draper, UT, including the founding years. She brings to the board her experience as a previous board secretary, annual giving adviser and paraeducator. Annette is a graduate of Brigham Young University. When not supporting education, she can be found folding origami, traveling with her family and reading too many novels.
