Meet Our Staff

BA - Dance
BS - Elementary Education
MEd. - School Leadership

Bio:

Carrie Ann Smith

Director

Carrie Ann began her teaching career at age 16 teaching dance. She attended Western Michigan University where she studied classical dance. After college, she continued to teach dance and was a member of a regional modern dance company in Grand Rapids, MI. In 2002, she lit out for the west: moving to Bozeman, MT to teach dance and perform with the Ice Dogs Ice Hockey Dance Team. In 2004, Carrie Ann finally listened to her father, who told her she’d be a great teacher and began her studies at Montana State University in Elementary Education. While in MT she taught 5th, 4th, and 2nd grade. In 2014 she heard the desert calling and moved to Moab to teach kindergarten at MCS. She LOVED the 4 years she spent teaching and has been the Director for the past three years. She will finish her master's degree in school administration in the spring of 2021. When not at school, Carrie Ann loves spending time in the great outdoors with her kiddo.

USBE Professional Licensure

Elementary Education
School Leadership

Yuli George

Administrative Assistant

yuli@moabcharterschool.org

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Mrs. Rosie Boone

Kindergarten

rosie@moabcharterschool.org

BS-Outdoor Recreation

USBE Professional Licensure

Elementary Education

Ms. Rosie is originally from Illinois. She has always loved being outdoors and this love led her to pursue a career in outdoor education. She got her degree in Outdoor Recreation from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and has worked in many places around the country.

After getting her degree in 1992 she worked as a youth-at-risk, wilderness instructor, a Wilderness Education Association instructor, a ski instructor for 3-6 year olds, a raft guide, an outdoor adventure program manager for Touch of Nature Environmental Center and Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, Southwest EdVentures.

Rosie joined Moab Charter School in its earliest years where she discovered her love of teaching young children. That realization led her to become the K-2nd grade teacher at Paradox Valley School where she worked for thirteen years and became a certified elementary education teacher. Rosie recently returned to Moab Charter School and teaches Kindergarten. Being a teacher and working with children has been one of the greatest gifts in Rosie’s life.

Rosie is a fiber arts enthusiast and, with her sister, owns and operates Desert Thread Yarn Shop & Fiber Arts Gallery in downtown Moab. Rosie enjoys working in her home studio where she works as a feltmaker. She loves going home to her house in Old La Sal where she lives at the base of the mountains with her husband and dog. She tries to get outdoors as often as possible and spends as much time as she can floating down rivers with family and friends.

Mrs. Cadie Richardson

1st Grade

cadie@moabcharterschool.org

USBE Professional Licensure

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Ms. Kim Mogensen

2nd Grade

kim@moabcharterschool.org

BA-Elementary Education

USBE Professional Licensure

Elementary Education

Miss Kim is a life-long Moab resident. When she was younger, she dreamed of graduating college to serve the community that she grew up in. She has always loved education and helping others, so she knew that a teaching career was the perfect path. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with her Bachelors degree in elementary education with a concentration in social science from Colorado Mesa University. She will graduate with her Masters of Education degree from Utah State University in the summer of 2022. When Miss Kim is not at school, she is with her family and her dog Winnie exploring the mountains, baking, doing crafts, or reading a new book.

Ms. Krissy Post

3rd Grade

krissy@moabcharterschool.org

BA-Environmental Education
MA-Elementary Education

USBE Professional Licensure

Elementary Education

Bio:

Miss Krissy originally hails from Homer, Alaska but has been (mostly) in Moab since 2007. She has a B.A. in Environmental Education and an M.A. in Elementary Ed. She found her way into the classroom after working as a backcountry ranger with the N.P.S., doing fieldwork with bears and fish in Alaska, working countless years as a bookseller and running after-school programs with BEACON. Krissy began teaching at MCS in 2014 and has since taught 3rd - 6th grade here and in Alaska. When she's not at school she can be found wandering around canyons, making art or reading. Miss Krissy's goals are to build a sense of curiosity & independence in her students and her favorite parts of teaching are the big messy art projects, science Fridays and, of course, reading. The best days are a mix of all three.

Ms. Melissa Patrick

4th Grade Paraprofessional

USBE Professional Licensure

Ms. Carrie Ann Smith

4th Grade

carrieann@moabcharterschool.org

BA - Dance
BS - Elementary Education
MEd. - School Leadership

USBE Professional Licensure

Elementary Education
School Leadership

Teacher Katy Robertson

5th/6th Grade Teacher

katy@moabcharterschool.org

USBE Professional Licensure

Elementary Education

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Liz McNair

Art

lizm@moabcharterschool.org

USBE Professional Licensure

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Tamara Frieda

Music

tamara@moabcharterschool.org

USBE Professional Licensure

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Jessie Cloward

Physical Education

jessie@moabcharterschool.org

USBE Professional Licensure

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Murice Miller

Information Technology and Facilities Coordinator

jessie@moabcharterschool.org

BA - Interdiscipliany Studies
- Art, Communications, Computer Info. Systems

USBE Professional Licensure

Bio:

Murice Damion Miller is a husband, a father, an author and an entrepreneur, described as having a real talent for creativity, innovation and accomplishment. He was born on the beautiful island of Jamaica, WI and has lived in multiple locations across the United States such as New York, and Alabama. He and his family (wife Valencia, son Jedidiah, daughter Jaidah) currently live in Moab, Utah. He is a photographer with the Moab Area Real Estate Magazine, and he is excited to assist the staff at the Moab Charter School as we daily work together to be a blessing to our students.

Natalie Olsen

Counseling

natalie@moabcharterschool.org

BSW - Social Work
MSW - Social Work
Licensed CSW (Certified Social Worker)

USBE Professional Licensure

Bio:

Since a child, Natalie has been interested in people, what makes them tick, and how to alleviate and understand human suffering. In college she discovered the Social Work program at Utah State University in Logan and knew she had found her passion. During her undergrad years, she worked as a Resident Assistant over the international student dorms, volunteered at the local abuse shelter, and worked as an employment counselor at Workforce Services. Upon completing her degree in Logan, she moved to Salt Lake City, where she earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Utah, and worked with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence at Cornerstone Counseling. She then moved to Omaha, Nebraska with her husband, while he attended Pharmacy School. In 2010, her husband was offered a job in Moab, and they jumped at the chance to move back to the west. Natalie has four great, smart, crazy, unique, curious kids- probably a lot like yours. She has enjoyed spending the past decade working, learning and growing as a stay-at-home mom. She is now looking forward to jumping back into the social work field and learning from and connecting with the kids at MCS.

Paraprofessionals

Candice Gary

Special Education Teacher

candice@moabcharterschool.org

USBE Professional Licensure

Bio:

Candice is a Moab native. She grew up in SLC and worked in pharmacy for fifteen years before returning to college. She earned her degree in ceramics and sculpture in 2017 from Dixie State University. She moved back to Moab after graduation to be the primary caretaker for her grandfather. When he passed, Candice decided to pursue a job at MCS and has decided to make education her career. She enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, and plein aire painting and has intentions to make pottery again, one day...