2026-2027 Math Department Director, Mentor: Secondary Math I (AM and PM live and self-paced), High School Math Study Hall
Emily Finley is excited to be teaching at Ensign Peak Academy. After spending the past nine years at home homeschooling her children, she is thrilled to return to the classroom, where she loves helping students build confidence, think critically, and discover that they are capable of more than they realize.
Emily was born and raised in Draper, Utah. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Chemistry Education. She began her career at American Fork High School, where she taught Chemistry and AP Chemistry for five years and helped develop Composite Science, a new curriculum designed to build confidence and excitement for science. She later taught in the Iowa City Community School District and at Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah. Since 2023, she has tutored high school students one-on-one online, adapting instruction to each student’s learning style and building their problem-solving skills. Her years of tutoring and homeschooling gave her extensive hands-on experience teaching mathematics across multiple grade levels — experience she is eager to bring to her students at Ensign Peak Academy.
Emily and her husband are the parents of four children — two girls and two boys, ranging in age from fifteen to five. Together their family enjoys hiking, paddleboarding, reading and playing board and card games.
Emily has a testimony in the Book of Mormon and the power it has to bring you back to those things of most importance. She has a love for her Savior Jesus Christ and a personal relationship with the Holy Ghost. She believes the gospel teaches us to continually seek truth, learn and grow. She sees education as part of that eternal journey of progression and loves helping students discover the joy that comes from stretching their minds and becoming a little better every day.
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Mentor: Secondary Math II (Live and Self-Paced), Secondary Math III (live and self-paced)
Eghosa Oghodo
2026-2027 Mentor: Secondary Math I (EMEA live)
Eghosa Oghodo is the founder of Ena Technologies Co. a solar energy company in Benin City, Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Benin and is a member of the Association of Energy Engineers. While in college he taught high school math, physics and chemistry part time in private schools across his city. Eghosa is passionate about youth development and mentoring and this passion inspired him to launch the Ena Technologies Scholarship a program that offers free solar PV installation training, mentorship and internship opportunities for recent high school graduates. He volunteers as a Sunday school teacher in his local branch and enjoys reading and singing.
Kimberly Bingham
2026-2027 Mentor: Middle School Math Study Hall
Kimberly Bingham is an online educator and homeschooling mother of four. She currently teaches English as a Second Language through an online platform, and has worked as an international relations consultant. Prior to educating her children at home, Kimberly served as a Logistics Officer in the United States Marine Corps, successfully completing deployment missions to Afghanistan and Iraq. She received commendation for providing seamless logistics support to 5 forward-deployed operating bases simultaneously in support of global operations. She enjoys volunteering with the Red Cross, and Kimberly is the Illinois State Ambassador for Home School Legal Defense Association Compassion, which allows her to serve homeschooling families in need. Kimberly believes deeply in integrity, diligence, and service to others. She is a life-long learner with a passion for foreign languages, music, and Brazilian martial arts. Kimberly is excited to be part of the Ensign Peak Academy team!
Ben Muhlestein
2026-2027 Mentor: Intermediate Math I (live AM and PM and self-paced), Intermediate Math II (live AM and PM and self-paced)
Benjamin S. Muhlestein resides in Overton, Nevada and is a husband and father of a beautiful wife and six wonderful children. He served a Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Hawaii Honolulu Mission. He received his Bachelor’s of Paralegal Studies from Utah Valley University in 2002, and earned his Master’s Degree in Classical Liberal Arts from George Wythe University in 2016. He has mentored youth and adults nationally and internationally for many years. He taught Seminary for an entire school year as a student teacher. He is the Founder of Illuminating the Light Within, Restoringthefounders.com, The Quintilian School of Oratory, and The George Washington Character Curricula. Benjamin has a deep passion for learning and teaching principles of liberty and freedom, and has great faith in the rising generation of youth to rise to the full potential of who God needs them to become.
Heidi Pope
2026-2027 Mentor: 3rd Grade Math Study Hall
Heidi has been homeschooling for 26 years. She and her husband have five beautiful children, four of which are married with families of their own. Prior to her career in home and family life, she was the director of Human Resources for a Marketing and Political Research Firm. She has been a freelance writer and journalist for three decades and has received numerous accolades for her amusing apologues.
Heidi enjoys organizing community events and educational projects. She has enjoyed gathering community participation with programs such as an international language training and student exchange, historical battle re-enactments, emergency planning and preparation events and is currently the torchbearer for Bismarck Children of Christ Leadership Academy. Heidi loves working with children, and youth and loves helping them make spiritual connections to the world around them.
She has a predilection for creating team building opportunities and experiences for young people and families. She loves serving at the temple, spending time with her husband and homeschooling her youngest son. She enjoys creating funny memories, playing games with her family, kayaking, reading and playing with her grandchildren.
Sarah Reynolds
2026-2027 Mentor 4th Grade Math Study Hall
Sarah Reynolds grew up in the redwoods of Northern California and loves driving all over the USA. She met her future husband after serving a mission in Quito, Ecuador. One of the things she really liked about him when they met was that he served in her home mission (Santa Rosa, CA) and knew where her hometown was! She married her sweetheart in 2011 and they quickly started welcoming their four children to their family. She now loves bringing her four children along with her on road trips. They never have a boring time.
Sarah graduated from Brigham Young University with a major in Spanish and a minor in English. She loves to serve in her community and has been elected to roles of leadership in her local PTA, as well as currently serving as a Beta Club Sponsor for her homeschooling group. She started homeschooling her children in 2020 and fell in love with the freedom to explore her children’s interests. She treasures the time she has with them at home and watching them grow up together.
Sarah comes from a family of educators, her father teaching math for several years and her mother working at the local community college. She also has a brother who teaches a travel high school, and two brothers that homeschool their families with their wives. They often collaborate and share learning resources. She loves the pursuit of knowledge and helping others to fall in love with this process.
Tara Kelley
2026-2027 Mentor: 5th and 6th Grade Math Study Hall
Tara has been teaching for over ten years. She has taught in public, private, and online schools. She has taught 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th grades. Most recently, she taught 1st grade at American Heritage School in American Fork, Utah. She is a Wyoming girl at heart, and she is so excited to move back to Cody, Wyoming this summer. After teaching at American Heritage for a year, Tara has been able to enthusiastically return to Ensign Peak Academy.
Mrs. Kelley has six children, with the youngest being born just after school ended in May. Their ages are 19, 17, 14, 13, 8, and newborn. She truly believes that “children are an heritage of the Lord.” She spent one year homeschooling three of her children, and will continue to personally provide their education in the years to come. Tara and her husband have been married for 21 years. He works as a Temple Facilities Manager for the Cody Wyoming Temple. This position and the rapid construction are what is bringing them back to the Cody area.
Mrs. Kelley enjoys reading, baking, working out, fishing, hiking, paddleboarding, playing games with her family, and learning all she can about homesteading. She is looking forward to working with students in reading and writing again this year. She enjoys seeing insights and creativity that students have when they read a story that changes their lives or when they share their thoughts, feelings, and ideas through writing.
Alyssa Jensen
2026-2027 Mentor: Ensign Peak Academy Math 6
Alyssa Jensen is first and foremost a wife and mother to five amazing children. The Jensen family has been homeschooling for the past seven years and have really enjoyed learning in a gospel centered setting. Alyssa graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She has taught off and on in the public school setting as well as teaching English online. Alyssa has also developed and taught curriculum for a variety of homeschool classes and co-ops. Alyssa grew up in West Valley City, Utah where she met her very own knight in shining armor (sir lancer of Granger High school). Alyssa married her knight in 2001 and have moved their way across the country living in Arizona, New Mexico and the past decade in South Carolina. They now reside in League City, Texas.
Alyssa has a passion for learning and loves to teach because she learns so much. She is often found serving with the youth and children in the church. Her favorite service was when she was able to teach early morning seminary. Alyssa is a certified personal trainer and behavior change specialist. She loves being active and pushing herself in the gym. One of her favorite things is to see the light of understanding illuminate in someone she is teaching.
Lisa Oilar
2026-2027 Mentor: Ensign Peak Academy Math 5
Lisa Oilar is an experienced educator who has taught students at all levels from kindergarten through 12th grade over the past 25 years in both traditional classroom settings and as a homeschool teacher. She grew up in Northern California and was actively involved in sports throughout her youth, later playing basketball at the collegiate level. Lisa earned her teaching credential from Chico State and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Simpson University. She has also worked extensively with gifted students at the middle and high school levels.
Lisa considers her most meaningful role to be that of a mother to her seven children—six boys and one girl—most of whom are now pursuing their own paths and accomplishments. She has a deep love for learning and is especially passionate about the Savior, the temple, and living the restored gospel, which she embraced at the age of 16. She enjoys a wide range of activities including reading, traveling, knitting, gardening, skiing, swimming, and exploring new places. Lisa and her family enjoy life in both Wyoming and Montana.
