Ms. Shelly Benevento
2nd Grade Teacher
Serving the Oakwood Community since 2023Bachelor’s in Social Science and a teaching certificate from Westminster College and a Masters of Elementary Reading from Grand Canyon University
Ms. Hali Hicken
SpEd Resource Teacher
Serving the Oakwood Community since 2023Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Utah and a teaching license in Special Education from Weber State University
Ms. Jennifer Larkin
Teacher
Serving the Oakwood Community since 2016University of Utah Bachelors in Education, Southern Utah University Masters in Education
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Ms. Eli Lovett
SEL Unit Teacher Grades K – 3
Serving the Oakwood Community since 2021University of Utah – Masters in Special Education
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I have been teaching for 15 years! All of those years have been with K-8 students who need extra social emotional learning needs (SEL). I love teaching here at Oakwood in the lower grade SEL unit. Little kids are my favorite to teach. We have so much fun reading, doing math, art, working on speech, occupational therapy, and learning to live and play with friends.
Mrs. Shannon Saepharn
2nd Grade Teacher
Serving the Oakwood Community since 2023UCLA – Bachelors in Applied Linguistics and a Minor in Chinese Language
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Mrs. Saepharn was born in Ohio and moved to California during middle school. She has been living in California since then. She loves to spend time with her husband and their two cats, Klaus and Kol. She also loves traveling, learning new things, and watching YouTube. She loves matcha and drinking boba so she is always on the look-out for new places to try.
Ms. Grace Sessions
Resource Teacher
Serving the Oakwood Community since 2022Utah State University- Bachelors in Special Education Mild/Moderate
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This is my first year teaching and I'm so excited! I'm from Bountiful and recently graduated from Utah State. I have been married for almost 2 years now and love being with my family. When I'm not teaching, I enjoy playing pickleball, going to movies, or taking a spin (cycling) class! I can't wait to teach this year and learn so much in return!
Ms. Lu Yan
2nd Grade Chinese DLI Teacher
Serving the Oakwood Community since 2023Degree from Jiangsu Normal University
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