Specialty Teachers
Meet the Team
Aaron Nahinu
Health/Physical Education
Aaron Nahinu
Coach Aaron is from Waianae, Hawaii. Growing up in Hawaii with three brothers, he had many opportunities to play and love many sports, both on land and in the ocean. When he wasn’t playing sports, he was watching sports. Coach Aaron's favorite thing to do is to be in the ocean. Coach Aaron has been teaching for the last 9 years. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Secondary Education and a Masters of Education in Advanced Teaching and Leadership. He's very excited to continue to be apart of the IEA team for the upcoming school year! "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying." - Michael Jordan
anahinu@igniteutah.org
anahinu@igniteutah.org
Kjirsten Johannessen
Art Instructor
Kjirsten Johannessen
Kjirsten Johannessen is from Lehi, Utah! She recently graduated from Utah State University with her Bachelor’s in Elementary Education. She is so excited to begin teaching at Ignite! Kjirsten has a passion for learning and discovering new things. She hopes to instill in her students this same passion for learning and discovery! She loves to travel and has been to 8 different countries, with plans to visit even more! Kjirsten enjoys baking, crafting, reading, hiking, paddle boarding, and so much more! She can’t wait to get to know all of her students and watch as they blossom individually in all aspects of learning and life!
kjohannessen@igniteutah.org
kjohannessen@igniteutah.org
Jessica Foote
Innovations/Media Specialist
Jessica Foote
Jessica is excited to continue her journey with Ignite! After providing students and families with fantastic support as a financial secretary, she is looking forward to acting as the Innovations instructor and media specialist this year. Jessica is currently studying Speech and Hearing Science through Arizona State University. Being able to work alongside students and their families will be an amazing opportunity to prepare for her future career as a Speech and Language Pathologist! Moving from Seattle to Utah this summer has been an amazing change, but Jessica is loving all this beautiful state has to offer!
mailto:jfoote@igniteutah.org">jfoote@igniteutah.org