Board Meeting Information

Sarah Steimel--Board President -- Parent Member

Title: Board MemberEmail: Sarah.Steimel@davinciacademy.org

Sarah Steimel was appointed to the DaVinci Academy Board of Directors in 2020 as a parent member. Before her time on the Board, Sarah served on the Land Trust Committee for DaVinci Academy (2019-2020) and for Weber State University Charter Academy (2015-2016). She has two wonderful students attending DaVinci. Sarah is an Associate Professor of Communication and director of the Master of Professional Communication at Weber State University. 

Jennifer Bodine--Vice President -- Parent Member

Title: Vice PresidentEmail: jennifer.bodine@davinciacademy.org

Jennifer Bodine was elected to the DaVinci Board of Directors in 2021. For the past ten years, she has worked at Weber State University as the institution’s sustainability manager. Her position is located in the Facilities Management Department on campus and she is responsible for reducing the environmental impact of our campus operations through the implementation of our climate action plan and sustainability plan. Prior to working for the University, she spent five years as a planner for Teton County in Jackson, Wyoming. She has also worked in state and federal government for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the USDA Forest Service. She has a B.S. degree in Environmental Studies from Utah State University and two graduate degrees; an M.S. degree in Natural Resources Management and an M.A. degree in Public Policy and Management, both from The Ohio State University.   Jennifer has much experience serving on boards. Previously she served on the Ogden Nature Center Board and most recently completed serving with the Weber-Morgan Board of Health as the environmental community representative

Patricia Olsen--Treasurer--Community Member

Title: TreasurerEmail: Patricia.Olsen@DaVinciAcademy.org

Patricia Olsen was appointed to the DaVinci Academy Board of Directors in 2014 as a community member. She currently serves as Board Treasurer and chairs the Executive Finance Committee.

Patricia has a Master’s in Business Administration, 2002, Bachelor Degrees in Accounting, 2005, Business Management and Business Administration, 1998, University of Phoenix. She has more than 25 years as a professional accountant of experience managing and controlling General Ledger with extensive knowledge of Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory and Management. Patricia is also a Harley Davidson Riding Academy Coach and safety specialist.

Hobbies: Riding my motorcycle, quilting and cooking.

Charlie Ewert--Secretary--Parent Member

Title: SecretaryEmail: Charlie.Ewert@davinciacademy.org

Charlie Ewert was elected to the DaVinci Board of Directors in 2019 as a parent member. He received an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and a master’s degree in Public Administration, both from the University of Utah.  He works as Principal Planner for Weber County. He currently serves as the board secretary and chairs the Board Election Committee and co-chairs the Governance and Policy Committee.

Chris Crockett--Community Member

Title: MemberEmail: Chris.Crockett@DaVinciAcademy.org

Christopher K. Crockett was appointed to the DaVinci Academy Board of Directors in 2018 as a community member. He currently serves as the co-chair of the Policy and Governance Committee. He received his undergraduate degree in History from Brigham Young University – Hawaii and a master’s degree in the same subject from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He attended law school at the J. Reuben Clark College of Law and currently practices as a deputy civil attorney for Weber County.

Rachael Pust--Parent Member

Title: Board MemberEmail: Rachael.Pust@DaVinciAcademy.org

Rachael is an entrepreneur who manages and runs a successful retail business in Ogden. She has served on the board for 3 years and represents our Distance Flex Program.

Sally Shigley--Community Member

Title: Curriculum ChairEmail: Sally.Shigley@DaVinciAcademy.org

Sally Bishop Shigley was elected to the Davinci Academy Board of Directors in 2017. She currently serves as Board Vice President and co-chairs the Strategic Planning Committee and oversees the curriculum committee. Sally is a Professor of English at Weber State University. She received a BA from the University of Utah, a MA and PhD from Oklahoma State University. Along with many other hobbies, Sally has authored and co-authored several books and published numerous essays.

Juston Rindlesbach--Parent Member

Title: Parent MemberEmail: juston.rindlesbach@davinciacademy.org

Juston Rindlesbach was elected to the DaVinci Academy Board of Directors in 2021 as a parent member. He has worked as a Video Editor/Videographer for Turner Broadcasting. In 2012 we moved to Dallas, Texas, where he worked on a feature Animated film and eventually landed at American Airlines as an internal communications video producer. Currently Juston works as a freelance video producer.

Paul Goggi--Faculty Caucus Representative

Title: Faculty RepresentativeEmail: Paul.Goggi@DaVinciAcademy.org

Paul Goggi is the History Department Chair at Davinci Academy. He has been teaching at DaVinci for over 10 years and understands DaVinci's mission and vision. Paul is not a voting board member. He is an ex officio board member and helps give the Davinci Board Members perspective on teacher issues and student learning. This perspective is a valuable piece when making decisions that affect teaching and learning at Davinci Academy.

Mattison Shutt--Elementary Faculty Caucus Rep

Title: Elementary Faculty Caucus RepEmail: Mattison.Shutt@davinciacademy.org