Stephanie Sorenson and Lila Geddes
Recorded
May 3, 2023
Archived
May 3, 2023
48:01 minutes
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Id:
mby022678
Description
Stephanie Sorenson (60) is interviewed by her friend and colleague Lila Geddes (63) about her career in education and counseling and her vision for the Sunshine Terrace Foundation as the president of the board of directors.Subject Log / Time Code
Stephanie (S) shares her earliest memory of growing up in Cache Valley, Utah.
S talks about her grandparents and parents.
S shares how she got the nicknames Petunia and Stephie.
S says she was a hyperactive child growing up. She recounts getting in trouble for driving her parents' car when she was twelve.
S describes a perfect day in Cache Valley.
S says she idolized her mother growing up and wanted to be a secretary just like her. S adds that she later thought she might want to be a physical therapist.
S discusses the educators who mentored her. S also recalls studying exercise science in college.
S describes how she became involved in teaching children, including children with disabilities.
S adds that she received a master's degree in school counseling psychology.
S says the students she taught were very creative and did not fit into the traditional educational system.
S explains how her time teaching at Valley View was very eye-opening.
S highlights how important building trust with her students was.
S speaks about the theories she applies when teaching and counseling. She says she tried to emphasize to her students the agency they did have available to them.
S talks about some of her funniest moments as an educator.
S details how she came to work at Fast Forward Charter High School.
S details how she came to be president of the board of directors at Sunshine Terrace Foundation.
S explains her vision for the Sunshine Terrace Foundation moving forward.
Participants
- Stephanie Sorenson
- Lila Geddes