Utah Community LearningUtah County

Instructors

Every class is taught by a neighbor who actually does this, a home baker, a woodworker, a gardener, a retired teacher. 71 volunteers across Utah County.

Intermediate vinyasa instructor, seven years practicing

Beginner woodworking, at the bench since 2008

Introductory acting, on Provo stages since 2018

Loves teaching people to cook Indian food without recipes.

Calligraphy instructor, modern basics

I like helping people feel comfortable in front of the camera

Takes pretty good phone pictures now

Austin Gutierrez

American Fork potter teaching wheel throwing.

Macrame maker since 2019

Believes everyone should experience singing together

French pastry, baking since 2012

Brenda McMillian

Writes journals and family letters

Photo editing instructor

Sleep coach, natural methods

Basic home repair instructor

Cameron Dillard

Sets up smart home stuff on weekends

Learned her mom's recipes by writing them down, now shares them so others can cook at home.

Cassandra Draper

Spreadsheets, self-taught since 2021

Chance Sorensen

Believes adults can learn guitar anytime, anywhere.

Teaches ukulele to people who want to actually learn it

Teaches Mexican street food cooking the way he learned it

Vegetable gardening at altitude, since 2009

Managing debt and building credit

Makes weeknight cooking practical for busy families

Drought tolerant gardening, since 2022

Elizabeth Smith

Loves sharing the joy of putting brush to water.

Spends springs on the Provo showing beginners where the fish actually are

3D printing hobbyist since 2018

Map and compass navigation instructor, seven years

Jennifer Mcgowan

Bookkeeper, not a financial advisor

Joanna Checketts

Résumé writing, over a decade of it

First-time home buying, three houses in

Teaches people how to manage money with what they actually have.

Springville baker. Sourdough since 2007.

Winter convert, no skiing required

Kathleen Andersen

Winter birding guide

Kitchen knife instructor

Wasatch trail planner and fitness instructor

Dutch oven cooking instructor

Beginner yoga instructor, practicing since 1987

Kennedy Christiansen

Helps beginners speak Spanish without feeling nervous

Kenneth Nielsen

Teaches online safety and scam prevention

Photography enthusiast since 2018

Leslie Christiansen

Home cake decorator

Leslie Williams

Teaches songwriting because music should be simple and accessible

Marilyn Bolander

Teaches crochet. Knows how to run a room.

Meal planning on a budget

Basic car maintenance, under the hood since 2003

Matthew Dejesus

Teaches breathing techniques for stress relief

Piano instructor, beginner-focused

Bakes better cookies than what shows up at exchanges

Miranda Haskell

Houseplant instructor, Lehi

Morgan Peterson

Hand quilting instructor, Springville

Randy Christiansen

Machinist and speaking coach since 2004

Loves getting people out on the trails

Highland. Strength training for beginners.

Ricky Rasmussen

Learned MIG welding late and wants to help others get started.

Bike repair instructor, fourteen years

Google Sheets for small business, hers since 2020

Xeriscaping, forty years in the dirt

Sharon Atkinson

Sourdough baker, forty years

Sierra Peterson

Helps people connect with their family stories

Stephanie Guzman

Believes a room's color can change how you feel at home

Home caterer and small business operator

Helps people write code for real problems, not theory

Springville. ASL instructor and school counselor.

Digital organization and password management instructor

Water bath canning, jam and pickles since 2004

Valerie Adamson

Wire-wrapping jewelry since 2014

Saratoga Springs

Hand sewing repairs and mending

Saratoga Springs

Makes pizza dough that actually works through patience and fermentation.

Saratoga Springs

Good at something? Teach it.

Every class here started with a neighbor volunteering to share a skill. No teaching credential required. If you can do it, you can probably teach it.