Meet the teachers and staff!

I have been teaching dance for 18 years. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, 4 Associate of Science degrees and several certificates. I love animals and nature.

I was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church and I attended preschool and grades 1-8 at Grace Lutheran School. After high school graduation, I went to Utah State University (Go Aggies!) and earned a BA in General Studies with an emphasis in FCHD. During two college summers, I was a Kids’ Place assistant. In 2021, I accepted the position as Director of Kids’ Place. I continue to hold that position and have added the PS2 teacher position. I am so happy to extend my role at Grace. The 2024-25 school year has started bringing immense joy and some challenges. I look forward to what lies ahead.

I am blessed to be a part of all my students’ lives, to nurture their curiosity and creativity, and help them grow in the knowledge of God. I have been teaching at Grace for 3 years, and enjoy watching your little ones learn, discover, and play.

She attended SUU and graduated with a major in Biology and a minor in Southwest Indian Tribes and Education. She has lived in the Salt Lake Valley for over 35 years and has been teaching for 30 years. Ms. Frausto has been with Grace Lutheran for 14 years and is a member of Grace Lutheran Church. She loves teaching at Grace and her students. She is able to teach a wide variety of subjects and finds each class rewarding. Her hobbies include volunteer work with the Daughters of the American Revolution and Children of the American Revolution, yardwork, creative projects and is a voracious reader. A fun fact is that she has won “Big Hair” awards and is in “Who’s Who in America Teacher” books.

This is my second year at Grace and my forty-ninth year as an educator. I am a widow and have lived in Salt Lake City for 7 years. I have taught in California, New Mexico, Idaho, Honduras and Utah. In Honduras I served as a teaching missionary, serving in a school that was part of an all girl’s orphanage, I was there from 2007-2012.  I have been a Christian Educator since I was fourteen. When I am not in the classroom teaching or prepping, I am reading – I am in two book clubs. I love being creative! I participate in art classes/workshops through South Salt Lake Arts Council and the Museum of Fine Arts and Aging Programs. I crochet, currently, I have two sweaters and an afghan on the hook. But my passion has become needle felting abstract art pieces. This year I have had two commissioned pieces and art in two juried shows in two different museums.

I was born and raised in the Russian north, so I’m the one who thinks Utah winters are pretty warm. I attended Northern Arctic Federal University pursuing a degree in teaching foreign languages (Russian, English, German, and Latin). I also graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in IT.