Tasha Christensen graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brigham Young University-Hawaii with a double major in International Business Education and Secondary Education. After graduating, she taught high school business in Hawaii for a couple years before teaching and being an administrator at a rigorous online private school. She has led student groups to be finalists in various business plan and investment competitions, including a global investment competition with Wharton School of Business.

Tasha received her Master’s in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Gifted, Creativity, and Talent Development from The University of Connecticut. As one of the few teachers in Illinois with the Gifted Educator endorsement, she has also taught as a gifted specialist in West Chicago, Illinois. Tasha is now a business teacher at a charter school in Springville, Utah, and she also runs a marketing and consulting business and does instructional design for educational firms. Tasha also started tutoring math when she was in high school, realizing at that point that she has a knack for making connections and explaining difficult concepts.

When she’s not teaching or tutoring, Tasha is performing music. She plays a variety of instruments and even sings professionally. Tasha also serves as the Treasurer for a gifted private school in Batavia, IL. She also loves the outdoors. She, her husband, and their five children love to visit National Parks and explore the world.