Cedar Ridge Academy Coed Boarding School

Welcome to Cedar Ridge Academy Boarding School. We are a caring, long-term staff with extensive experience in working with teenagers. Headed by Christine Haggerty, Dean of Academics, and Wes Nielson, Dean of Students and Residential Life, Cedar Ridge Academy Boarding School in Utah is a modern force in academics.

Christine Haggerty
B.S. Secondary Education
Black Belt Shotokan Karate
Cedar Ridge Academy Boarding School
Dean of Academics

Christine Haggerty completed her B.S. in Secondary Education with a major in English Teaching and a minor in History Teaching from Utah State University in 2006. She has taught as a paraprofessional and then full time teacher for fourteen years. Christine teaches college preparatory senior English and Shotokan karate at Cedar Ridge Academy coed boarding school. She loves the martial arts, and spends much of her time as a coach for the Academy's karate team. Her personal hobbies include writing, drawing, and watching the Utah Jazz.

Wes Nielson, LPCI
M.S.
Black Belt Shotokan Karate
Cedar Ridge Academy Boarding School
Dean of Students and Residential Life

Along with Robert Nielson, Wes Nielson is one of the original founders of Cedar Ridge Therapeutic School, a therapeutic boarding school in Utah that has been making a difference in the lives of teens and their families for fifteen years. Maintaining his position as Director of Operations of Cedar Ridge Therpeutic School, Wes is also the Dean of Students and Residential Life for Cedar Ridge Academy Boarding School, ensuring the students' safety and participation.

Wes brings his extensive experience working with teenagers in a therapeutic setting to his position as the Dean of Residential Life. He also has a passion for coaching the boys' basketball team each winter, mentoring students on the traveling softball team, and for making the physical program of Cedar Ridge Academy Boarding School the best in Utah.

Wes also spends time with his family, and enjoys dabbling in saltwater fish.

Sean Haggerty
MSW Candidate
Cedar Ridge Academy Boarding School
Dean of Admissions for Cedar Ridge Academy Boarding School and Cedar Ridge Therapeutic School

Sean Haggerty has been facilitating admissions for Cedar Ridge Therapeutic School for three years. He has been working with the youth of Cedar Ridge Therapeutic School for fourteen years. He is now also the Dean of Admissions for Cedar Ridge Academy Boarding School in Utah, helping parents make the best choice of enrollment for their son or daughter.

Sean is currently in his final semester and internship for his Masters of Social Work at Utah State University, and has a deep understanding of family dynamics and of choices that help set teens up for success.

When he's not in the office, Sean enjoys time with his two sons and his daughter, and he enjoys time outside in the peaceful and scenic Uintah Basin. He also has an interest in autobody and in generally working with his hands.