Meet Amber

Amber Bonner is a Utah County native, graduating from Pleasant Grove High School (go Vikings!) and Brigham Young University. She and her husband, Dave, have seven children and have lived in Cedar Hills for more than 20 years. As her children have attended their local Alpine District schools, Amber has had the opportunity to be very involved in schools from an individual school level up to the district level. Four of her children are currently attending ASD schools, and she wants their schools to be exceptional. Amber has a passion for education and for helping children and has been involved in the community in many ways over the last 20 years.

Experience

  • Wife and mother of 7 children

  • Graduated from Pleasant Grove High School and Brigham Young University

  • Current Alpine School Board member, ASD seat 2, representing the Lone Peak area

    • Legislative Committee member, 4 years

    • Budget Committee member, 3 years

    • Capital Planning (Buildings) Committee member, 2 years

  • District Community Council, representing LPHS and Cedar Ridge, 2 years

  • School Community Council elected parent representative

    • 10 years at Cedar Ridge Elementary, including 5 as Chairperson

    • 4 years at Lone Peak High School

    • 4 years at Mountain Ridge Junior High

  • Classroom aide (at the request of the school principal)

    • 2017-2018- Cedar Ridge first grade

    • 2016- Cedar Ridge Kindergarten

  • Mountain Ridge Junior High PTSA Treasurer, three years

  • Watch Dogs coordinator, Take Home Reading Coordinator, Cedar Ridge PTA, multiple years

  • Classroom Volunteer, 2005-Current

  • Substitute Teacher 2020-Current

  • Booster President, Lone Peak Marching Band 2017 and 2018 Seasons

    • LPHS Marching Band Tour coordinator, 2019 Season

  • Booster President, Lone Peak Winter Drumline 2018 and 2019 Seasons

  • LPHS Choir Booster Board member

  • Utah County Republican Party delegate, 2016-Current

  • Utah County Republican Party Precinct Chair, Current

  • North Utah County Soccer, Age Group Coordinator, 10 years

  • Boy Scouts of America- multiple positions over 10 years

  • Alpine Community Theater, American Fork Youth Theater parent volunteer

  • Lone Peak Mountain Biking Team, parent volunteer

Strengths

  • Creative problem solver

  • Strong communicator

  • Active & present in schools to better understand needs

  • Willing to listen

  • Detail oriented

  • Thorough in reviewing information and data

Accomplishments on the Board

  • Advocated for the passage of HB 113, which increased Special Education funding.

  • Encouraged class size reduction by suggesting and encouraging implementation of two different changes in class size ratios

  • Advocated for budget clarity by asking for proposed budgets to be created WITHOUT an assumption of property tax increases.

  • Advocated for facility needs at Lone Peak area schools: ie: new football bleachers for LPHS.

  • Increased transparency and communication with parents with frequent social media reports