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Ralph was born and raised in Malad. Idaho. He played football, wrestled and due to his parent’s both being music teachers, played the piano, cello and trombone. He graduated from Malad High School in 1993. Ralph served a two year mission for his church in Madrid, Spain. After his mission, he attended Utah State University for one year, majoring in wildlife biology. It was then he decided to change directions and enrolled in the Bridgerland Police Academy, and shortly after began employment with the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Department. 

His career in law enforcement allowed him the opportunity to travel to many places and train with many other law enforcement and military professionals throughout Utah and the country. He worked primarily in the Jail, and moved up through the ranks, serving as a correctional officer, inmate work crew supervisor, Jail Sergeant, and eventually Jail Commander. As his career progressed, Ralph felt the need to retry college and finish what he started. He attended Ashford University from 2013-2016, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, a Bachelor’s degree in Law enforcement administration, and a Master’s degree in Teaching and Learning with Technology.  

Ralph moved to Willard in 1998 and has lived there ever since. He is proud to be the father of 6 children, and loves spending time in the outdoors with them. He has a passion for wildlife and is an avid hunter, fisherman and photographer. 

After Retiring from  a 23 year career in Law Enforcement in January 2022, Ralph began his 2nd career at Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning as a SPED para. In the summer of 2022, Ralph and his wife Susan (who is also a Promontory Teacher) were fortunate to travel to South Africa to fulfill his lifelong dream of hunting African big game and photographing the wildlife in their natural environment. Fall of 2023 Ralph was added as a SPED teacher at Promontory. He loves interacting, being silly with and helping the kids in any way he can.

Danette Mahana grew up in the western United States spending most of her childhood in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. She received an Associates from Ricks College in Generals. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Arts and Sciences from Idaho State University. She and her family lived in Montana for 11 years where Danette raised her family and worked as a Special Ed para for 4 of those years. When she and her family moved to Utah Danette began working at Promontory as a Special Ed Para. She worked here as a para for two years and this year Danette got her Associates in Special Ed and became a Special Ed teacher here at Promontory. She loves working with children and really enjoys helping them grow and achieve their potential. 

Danette lives here in Brigham City with her amazing husband and 5 wonderful kids. They  enjoy having family adventures. They love to travel and have new and unique experiences together. They all like to perform and sing and they spend a lot of time doing plays together. Danette and her family also like to camp, sing karaoke and play games. Danette loves reading, crafting and spending time with family and friends. She is happy to be here at Promontory and loves working with the wonderful kids and the amazing staff.

"Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light a new light in the hearts of people." Mother Teresa