Tiffany Ellis – Morgan High School Teacher Spotlight

Tiffany Ellis was born in Chicago but grew up in West Haven, Utah until she was 14 when her family moved to Morgan. Ellis loved her years at Morgan High School. “Morgan was smaller then and we could participate in lots of different activities,” commented Ellis. “It was a great place to grow up!” Ellis participated in student government, and seminary council, played volleyball and softball, and participated in academic decathlon. She was also a Sterling Scholar and was awarded co-valedictorian of her graduating class. 

After graduating from MHS, Ellis attended Ricks College for two years, graduating as a Registered Nurse. After working for six months at McKay Dee Hospital, she left for 18 months to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida (Tampa and Orlando areas). Upon her return, she finished her bachelor's degree in nursing at Brigham Young University. She also had the opportunity to go on two study abroad programs; one was a pediatric nursing rotation to Merida, Mexico and the other was a religious studies program at BYU Jerusalem Center. 

Ellis has worked in varying positions in the nursing field while raising her family including in medical/surgical, home health, and long-term care in Utah and Virginia. 

Nine years ago, Ellis, jumped at the chance to teach the CNA class through Davis Technical College. “It has been an amazing experience!” said Ellis. “I love high school students! I love their enthusiasm, their creativity, their energy, their humor. They are so fun to be around! I love teaching and I feel that this has been a perfect move for me from clinical nursing to instructor.”

“I relish the chance to help produce compassionate, responsible and educated nurse assistants in the medical field. Unfortunately, in my travels and work experience… I have seen some lazy, incompetent, and uncaring CNAs and I am grateful for a chance to improve the workforce in this very important and necessary area of the medical world.  I love inspiring students to work hard for their careers and educational goals. Becoming a CNA is hard work and is often a thankless job. For most of my students, it is just a stepping stone in their career goals, but I believe it makes them more empathetic and understanding as they move forward in their education.”

In addition to teaching, Ellis has served several times on Community Councils and PTSO boards. She is also a substitute seminary teacher for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “This is also an incredible opportunity to interact with some of the amazing high school students here in the Morgan area,” said Ellis. 

Ellis met her husband Jim while they were both serving missions in Florida. They have been married for 28 years and together they have five children, two of which are married and one grand baby on the way. They also have one cat, two dogs, three fish and four bunnies.

Eighteen years ago, after her husband completed dental school in Virginia, they were deciding where to settle and she convinced him that Morgan was a phenomenal place to raise our family. They have been here ever since.

“I love family time,” Ellis. “Forced Family Fun” as my kiddos call it.” In her spare time, she loves traveling, walking, snow skiing, water skiing, hiking and biking. She also enjoys reading and listening to audiobooks. Most of all she loves going on dates with Jim.