Lead Team

Emmett Rock

Executive Director
Emmett is from Southern California but has claimed Utah as his home for the past six years. He graduated with a BS of Psychology from BYU and is attending their graduate program to become a licensed clinical social worker. He has worked with youth in various settings for the past four years, because his biggest life goal is to connect with youth to help them improve their lives. He has been happily married for three years to the most beautiful person on the planet, Halley.

Grace Baker

Lead Mentor
Grace Baker is currently a student at Brigham Young University. She is studying Applied and Computational Mathematics with a business minor, and has plans to figure out what she wants to do with her life after receiving her bachelor's degree. She is an avid reader, runner, skier, rock climber, and talker. She is passionate about helping students and individuals see their own potential, and is a firm believer that almost everyone would love math if they understood it better! You can most often find her spending time with her family and friends, exploring the outdoors, studying, and saying "pspspsp" to any stray cat.

Kim Aranas

Social Media Manager
Kim was born in the Philippines and then moved to Italy when she was two. In 2021, she moved to Utah to major in business management at Ensign College. She hopes to work with small businesses in the future and help them grow. She is volunteering with Teens Act because she likes the mission and vision of the organization. In her free time, Kim likes to spend time outdoors and cook.

Lincoln Sutherland

Mentor
Lincoln is from San Diego, California and comes from a family of 7 kids. He’s currently studying Neuroscience at BYU and is hoping to go to medical school in 2024. He’s always been a very active person, and over the years, he has learned how to scuba dive and surf. He has a goal to go cage diving with sharks! He really enjoys learning, and wants to help others feel the same way about education. He has been with Teens Act for a few semesters and has had a great experience, so he is excited to continue to individually help the students.

Hunter Croxall

Mentor
Hunter Croxall grew up in Carson City, Nevada along the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. He served a mission for his church in Adelaide, Australia prior to the pandemic, and during the pandemic worked as a service missionary in Reno, Nevada. He is currently studying to receive a bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Brigham Young University. He has a passion for taking long walks and seeing the simple things in the world. He regularly reads biographies of important historical figures just for the fun of it. He also enjoys writing, playing Zelda games, enjoying activities with friends, and spending time with his family. After graduation from college, he hopes to become a high school statistics or mathematics teacher.

Eli Griffin

Mentor
Eli grew up in Provo and Lindon, going to high school in Orem. He went on a mission for his church to the Philippines and San Jose California. He's worked in a lot of jobs including tutoring, construction, healthcare, and is currently working in chemistry research. He enjoys reading, hiking, basketball, tennis and ping pong. He plans on attending medical school starting in 2025.

Tara Frost

Assistant Director
Tara Frost is from Dallas, Texas. She is a senior majoring in psychology and minoring in business at BYU. She is planning on getting a masters in social work in order to become a licensed social worker, specifically hoping to work in schools. In her free time she likes to rock climb and spend time outdoors (when it's warm).

Penny Simmons

Lead Mentor
Penny is from Thousand Oaks, California. She graduated from BYU in the spring with a degree in psychology and is starting a graduate program to become a marriage and family therapist. She loves to travel, do yoga, and watch movies. She also loves California and the beach! Penny is so excited to work with Teens Act, because she has seen the impact it has on students and wants to be a part of it.

Elena Brown

Mentor
Elena is the oldest of six children and family is so important to her. She loves playing sports and spending time with friends. She loves reading, especially historical fiction books. Elena wants to be a lawyer and help with social work policies. Her biggest dream is to bring social work policies to other countries.

Aidan Quigley

Mentor
Aidan is from Orem, Utah, and is the fourth of a huge, awesome family of seven kids. He loves all things music and the outdoors, and his all time favorite thing is to make music with his siblings. He is an economics major at BYU, minoring in business strategy and social impact. Aidan is passionate about relationships, education, philosophy, and helping others live life to the fullest! He hopes to get an MBA and work in the social impact field, particularly in the education sector. Being aware of the unfairness that students face inspires Aidan to volunteer. It feels incredibly important and makes him so happy.

Spencer Davis

Mentor
Spencer Davis is a Junior at Brigham Young University studying Microbiology. He grew up in Prescott, AZ and served a mission for his church in Benin, Africa. He is fluent in French and enjoys playing volleyball and doing anything outdoors. His goals after finishing his degree are to go to medical school. When not found helping students in Teens Act, he can be found studying in the library for his next exam or on the volleyball court with his wife.