Kasey holds a B.S. in Earth Systems from the University of Massachusetts and a Master's in Education from Boston University. Her previous higher education roles include administrative assistant at MIT's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society and a project coordinator for Boston University’s Wheelock School of Education and Human Development. Prior to her higher education administrative career, she worked as an earth and space science teach in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She's a proud aunt to a curious goblin and dog mom to equally curious rescue mutts. Her passions include attending concerts, reading fantasy and dystopian books, foraging local markets, and spending way too much time on a video games that involve befriending dinosaurs.