Katie grew up in Louisburg, KS and graduated in 2002. She then went on to Washington University in St. Louis and graduated from there in 2006 with degrees in International Studies and English. She married her high school sweetheart, Eli Casey, in January 2006. The couple then spent a couple years in St. Louis, but are now happy to be back in Miami County, KS. Eli is a paramedic for Johnson County Med-Act. Their family is rounded out with 2 big goofy dogs and a tree frog! When she is not hard at work in real estate, Katie enjoys serving in her church, running with the dogs, reading, horseback riding, and SCUBA diving!