A 17-year social studies educator, Casey serves as Social Studies Department Chair at Mesa High School and is Director of Camp O’Connor. A 2025 James Madison Fellow, he was nominated for the Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year Award and has contributed to Arizona civics education through state standards development, professional learning, and assessment design. Casey holds a Master of Arts in American History and Government at Ashland University as a Buchwald Fellow and graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a degree in Secondary Education.