Hi! I’m Casey - a mom, former public-school teacher, current homeschool mom, and the person behind Junction 127.
I moved to Lake Placid in 2003, and later met my husband, who was born and raised here. He is a firefighter, and we’re proud to be a first responder family raising our two daughters in a community we’re grateful to call home. Creating something that can serve people and bring them together right here in Lake Placid is especially meaningful to me.
I have a B.A. in Organizational Communication from UCF and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Southeastern University. I also hold a Florida Professional Teaching Certificate and have experience teaching in both traditional classrooms and alternative learning environments. Teaching has always come naturally to me, but so has learning. I’m always up for an adventure, trying something new, figuring out how something works, and sharing what I’ve learned with others.
My faith, my family, and serving others are at the heart of what matters most to me. If you had asked me 15 years ago what my life would look like today, I never would have imagined that I’d leave the classroom to homeschool my own children. If you had asked me five years ago, I certainly wouldn’t have told you I’d be opening a place like Junction 127! But God has led our family down a path I never could have planned for myself, and opening Junction 127 has been another leap of faith. I felt led to do this, and while stepping into something completely new has definitely been scary at times, I trust that He has me exactly where I’m supposed to be.
At heart, I’m someone who loves to learn, teach, plan, create, and bring people together. I’m happiest when I’m exploring somewhere new with my family, learning a skill I didn’t know yesterday, dreaming up the next idea, or sharing something I know with someone else. I don’t always know what the next adventure will look like, but I’ve learned to be willing to jump in, figure it out, and see where it leads.