Cassie serves as an athletic trainer for the University of Florida Physicians, primarily working with two orthopedic surgeons. In addition to her clinical work, Cassie serves as a mentor to the high school graduate assistant athletic trainers at Buchholz HS, Gainesville HS, and Fort White HS. Cassie earned her Bachelor of Arts in Athletic Training from University of Northern Iowa in 2008. Cassie then completed a year internship at Charleston Southern University as an assistant athletic trainer with the football and softball teams. While at CSU she was awarded the SEATA Collegiate Athletic Training staff of the year. In 2011, she earned her Masters of Science from the University of Kentucky, and served as a graduate assistant at Madison Central High School.

Following graduation, she continued to work as head athletic trainer at Madison Central High School for 4 years before starting her current position. Cassie is a member of the Athletic Training Association of Florida, and serves on the Committee on Practice Advancement. She is also a member of Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association, and National Athletic Trainers Association. She currently serves at the National level as the liaison for the National Association of Orthopedic Technologists (NAOT). In addition to her Florida and national athletic training certifications and licensures, she is certified by the NAOT as an orthopedic technologist.

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