Casey Thomas II

---

Personal Information

Casey is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he was born and raised. He attended Dallas ISD schools and graduated from Skyline High School.
He went to college at the University of North Texas, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He served as Vice President of the Progressive Black Student Organization. He also was elected to the Student Government Association. While a student at UNT, he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc. (Zeta Upsilon chapter). He helped to charter the National Pan-Hellenic Council on the campus of the University of North Texas. He also laid the groundwork for expanding the Buddy System, a student mentoring program that is designed to increase retention of students of color by pairing incoming freshmen with upper classmen.
After graduation, he became an educator. He has spent his career in education, working in Cedar Hill ISD and Dallas ISD. While in Dallas ISD, he established the Young Men of Distinction Male mentoring program, at A. Maceo Smith High School in 2000. He was a special education teacher in Dallas ISD.