Catie Hoopes is from Carroll County, Maryland. She is currently a Legal Studies Major at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland. At Stevenson, Catie is involved with the competitive mock trial team and the legal society. Catie previously worked for the Maryland Association of Boards of Education as their Legislative Assistant. She has worked closely with members of the Maryland General Assembly and various Boards of Education in Maryland. Catie also has ties to the education system as she worked as an early childhood teaching assistant for five years.