Kat Hutcheson earned her B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Developmental Psychology specializing in both Birth through Age Five Cognitive Development and Child and Adolescent Counseling from the University of South Florida. Kat is a well-known speaker and community leader. While working as a consultant, she helped parents create developmentally appropriate and academically-rich educational programs for young learners with a focus on neurodivergent students with high academic needs. Kat has worked as the lead curriculum evaluator for the largest homeschool Charter School in California. She has looked at 10’s of thousands of pieces of curricular material and programs and has become a leading expert at vetting and reviewing curriculum and educational resources. As the COO of Secular, Eclectic, Academic (SEA) Homeschoolers she is responsible for organizing and implementing community outreach endeavors and building relationships with companies and individuals creating high-quality curricula and resources.