Carol Caserta received her Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish from UB in 1964. She received her Masters Degree in Guidance Counseling from the New York University in 1965. She returned to Bennett three months later to teach Spanish. At that time you had to teach at least two years before becoming a counselor. Carol taught Spanish for three years and then started her guidance career in 1968.
She was married in 1969 to her late husband Pat who was a graduate of Lafayette High School. After her daughter and son had grown up, Carol returned to Bennett to teach ESL.
When the opportunity presented itself to join the Bennett High School Alumni Association Board of Directors Carol readily accepted the invitation. Mentoring and tutoring are important components of the association. They certainly had a great impact on Carol. She also became a part of the Redesign Team which has strived to solidify the present and future existence of Lewis J. Bennett High School. A woman of many talents, she joined the Sports Hall of Fame Committee in 2002. She noted that it has been a great pleasure to have taken part in honoring so many outstanding athletes; including the athletes who will be inducted into the Bennett Hall of Fame this coming October at the 16th annual induction ceremony.
Carol is known for her hard work and dedication to Bennett. She truly believes that the best is yet to be at the L.J. Bennett High School of Innovative Technology. She also stressed that former graduates should try in any way to give back to their beloved Alma Mater.