Katese is a native of Ripley, MS. She graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center with her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree with a concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner. She is married to her high school sweetheart with 2 boys, Mason and Malachi. When she isn’t at the clinic, she’s reading, arranging florals, cooking/hosting, or spending time with family.