About Kasey 

Kasey L. Summerville is the first African American to be elected to a county-wide office.  Currently in her fourth term as Assessor for Arkansas’ Clark County, she was born in Flint, Michigan.  Kasey relocated to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to live with her grandmother at the age of eleven (11).

Kasey has been involved in her community all of her adult life.  An active member of the Saint Paul A.M.E. Church, she has faithfully served in many capacities.  Mrs. Summerville also serves on a few local boards and works with many organizations.  She was distinguished as the State of Arkansas’ Assessor of the Year in 2005, and noted as one of 20 to watch in 2007 by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette Tri-Lakes Edition.  She further received the Kenneth Eddy Award in 2008, an annual award designated for an outstanding assessor who made a positive difference for the Assessors Association.  Governor Mike Beebe recently appointed Kasey to the State Land Information Board.

In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, listening to music, exercising, and reading inspirational books and magazines. 

Kasey graduated from Arkadelphia High School in 1985 and attended Henderson State University.  She recently completed the degree requirements for an undergraduate degree in Organizational Management from Philander Smith College.  Her formal graduation ceremony is set for this spring.

 Kasey and her husband, William, have two children.