Mrs. Katty Cartagena was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts of Secondary Education at the University of Puerto Rico and Majored in Spanish. Later on, she got her Dual Language endorsement to teach it in Utah. She taught at Snow Canyon Middle School for 19 years before joining Utah Online School in 2025. Mrs. Cartagena is married and has three children.

When she is not teaching Spanish, she loves spending time with her family, traveling, going to music concerts, watching movies, and reading.