From 2007 to 2009, Easy served as assistant offensive football coach and boys’ head track and field coach for his high school alma mater, Everett High School. He received his B.A. degree in broadcast journalism in 2001 from Pennsylvania State University, which included a minor in business management. He also received both his Master of Education (M.Ed.) in the field of education administration and his Ph.D. in educational leadership from Pennsylvania State University. Additionally, he earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix in 2010.