Mackenzie graduated from Pepperdine University in 2021 with a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Leadership & Managing Organizational Change, and a Certificate in Socially, Ethically, and Environmentally Responsible (SEER) Business Strategy. She holds a BS in Business Administration with a minor in Nonprofit Management. Mackenzie joined the board in 2019 as part of an inaugural Fellowship Program supported by the university affording actual non-profit Board experience. She now works at Team Rubicon, a disaster response nonprofit, as a Senior Associate of Project Management in the Development Operations department.