McKenzie is from Connecticut and graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a BS in Speech Language Pathology. She began her professional career in a school system working with middle school and high school students. After moving to North Carolina, she started working with children with autism as a behavior technician. McKenzie is now a Registered Behavior Technician and the arts and crafts guru at HANDS. Her favorite color is purple, and she loves Reese’s peanut butter cups!