Mackenzie is a second year Industrial-Organizational PhD student at Seattle Pacific University. She grew up in Snohomish, Washington and has stayed fairly close to home while in college and graduate school. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Pacific Lutheran University, where she also was a member of the volleyball team. As a part of the Data Team with Pivot NW, Mackenzie assists in the qualitative research process, survey design, and helps to measure Pivot's incredible impact. In her free time, she is probably spending time with family and friends or studying at a coffee shop.