- Kansas State University, 2019
BIO
Makenzie is a registered dietitian who has spent her career focusing on food security for low-income and historically disenfranchised communities. She’s worked primarily in public health settings, providing support for low-income individuals in both Women, Infants, and Children programs and for SNAP-Ed programs designed to increase healthy eating habits and behaviors for families. Makenzie received her bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Kansas State University in 2019 and completed the didactic program through Cornell University in 2020. She firmly believes that no one should go hungry and that our food distribution systems could be more equitable. Over the years she’s developed an interest in the environmental impacts of food production, leading her to UVM’s Food Systems program. After graduation, Makenzie would like to work for a non-profit organization and focus on global food security with a public health lens. She also plans to continue her education and achieve a doctorate in public health and become an instructional and research professor. In her free time, Makenzie loves to hike and explore new areas, teach yoga, play music (piano and guitar), and read with her cat, Emmy, on her lap.
Bio
Makenzie is a registered dietitian who has spent her career focusing on food security for low-income and historically disenfranchised communities. She’s worked primarily in public health settings, providing support for low-income individuals in both Women, Infants, and Children programs and for SNAP-Ed programs designed to increase healthy eating habits and behaviors for families. Makenzie received her bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Kansas State University in 2019 and completed the didactic program through Cornell University in 2020. She firmly believes that no one should go hungry and that our food distribution systems could be more equitable. Over the years she’s developed an interest in the environmental impacts of food production, leading her to UVM’s Food Systems program. After graduation, Makenzie would like to work for a non-profit organization and focus on global food security with a public health lens. She also plans to continue her education and achieve a doctorate in public health and become an instructional and research professor. In her free time, Makenzie loves to hike and explore new areas, teach yoga, play music (piano and guitar), and read with her cat, Emmy, on her lap.