McKenzie Hanson was born and raised on a small hobby farm in East Tennessee where she developed a love for the outdoors and an appreciation for the small, local tobacco and strawberry farms in her community. Because of these childhood experiences, she is now pursuing a degree in Agricultural Communication at the University of Tennessee and expects to graduate in the Spring of 2019. Along with being a full time student, she also works as a marketing professional at a local e-commerce business where she develops content, manages social media accounts, and runs an SEO campaign. She has previously worked as an Office Manager for a firearms retail business where she maintained compliance with BATFE standards and was responsible for all secretarial tasks. When she's not studying or working, Mckenzie likes to endurance race her Arabian horse, Ghost.