Mackenzie Boedicker

Mackenzie Boedicker is Founder, President, and Chairman of the Board for Mackenzie's Mission. She provides leadership, sets the strategic direction and oversees the execution of all aspects of the foundation. The Board for Mackenzie's Mission recognizes those individuals that have made, and continue to make, an extraordinary impact in the fight against amyloidosis.

Mackenzie graduated Cum Laude from Northeastern University, earning a B.S. in Health Science with a Minor in Biology. She recently finished a two-year term as a research associate at Harvard Medical School, investigating a novel cell culturing technique for breast cancer.

Additionally, for the past six years, she has been a student observer at Inova Fairfax Hospital, observing surgeries and outpatient visits in their orthopedic trauma department. While at Northeastern University, she was an active member of GlobeMed for four years and lead a trip to their longstanding partner organization in Uganda, focused on identifying and addressing water and sanitation needs of rural communities. Mackenzie shadowed several surgeons for three weeks at Life Gaborone Private Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. She has co-authored two publications in the Journal of Global Public Health and another while working at Harvard Medical School.