Makenna’s first interest in business came when she joined the Future Business Leaders of America. Since then she has served as her local chapter’s secretary and historian, the Illinois Eastern Area President, and the Illinois Co-Vice President. She has also participated in the Illinois Coordinating Council for Career & Technical Student Organizations’ Leadership Development Institute. Makenna will major in accounting in college, and hopes to work as an accountant for a few years before going on to pursue her true dream in becoming a budget analyst.