MacKensye Guza is a 2020-2021 Teach Plus Illinois Policy Fellow. MacKensye is a member of the Transition Planning team for the Learning Services department and is working to promote collaboration between teachers within her department and school. MacKensye previously taught middle school special education in Michigan before making a career transition to Illinois. She previously began service learning projects for recycling with emphasis on peer partnerships and led District 88 in raising over a half a million dollars for the American Cancer Society. She holds a BA in Special Education, MA in Curriculum and Instruction and is set to earn a MEd in Special Education in December 2020.