McKenna Lickle has a masters degree in nutrition and dietics and is currently a second-year culinary student at UH Maui College. Her goal in returning to school in the culinary program is to understand the where, what, and why of the ingredients used and how to best showcase them in a healthy, local and sustainable way. Raised in Haiku Maui her love of the food around her was cultivated. She has a deep passion for connecting people with the foods they eat.