Mandi was born and raised on her parents mixed farm outside of Innisfail, AB. She attended Olds college where she earned her Diploma in Agriculture Business then went on to earn her Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture Business at the University of Saskatchewan. Mandi has had a variety of career experiences within the agriculture industry across the prairie provinces in the last 10 years. Currently, she, her husband and daughter operate a mixed farm outside of Pierson, MB. When not at the clinic Mandi can be found working on the farm, riding horses, playing hockey, spending time with family or travelling to Alberta.