Mandi assists in the recruitment, selection, hiring, training, and supervision of First yeaR Orientation Guides (FROGs). She also supports transition initiatives like Weeks of Welcome, National Transfer Student Week, and the UNST 110: New Dukes 101 seminar course. Mandi earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and minored in Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. She is currently a student in JMU's College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) Master's program. She loves to go on walks, listen to music, thrift, write letters, and play bingo.