Mandy has spent the last 30 years helping others. Through her career, volunteer work and lived experience, she's gained a wealth of knowledge around perseverance and finding joy, even during the hardest parts of life. As an elementary teacher and principal, Mandy helped her students see themselves as people worthy of love, attention and success. She built communities focused on acceptance, honesty and kindness.

After leaving education in 2013, Mandy and her sister-in-law, Michala Gibson, founded Prairie Elder Care. There, they built a one-of-a-kind community for people living with dementia and their families, offering a range of services from residential and day care to an innovative work program, all focused on helping individuals and their families achieve the best quality of life possible. In 2020, they released the book, Now is Found, a guide to rethinking dementia care.

Much of Mandy's work with Prairie Elder Care has centered on supporting families through this incredibly hard journey. In early 2024, her brother, also Michala's husband, was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer's. Now, she and her family are learning even more intimately the challenges and devastation families face with this disease.

As a mom, Mandy has done her most significant learning in finding joy during the hardest times. While her two sons are now thriving young adults, this has not always been the case. As a family, they've faced mental health crises, addiction, the death of friends and family, and more. Through it, Mandy has worked hard to turn what she's learned into a path for helping others do the same.

After working with her own coach for more than three years, Mandy became focused on a simple truth: real growth doesn't come from having it all together. It comes from understanding yourself clearly enough to find joy during hardship, and a way through even the most difficult seasons, on purpose. That truth is what she now helps her clients discover for themselves.

Mandy is a certified ACC level coach through the International Coaching Federation. She has completed the coursework for ICF PCC certification and expects to achieve full certification in the spring of 2026. Mandy is also a certified Enneagram practitioner, and uses this incredible tool as a foundational component of her coaching.