Mandi joined MPP in early 2016 and worked in both the Membership and State Policies departments before assuming her current role as operations manager, where she is responsible for bookkeeping and human resources administration. In addition to criminal justice reform, Mandi’s professional and academic interests include environmental, agricultural, and healthcare policy and activism. She is a proud graduate of Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, where she studied Policy Analysis. Mandi lives in Washington, D.C., happily trying new restaurants, enjoying local music, and petting as many dogs as possible.