After graduating from Massey University with a B Agr Sci, Mandi spent three years working as farm management consultant in the dairy sector where she attained her Certificate in Adult Education before heading overseas. After two years in the UK, Mandi spent three years in the North Coast of Australia working for a dairy company developing and implementing various extension programs programme and providing technical advice and support to dairy farmers through deregulation. Upon returning back to NZ, Mandi spent some time with Dairy NZ setting up their Business Planning programme and completing a Masters in Rural Systems Management (Extension Evaluation) before leaving to manage a small agricultural consulting company. Mandi now manages her own successful agri-business consultancy business, which she established in 2002. She has been involved in the design of farm systems extension programs in China; strategic planning in rural Russia and succession planning and business continuance in Australia in addition to providing on-farm management and strategic advice to her New Zealand clients. Mandi is also involved in designing and implementing extension programs in both New Zealand and Australia with a particular focus on strategic planning and business continuance. She has a particular interest in learning preferences and is registered with VARK as a learning styles facilitator.
Mandi is an accomplished presenter at conferences and has been involved in both TV and radio as a presenter and producer of rural shows.
She is an equity partner in both a dairy farm and dry-stock farm in New Zealand.
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