She started her career as an inpatient telemetry nurse after receiving a Bachelors of Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She later returned to Hawaii Pacific University to complete her Master’s Degree in Nursing. After graduating in 2010 she joined Queen’s Heart, and has been a part of both the inpatient and outpatient cardiology services. Mandi has focused her care on heart failure and general cardiology. She retains a national certification by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as a family nurse practitioner, and a national certification by the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses as a certified heart failure nurse.