Mandy joined the Patton team as a technician in May 2021. Mandy is a Red Lion native and 2007 graduate of Lebanon Valley College with a BS in biology.
Mandy has two Labrador Retrievers who are littermates-Lily, a black Lab and Chubbs, a yellow Lab who love running and swimming on her farm. Mandy cites growing up on a farm with a love of animals as the reason for pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. She now has a farm of her own and is excited to share her love of animals with her children.
In her free time, Mandy can be found working on her family’s or her parents’ farm and growing pumpkins to sell at a roadside stand. She also enjoys gardening and being a mom. Mandy loves to travel and had an opportunity to tour parts of Europe including France, Italy and Switzerland with the Pennsylvania Ambassadors of Music in 2004, but her bucket list includes a trip to Ireland and Germany to explore her family roots.
After living and working in Lebanon County for 13 years Mandy returned to Red Lion in 2019 when an opportunity arose to buy her own farm. She says, “Finding a job closer to home to be able to be a part of the local community and be able to enjoy more time with my family was a big benefit of being able to come work at PVH.” Mandy’s favorite quote is one by author and Homestead blogger Kathy Bernier, “There is nothing finer than living and dreaming like a farm girl.”
Though she may be a farm girl at heart, Mandy is an excellent small animal technician and we’re happy she returned to Red Lion and found her way to Patton. We’re so excited to have her as part of the Patton family!