Mindy has two passions that have followed her through life: volunteering and dogs.

• Developed and lead fundraising campaign for competition high school cheer/mascot team raising over $35,000 in between 2006-2007 to pay for training, uniforms and traveling costs.
• Volunteered for numerous organizations such as 4-H, Ronald McDonald House, National Wild Turkey Federation, Wounded Warrior Battalion East, and woman/children shelters, to name a few.
• Earned MBA/Marketing and MAeD to further successful fundraising campaigns and to give back to the community as an educator at Webster University abroad Camp LeJeune.
• Raised/trained Australian Shepherds for cattle ranch work.
• Raises GSD and is currently involved in a Train the Trainer program and training 2 GSD as possible candidates for water leak detection K9s thru Walnut Grove K9 in Ohio.