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Mandy Bell

finance assistanT

Crunching the numbers and keeping accounts in order. Ensuring that funds are classified correctly, books are balanced, and reports are accurate.

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Family: Married to my hubby, Jason, with our son, Sam!

Previous lines/places of work: Former Paralegal/Bookkeeper/Office Manager (11 years) & Office Administrator at our prior church.  

FAVORITES:

  • Books: Too many to list, but they're mostly novels.
  • Food: Most anything Italian, Mexican (not too spicy), or Chinese... and a lot of good, old-fashioned PA Dutch!
  • Snack Food: Ice Cream, bbq chips, granola bars, anything chocolate & caramel.
  • Movie: Tombstone, The Burbs, Office Space, The Goonies
  • TV Show: Friends, Seinfeld, The Office, Scrubs
  • Time of Day: Snacktime!
  • Season: Winter
  • Place in the world: Wherever my husband & son are.
  • Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Reading, Knitting/Crocheting, making music, playing with my son
  • Sports Teams: What are these "sports teams" you speak of??
  • Animal: Penguin
  • Place to pray: Anywhere in nature or looking out a window into nature.

GET TO KNOW ME:

Best thing someone said to you:
I choose you. (Said by our son's birth-mom)

Three People I'd Like to Meet: Lin Manuel-Miranda, Madeleine L'Engle, Nicole Nordeman

One of the things I find most fascinating:  Pointillism & air plants (ok, so that's two...)

One of my greatest experiences with God: The countless times He sustained me during our adoption journey by answering my (literal) cries for His presence.

Most people don’t know this about me:
I took two years of Japanese in high school (and forgot nearly all of it).