She and the quartet achieved national acclaim for performing "Mr. Sandman" and "Lollipop", both of which became instant hit songs during the 1950s and 1960s.
[2] She graduated high school in 1942 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in education in 1946.
[1] Mand worked for the American Red Cross and was a singer with an amateur barbershop quartet when, in 1953, she auditioned for a role in the Chordettes.
The group would perform with stars including Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, in addition to appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand.
Mand worked as a special education teacher in the Brentwood School District, earning a Master of Arts in the field from Hofstra University in 1969.