Lani was born and raised in Ohio, but she moved to Maryland to attend the University of Maryland, College Park. She became a Police Dispatcher in Riverdale, MD in 2002, retiring as the Communications Manager in 2023. Lani served as a volunteer firefighter with the Branchville Volunteer Fire Company (College Park, MD) for 18 years. She was a Firefighter, EMT and Wagon driver, and held every officer title in the department, up to Deputy Chief, many one those as the first female to serve in the department’s history. She was the training coordinator, teaching numerous classes and drills for the department and in the county. Lani also proudly headed up the Jr. Firefighter and Cadet programs for several years. After moving to Pennsylvania in 2018, Lani has served as the Stewartstown Elementary PTA treasurer for 3 years and a Den Leader with the Stewartstown Cub Scouts Pack 156 for 4 years. She started working in tax preparation in 2022 and has been studying IRS code and tax law diligently. She’s excited to be working with the team and looks forward to helping people in the area. Lani also enjoys spending time with her son, 2 dogs, and bearded dragon. She appreciates the outdoors, loves reading, and tries to beat her son at video games.
