As a Military brat, my family moved around every two to three years. Knowing this was a unique upbringing, my parents, being from Maine, made sure I maintained roots in the state. I visited Maine almost every summer growing up, and in 2008 we moved here permanently. Participating in clubs/sports from an early age I continued to do so after the move. I was an Order of the Arrow member for Boy Scouts of America (BSA), high school Co-Captain/Maine Shrine Lobster bowl select for American Football and placed in states for Wrestling as a Heavyweight.

I began Federal Service (Military Sealift Command) directly after graduating from Maine Maritime Academy in 2016 (B.S. in International Business and Logistics). This adventurous career allowed me to participate in major naval exercises (Talisman Saber 2017 & RIMPAC 2018), deployments (John C. Stennis carrier battle group world cruise 2019, going through both Suez and Panama canals), which granted me leave to travel extensively (of note: Dove the Great Barrier Reef, lived in Croatia for a time, visited Everest base camp in Nepal, toured India’s Taj Mahal, spent Christmas/New Years in Venice, Italy, soaked in Iceland’s Blue Lagoon, and sipped on frozen Cappuccinos in Malta). I concluded my time in the outfit as a Supply Officer (SUPPO).

My senior year at the Academy, I asked my mom, Kim Mondonedo, if I could join The Mendall Financial Group. She informed me I needed professional, worldly experience before that thought could be entertained. Working/traveling to six continents (nearly 50 countries), experience as a department head to 30+ personnel, a passion for personal finance and seven years later, I joined my family’s business as the 4^th generation at The Mendall Financial Group in spring 2023.

When I am not working you can find me slicing golf balls, shredding the gnar (or ice if you’re in New England haha), pumping iron, on my next travel excursion, cooking in the kitchen, or struggling to win matches in Dota 2.