Denise M. Mendoza
-Born and raised in a small coastal town in Maine with the population of about 1000 people.
-His parents were foster care providers where he shared his house and parents with more than one hundred children throughout his adolescent life.
-Attended college at Maine Maritime Academy where he obtained a degree in International Logistics, and started the schools rugby team from the ground up.
-met with athletic director, hired a coach, created a petition, received donations, advertised, set up schedule and practices. He coached his team to an undefeated season and championship title in only their second year of existence.
-Managed a restaurant of 60 people, and soon learned to speak the Spanish language in order to communicate with his employees.
-Is the youngest tenured manager at the largest third party logistics companies in the world. Sells and provides transportation for thousands of companies including Starbucks, Kraft Foods, Nike, Amazon, and Wal Mart.
- Extracurricular activities in high school and college included hockey, indoor/outdoor track, football, and rugby.
-traveled to every state in the United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii, and well as countries such as Canada, Mexico, Ireland, and the Bahamas.