Matthew McDonell
Founder - Sky Soldier - Veteran & First Responder Mental Wellness Advocate
- Role
- Founder at Next 18
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matthew McDonell
Founder/Executive Director at Next 18Using the game of golf as a catalyst to provide mental wellness education to veterans and first respondersNext18.org for more informationMasters of Social Work - Concordia Mequon (May 20•••98 GPAMBA Cardinal Stritch (Mar 2020) Marketing concentration3.89 GPABachelor of Science in Business Administration Minors In International Business and Marketing3.56 GPAColumbia CollegeCum LaudeAlpha Sigma Lambda Alum2024 Red Cross of WI - Military Hero2022 WebMD Health Hero Recipient2019 Americanism Award Winner - ROA of Wisconsin nominatedFirmly believe in supporting my fellow Veterans and our first responder brothers and sisters
Experience
Founder
Mar 2021 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US
Our mission is to use the sport of golf as a conduit to provide transformational mental health resources and life skills training to veterans and first responders.Veteran owned, mental health non profit with a focus on bringing other disabled Veterans and first responders together to facilitate mental health training, holistic lifestyles, mindfulness training, nutrition awareness, and camaraderie through the sport of golf. Next 18 provides week-long golf camps at no cost to the Veterans and first responders that attend. In addition to week-long camps, one-on-one sessions are offered on-course with no-nonsense approaches to facilitate an open, welcome atmosphere for fellow Veterans and first responders to discuss ongoing needs and solutions in a myriad of topics
Education
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Associate’s Degree, Marketing/Marketing Management, General
2009 — 2011
Cardinal Stritch University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing
2018 — 2020
Columbia College
Bachelor’s Degree, BS in Business Administration
2014 — 2016
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Masters, Clinical/Medical Social Work
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