Lieutenant Commander Monacelli is the commanding officer of the ice-breaking buoy tender Hollyhock (WLB-214) in Port Huron, Michigan. With operational experience in aids to navigation, international law enforcement, and fisheries protection, he also is a Coast Guard judge advocate. He received his commission in 2008 from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and holds a master’s in electrical engineering from Old Dominion University, a JD from the University of California–Berkeley School of Law, and a master’s from the U.S. Naval War College.
