Justin Mons is an Arizona native, and has been involved in the marching arts for 16 years as an instructor, adjudicator, and visual designer. After marching 7 years at The Arizona Academy, he joined the visual staff at the Mandarins. Justin served the Mandarins as a field tech in 2013, Assistant Visual Caption Head ’14-’16, and ‘17-22 returned back to a lead field tech position. Justin also spent a part of the 2015 summer on visual staff for the Academy. In the 2024 season, Justin was the Drill Designer for the All Age Class A champions, Govenaires. Most recently Justin was on visual staff for world class indoor drumline MBI.

Justin will soon be completing his BA in Organizational Leadership (Project Management) from Arizona State University. In his off time he enjoys attending Twins and Vikings games musicals, and any theater production his partner Mandy Rae is directing. He is Thrilled to be returning for his 2nd season with Blue Knights!