Mingo aspired to draw from his law background to support communities and individuals within social work. He received his AB degree from Brown University in 1996 and his JD from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1999. After law school, he worked as a senior law clerk for the Supreme Court of Guam and later as a case worker for former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Services were held on March 25 at the New Faith Baptist Church in Matteson, IL.