Mike graduated in 1982 from Central Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. He began his career as a staff accountant at Blum Shapiro in West Hartford, where‚ in December 1990‚ he was promoted to partner. Mike left Blum Shapiro in October of 1993 to return to his hometown of Bristol‚ CT and begin what is now Adams Samartino & Co.‚ CPAs. Mike and his wife Kathy reside in Bristol, where they raised their two grown children‚ Michael and Emily. Currently, Michael is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, is president of the Robert Rosenheim Foundation, a member of the finance committee for The Bristol Boys and Girls Club and Family Center, Inc. where he has spent over 20 years as a board member and past treasurer, and a long term member of the St. Joseph Church finance committee. Additionally, throughout his career‚ Mike has been involved in many volunteer organizations‚ including, board member and president of the St. Joseph School board, board member of the Archdiocese of Hartford School Board, and City of Bristol Finance Board member.