Mrs. Mendoza began her career in banking in 1992, in San Diego as a teller and quickly moved up to New Accounts where she began to network with the legal community. She has spent most of her career in commercial banking where she helped businesses throughout but particularly finding her niche in the legal sector. Her career spans nearly 28 years having spent all of it in the Downtown San Diego area, she has been recognized as a top-performing banker with experience in operations, lending, management, marketing, and budgeting.

Mrs. Mendoza has worked with 3 banks in her 28-year career, including Bank of America while attending SDSU, 16+ years with California Bank and Trust and the past 8 years with CalPrivate Bank now serving as Senior Vice President, Branch Manager and Director of Legal Services Private Client Group.

Mrs. Mendoza is a past associate member of the American Bankers Association and the Bankers’ Compliance Group. She is an active member of the San Diego Family Law Bar Association, San Diego Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators, Leader Circle Member with the San Diego La Raza Lawyers, San Ysidro Health Philanthropy Leadership Council, Mana of San Diego, and Downtown SD Partnership member.

Mrs. Mendoza lives in San Diego within the community of North Park with her husband of 28 years, her 26-year-old daughter and 20-year-old son.