Soka University

High School
Graduated from the School for Advanced Studies High School in Miami, Florida...played two years of varsity soccer for the White Tigers...also a member of the volleyball and cross country teams...voted Best Volleyball Player of AAU 2014...invited to the USA National Teen Volleyball Team in 2014... won first place in the Accounting in Future Business Leaders of America competition (2014)...earned the CABJ Soccer Sportsmanship Award (2015)... President's Volunteer Service Award GOLD recipient (2016)... Associated in Arts degree in Business Administration from Miami Dade College (2017)...member of the Future Business Leadrs of America, the Women of Tomorrow and Mock Trial at School for Advanced Studies... Interact Service Club/Rotary Club of Hallandale member...Toastmaster of Hollywood, FL...YWD Aventura District Leader at Soka Gakkai International.

Personal
Born in Winter Park, Florida... raised in Brazil, and then Miami, Florida....parents Rejane and Johnny Mendez...5 siblings...played club soccer for the Boca Juniors Development Academy...worked for a Non-Profit Organization for disabled children called Autism Soccer... interned for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers... CEO'S assistant at Brazil USA resorts...intern at Douglas Elliman Real Estate...also considered attending University of Florida, University of Miami, Boston University, New York University, and University of Pennsylvania prior to committing to Soka University of America... intends to earn a double concentration in International Studies and Environmental Studies while at SUA... will study French... speak Portuguese and Spanish... hobbies outside of soccer include motivational speaking, reading, meditating, dancing, yoga, zumba and photography.