Jessica Mendoza is President of the Women’s Sports Foundation Board of Trustees, a national charitable educational organization dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through physical activity.  She is also an ESPN color analyst during the Women’s College World Series and athletic ambassador for Team Durfor.  Her natural athletic ability has garnered numerous awards over the years. 

Currently a member of the ProFastpitch X-Treme Tour, she was voted Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year in 2008.  In September 2007, Mendoza was officially named to the U.S. Olympic softball team, which captured silver at the 2008 Games.  In July 2007, the U.S. team went undefeated, taking home its sixth consecutive Pan American gold medal.  For the second consecutive year, the U.S. team captured the World Cup championship.  The team was also victorious at the 2007 Canada Cup.  Mendoza was named 2006 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year, as she led the United States to its first gold medal at the World Cup of Softball with three home runs, 16 RBI and a 1.167 slugging percentage.  She also led the team to the International Softball Federation (SF) World Championship title in Beijing with five home runs, 16 RBI and a slugging percentage of .969.

Mendoza is a Stanford University graduate with an undergraduate degree in American Studies and a Master’s degree in Social Sciences in Education.  In four years, Mendoza led Stanford to the NCAA tournament every season and the College World Series for the first time in 2001.  She is the school’s only four-time All-American and holds several school records.