I've interpreted a lot of job terminations, and I almost got slugged in a mental health setting. She also worked at the Republican National Convention, and signed talks by political figures that included House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the Rev. Jerry Falwell. Mendoza, a third-generation San Diegan, grew up in Allied Gardens and still lives in the neighborhood. I wanted to be a veterinarian, she says, but a summer job as a camp counselor for deaf and blind children steered her in another direction, and she was soon taking all the sign language classes she could. That was 14 years ago.
Every day is different.
Sometimes my schedule changes by the hour. It's challenging, and I like challenges. I put a lot of miles on my car. It's 3 years old, and it has 70,000 miles on it. When she isn't working, she likes to read and ride horses.