About Me

Eydie Mendoza

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I can almost taste the food. Have you seen the photos on Facebook? Each picture makes my mouth water.

My name is Eydie Mendoza. I grew up sewing and drawing, a true artist but as I got older, I was encouraged to pursue a more practical career. While studying, I decided to build my own photo library and took photography courses, quickly becoming a new passion and segue to multimedia production.

Initially, I started the company to help small local businesses get visibility online by using Website templates for a fraction of the cost, making it affordable and easy for a mom and pop type businesses to get digital visibility in order to compete with other businesses. My multimedia skills allow me to offer clients photography, video, and social media packages.

Raised in San Jose, Calif., Eydie Mendoza and graduated from Yerba Buena High School. They first attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in San Francisco and then relocated to Los Angeles to work in the fashion district and realized that they wanted to make a bigger impact on society and changed their major to English at Pasadena City College, transferred to Mount St. Mary’s College, and received a Bachelor’s in English and Spanish.

Mendoza worked over eight years as a college international and domestic student advisor, including children of migrant workers at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and College of the Redwoods in Eureka. They enjoyed working for the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) office in Sacramento with early childhood dual language programs on a national level. They worked with under-served and underrepresented communities as a bilingual educator assisting families, care providers, teachers, youth and adults in pursuing their dreams for higher education and a better life.

After the NCLR office closed in northern Calif., Mendoza moved back to their hometown of San Jose, where they reconnected with family, friends, and the community. They worked as the Communications Specialist at 4Cs, a former SVL Editor-in-Chief SVLatino.com (2011-2012), a former San Jose Pride Board Member where they served as a Publicist (2012-2014) and interim CFO (2013), and worked 10 years for the County of Santa Clara in communications.

Currently works for Santa Clara University Presents as an interim Digital Marketing Manager, is an active Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit member, and volunteers with Qmunity Foundation.