Rebecca Mendoza is the Lead Faculty for Accounting

at Palo Alto College in San Antonio, TX. Rebecca

earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Accounting

from Southern New Hampshire University.

Along with teaching full-time, Rebecca is also currently

a doctoral student at Abilene Christian University

studying Education and a CPA candidate.

Before becoming the youngest full-time faculty member

on campus, Rebecca spent over five years in the public,

private, and non-profit sectors of accounting including

working for her own non-profit, the CC Warriors

Organization. This organization began in 2011 as her

Girl Scout Gold Award Project which focused on

breaking the barriers between students with disabilities

and the general population through dance. This

program became the first in the nation to incorporate a

dance program for all abilities at the elementary level.

This organization’s mission grew throughout Rebecca’s

reign as Miss San Antonio 2019 under the Miss America

Organization. Determined to speak about inclusion, Rebecca presented to over 115 schools in and around San Antonio, TX, and appeared at over four hundred events dedicated to volunteerism for the city of San Antonio. With years of advocating for inclusion, innovation, and breaking stereotypes, Rebecca is leading the way toward how faculty teach the next generation of students. Rebecca hopes that students can see her as a way of breaking societal norms and achieving dreams regardless of circumstance.