Public Affairs Manager, Cox Communications – California
With more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Adriana Mendoza is a Public Affairs Manager for Cox Communications in San Diego, responsible for Community Relations efforts in San Diego including corporate/non-profit partnership serving as the statewide Digital Divide Liaison focusing on bridging the digital divide and responsible for leading theConnect2Compete efforts in CA. Most recently she was a Government Affairs Manager, serving as a liaison for the company with government entities at the local level.In that role Adriana also served as a liaison between Cox and nonprofit partners, managed Cox Tech Centers located at community centers and Boys and Girls Clubs in underserved communities and oversaw the company’s Connect2Compete program to bring computers and Internet access to K-12 students to help bridge the digital divide. Mendoza is currently a mentor to young Latinas through Manade San Diego, where she is on the board of directors, is an advisory board member for PiCS (Partners in College Success) and is on the board of directors for Computers2 Kids, San Diego, and San Diego County Taxpayers Association. She is also a 2019 graduate of LEAD, one of San Diego’s premier leadership programs. Since joining Cox Communications in 1998, Mendoza has held numerous roles in customer relations and public affairs. In 2003, she was a Cox Award of Excellence recipient. Prior to her current role, Mendoza held community and government affairs responsibilities for the company’s California region, which includes San Diego, Orange County, Palos Verdes and Santa Barbara. In this role, Mendoza served as a liaison between Cox and nonprofit partners, managed Cox Tech Centers located at community centers and Boys and Girls Clubs in underserved communities, and oversaw the company’s Connect2Compete program to bring computers and Internet access to K-12 students to help bridge the digital divide. Mendoza serves on the Cox Diversity and Inclusion Council for California and is a co-lead for Cox’s California Latino Employee Resource Group. Prior to joining Cox, she worked at the National City Public Library. Mendoza, who grew up in San Diego, married her childhood sweetheart. They live in SanDiego and have a 28-year-old son and a pit bull named Papi