Jen Mendez is currently a Conservation & Marine Projects Specialist at Crystal Cove Conservancy. Prior to that, they were a Natural Resource Graduate Intern at CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY from June 2021 to September 2021. Before that, they were a Science Communication Intern at NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration from September 2020 to December 2021. Jen has also been a Graduate Student Researcher at The University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences from August 2021 to June 2022.
Jen Mendez has a Master's degree in Conservation and Restoration Science from UC Irvine, a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from University of Hawaii at Hilo, and an Associate of Arts in Business Administration and Management from College of the Canyons.