Rancho Santiago Community College District
Cindy Mendizabal serves as the Employment Readiness Manager at Hope Builders since December 2021, having previously held roles as Employment Readiness Specialist and Career Readiness Coordinator within the same organization. Additionally, Cindy is an Instructor of Record at Rancho Santiago Community College District from May 2023. Professional experience includes positions at Amazing Magnets LLC as an Office Administrative Assistant and Account Manager, an Academic Advisor at Orange County Community Housing Corporation/SteppingUP, and a Higher Education Advocate at Fullerton College. Previous roles in the financial sector include Due Diligence Consultant at Wells Fargo and Fraud Analyst, Validation of Debt Analyst, and Debt Collector at Bank of America. Educational background includes a degree in Human Services from California State University, Fullerton, obtained between 2018 and 2020.
Rancho Santiago Community College District
The Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is responsive to the educational needs of its ever-changing community and provides programs and services that reflect academic excellence. Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College are public community colleges of RSCCD, which serve the residents of Anaheim Hills, East Garden Grove, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin and Villa Park. Both colleges provide education for academic transfer and careers, courses for personal and professional development, customized training for business and industry, and programs to train nurses, firefighters and law enforcement personnel.