Our People

The Mendez Foundation has a long history serving the Tampa community that has extended to reach out all over the country. Our team of educators, prevention specialists, developers and trainers work together to teach kids they are Too Good for drugs and violence!

Board of Directors
C. E. Mendez Foundation, Inc.

Charles E. Mendez, Sr. (1914-1967) Founder/Director

Mrs. Charles (Anita) Mendez (1914-2004) Founder/Director

Charles E. Mendez, Jr.

Chairman & President

  

Charles E. Mendez, III

Vice President/ Secretary

  

Lawrence D. Mendez

Vice President/ Assistant Secretary

  

Yvonne L. Mendez

Vice President

  

Diana G. Mendez

Board Member

  

Henry Gonzalez, III

Board Member

  

Michael Annis, Esquire

Board Member

  

Charles F. Mitchell, M.D.

Board Member

  

Janet Y. Mendez

Board Member

  

Melissa Hoffman

Board Member

  

Lauren E. Mendez

Board Member

 
     

 

 

Who We Are

 

  
     
Charles E. Mendez, Jr.
Chairman & President		 Christianne Powell
Direct Services Manager 		Michael Johnson
Account Services Manager
     
Charles E. Mendez, III
Vice President/ Managing Director		 Cindy Wiley
Training Services Manager 		Rendel Stalvey
Account Services Field Representative
     

Regina Birrenkott, M. Ed.
Senior Director Prevention Programming

Eileen Koteles
Theatre Productions Manager 		Shirley Boykin
Customer Services Coordinator
     
Lisa Bourdon, M. Ed.
Marketing Services Director 		Leon Dragon
Business and Personnel Manager

Nick Parker
Account Services Coordinator

     
Laura Schroeder
Project Manager

Ruth Ward
Accountant

Stuart Pheil
Inventory Controller
     
Mary Beth Hunt
Curriculum Developer/Writer		 Seth Freedman
Program Manager Seeds of Nutrition

Alison Pierce
Account Services Specialist

     
Betty Austin
Administrative Assistant		 Nichole Lupo
Program Coordinator Seeds of Nutrition		 Lauren Mendez
Nutritionist / Contributor Seeds of Nutrition
     

Prevention Specialists

The Mendez Foundation employs a team of thirty Prevention Specialists who deliver the Too Good for Drugs K-8 and Too Good for Drugs & Violence High School programs to approximately 650 students per week in each middle school and high school throughout the Hillsborough County Public School District.

 
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Purpose and Passion
  • Prevention Specialists deliver Too Good in Hillsborough County, FL.
Red Ribbon Celebration 
  • Too Good for Drugs Walk & KidFest, October 2, 2010.
Community Walk
Too Good Takes the Stage
  • Theatre brings the prevention message to life for kids.
Theatre
Inside Too Good
  • Essential life skills – that's what the Too Good programs teach.
Inside Seeds of Nutrition
  • Cultivating a relationship to real food, from the ground up.