Rosie Mendoza is a 1983 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received a Bachelors degree in Business Administration in Accounting. She currently serves as the managing shareholder for R. Mendoza & Company, P.C., with expertise in financial and governmental accounting, where she leads the attest services area of the firm.

Mrs. Mendoza is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Texas. She has more than six years of experience as a comptroller of a major nonprofit entity and more than fifteen years of public accounting experience, including experience with the national accounting firm of KPMG. In her 25 years of service, she has provided audit and consulting services to a wide variety of clients including non-profit organizations, governmental entities and other commercial entities. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Texas Society of CPA's, and the Austin Charter of Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Mrs. Mendoza has been an active volunteer for numerous charitable organizations throughout her career. In addition to serving a four-year term as Treasurer and a Board of Manager for the Travis County Healthcare District, she also serves as Treasurer and Board of Director of Annie's List, Board of Director of the Austin Geriatric Center, Inc. and Austin Recovery. In 2006, she also served as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

In April 1994, she was recognized by the League of United Latin American Citizens as one of 15 outstanding Hispanic women in Austin for community participation and involvement. In 1998, she was granted the Community Service Award for Civic and Community Involvement by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 1998. In May of 2005, she received the Girl Scouts' Lone Star Council 2005 Women of Distinction Award and in September of 2005, she received the Capital Area Democratic Women's 2005 Celebration of Champions Award. In July 2008, she was selected by the New Milestones Foundation/Austin Travis County MHMR as one of its 2008 Champion. The award honors individuals and organizations that have championed the cause of mental illness, developmental or intellectual disabilities or substance abuse use disorders. Also in 2008, Rosie received the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce “Your Health Matters” Community Service Award for Volunteer Leadership.

Mrs. Mendoza has lived in the Austin area since 1985. Originally from South Texas, she married Richard Mendoza in 1985 with whom she has three children: Antonio, 22, Daniel, 19, and Raquel, 17. She enjoys scrapbooking, gardening and spending time with her family.

The Austin City Council reappointed Ms. Mendoza to a four-year term to the Board of Managers in March of 2009, which will expire in December of 2012.