Raymond Mendoza, who joined VMA in April 2017, specializes in media relations, public affairs and community outreach services for the firm’s education clients.
His professionalism and “can-do” spirit make him a perfect fit for managing disparate clients, ranging from the Buena Park School District and Río Hondo College, to Ricardo, a strategic engineering and environmental consultancy for the automotive industry.
Raymond holds a Bachelor’s in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism from California State University, Fullerton. While completing his degree, he served as a senior staff writer for the CSUF Daily Titan newspaper, and interned at Dick Clark Productions.
After graduation, Raymond became a staff writer at the Orange County Register, where he covered breaking news, education and human-interest stories. He then transitioned into marketing for Axiomtek, a Taiwan-based computer hardware manufacturer, where he wrote press releases, served as a copy editor and assisted with tradeshow booth set-up.
Raymond enjoys watching old episodes of “The Simpsons” with his wife and is an avid reader of science fiction, fantasy and horror novels.