Sophia Mendoza is a proud alumni of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) where she has served in multiple capacities from a bilingual teacher, coordinator, assistant principal and a principal over the course of her nearly 22-year career with the District. Currently, she serves as Director of the Instructional Technology Initiative (ITI), overseeing the implementation of computer science education and digital citizenship programs across over 1300 schools that comprise LAUSD.