Whitney Howe-Mendoza is a 2023-2025 part-time student of the LL.M. in National and Global Health Law. She is originally from the United States.
She is interested in food and drug regulatory compliance.
Currently, Howe-Mendoza serves as the Legal Advisor to the Air Force Surgeon General, where she provides legal counsel on matters of health policy, medical ethics, patient safety, and standards of practice. She supports the Air Force Medical Service’s $6.1 billion, 44,000-person integrated health care delivery and readiness system, serving 2.6 million beneficiaries at 76 military treatment facilities worldwide.
While enrolled at Georgetown Law, Howe-Mendoza serves as an active duty Air Force Judge Advocate. During her eleven years of as a Judge Advocate, she has served as a trial-level prosecutor, where she prosecuted felony offenses subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Additionally, she served as a Special Victims’ Counsel member and a Medical Law Attorney.
Howe-Mendoza holds a B.A. in criminal justice from the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she graduated magna cum laude, and a J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas.