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 chief of force management in the Professional Development Directorate of the Office of the Judge Advocate General, where she is responsible for a $122 million manpower portfolio and provides guidance on organizational sustainment, performance, and policy.
Prior to enrolling at Georgetown Law, Howe-Mendoza served as an active duty Air Force judge advocate for almost ten years. She 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.