Personal
A daughter of Karen and Gil Mendoza, Jessica has one brother, Walt, and two sisters, Elena and Alana. Her father played football for 4 years for Fresno State University. Mendoza is married to Adam Burks and they have one son named Caleb Ashton.
Mendoza is the Women's Sports Foundation President. She is an athletic ambassador for Team Darfur and board member of the National Education Association.
Mendoza works for ESPN as a color analyst during the Women's College World Series and a sideline reporter for ESPNU.
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