Mr. Wayne Mendiola Jr gained his Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from San Diego State University in California in 2011. In year 2000, Mr. Mendiola obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from University of Guam. Mr. Mendiola has served over a decade as senior teacher, vice-principal and principal at both Elementary and high-school in FSM. In 2003, Mr. Mendiola began his new career as the employee of the national government. Since then, he has served continuously to the National Department of Education under various portfolios.
Mr. Mendiola is currently serving as Acting Secretary of the National Department of Education in the Federated States of Micronesia. Besides his current acting position, Mr. Mendiola is one of the senior most Assistant Secretaries of the National Department of Education. He is in charge of the Formal and Non-formal Education Division of the NDOE.
Mr. Mendiola is also serving currently as the Chairman of FSM National Commission for UNESCO; Chairman of the US Block Grant Advisory Council; Board Member of the Pacific Board of Education Quality (PBEQ); Member of the Pacific Heads of Education System (PHES); Steering Committee member for Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA); Project Director of Improving Quality of Basic Education project (IQBE), and as the Focal Point for FSM Gender Policy Implementation, among many other portfolio he has.