Elaine Mendoza has focused on building and growing Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. (CMI), the company she founded in 1990. Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. creates and disseminates specific information that saves lives. Whether it is through CMI's technical and life sciences support services or its intellectual property and product development, CMI applies expertise and advanced technology to make a difference in health and safety. This innovative approach has led CMI to realize steady growth and profitability all eleven years. In 1999, she and Nancy Kudla formed Core6 Solutions, a joint venture between CMI and dNovus RDI. Selected through a competitive procurement process, Core6 was awarded a five year, $100 million contract to provide broad technical support services for the DoD.

Born and raised in San Antonio, Elaine has been fortunate to be involved in community initiatives revolving around the expansion of educational opportunities, health care and economic growth. She has recently been appointed on the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care Board of Directors. She also serves Alamo Workforce Development, Inc. (AWD) as Chairperson of the Board and is the 2003 Chair-elect of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She serves on the Board of the San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative (SATAI) and on the Laredo National Bank Advisory Board. Elaine has served on the Board of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the San Antonio Express-News Community Advisory Board. Elaine has also taken a lead role nationally; appointed by Senator Trent Lott to the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology (CAWMSET) and statewide serving on Texas Governor Rick Perry's Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities.

Elaine's family nourishes her enthusiasm for her business and the community. Elaine, her husband of 13 years, Larry Gay, and their two daughters, Contessa Nicole, age 7, and Francesca Gabrielle, age 4, are members of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Elaine earned her Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University.