Viviana Mendoza
Viviana Mendoza is a dedicated leader in nonprofit ministry and healthcare business strategy, serving alongside her husband as senior pastors of Philadelphia Church — a legacy ministry founded and previously led by her parents. After years of shared pastoral leadership as co-pastors, they now lead the church together, continuing a multigenerational commitment to faith-based service, community restoration, and spiritual mentorship. In addition to their pastoral responsibilities, both are ordained chaplains and are currently pursuing a Doctorate in Theology from New Life University, further strengthening their theological scholarship and ministry leadership. Viviana also brings nearly 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, beginning her career as a young intern and advancing through progressive leadership roles in sales, marketing, contracts, and commercial operations. She previously served as Associate Director, Established Products at Sanofi and is a graduate of Kean University with a Bachelor of Science in International Business.
Throughout her corporate career, Viviana established a strong reputation for strategic customer engagement, business relationship management, and operational excellence. She held key roles with Merck and AstraZeneca, where she specialized in pharmaceutical sales, contract administration, marketing asset strategy, SAP-based order and trade management, and cross-functional business collaboration. She is widely recognized for combining analytical decision-making with a service-centered approach to healthcare solutions and organizational performance.
Viviana is deeply committed to Christian social impact and community service. Under her pastoral leadership, Philadelphia Church has become a community resource hub providing food donations to families facing economic hardship, free tax preparation services, medical insurance assistance, youth mentorship, marriage counseling, and suicide prevention support grounded in faith-based guidance. The church also hosts community health fairs that provide affordable access to blood work, diagnostic imaging, and other essential healthcare services for underserved populations. Outside of her professional and ministry work, Viviana is the mother of 11-year-old twin boys. Her personal interests and hobbies are centered around church ministry service and community outreach, reflecting her lifelong dedication to helping others, strengthening families, and creating positive social impact through faith-driven leadership.
• Chaplain
• Certified in Project Management
• Kean University - BS, International Business
• Scholarship recipient for all four years of undergraduate education
• Selected as one of 20 students from 100 applicants for N-roads program
• Donates food
• Youth and Marriage Counseling
• Suicide Prevention
What do you attribute your success to?
I think it's a combination of my parents and God. I don't think I would have known God, or met God the way I did, or met him, if it wasn't because of my parents. I think God obviously goes first, and I met him through them. I think that's the legacy, the best legacy they could have probably left me. There was probably nothing worse than material things, but now I think that's the best thing that they could have taught me. When I was getting all the no's from one side, I was getting all the yeses from him. I think listening to his voice was really key. Professionally speaking, I mean, I don't want to sound spiritual, but it's certainly the Bible verse that's really truth. There's nothing impossible through Christ.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
If you can isolate the chaos, or the voices that you hear telling you to be something that you are not, or telling you to do something that you shouldn't, that's what will guide you right away. It's really being an impact through a leadership grounded in faith, service, and excellence. I will say those three are key.