Edwina Annette Davies-Mendes earned her Ph.D. in Public Service Leadership in August, 2015. In October 2003 she received a doctoral degree in Psychologist, her dissertation focused on Adolescent Depression. She is a licensed educational psychologist and licensed educational counselor in the State of North Carolina, where she completed one of her two master's degrees in Agency Counseling with School Counseling Licensure. Edwina also has credentials in Pupil Personnel Services (Educational Psychology) and school administration in the State of California, where she earned her first master's degree in Sociology, the concentration of which addressed African Refugees in the United States and her second bachelor's degree in Behavioral Science. She earned her first bachelor's degree from the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France, majoring in bilingual education and minor in secretarial duties. She currently resides in San Jose, California.