 Mendenhall was a founding Board member of the Presidents' Forum, a trustee of the Committee for Economic Development, and also served on the NGA/ASTD Commission on Technology & Adult Learning, on IBM’s Education Advisory Council, on the National Forum on 21st Century Skills Education Advisory Board, and on the Technology Working Group for the California Postsecondary Education Commission.Mendenhall is a former member of the Board of the Department of Business and Economic Development for the State of Utah.Mendenhall received his bachelor's degree in University Studies and a doctorate in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University.