Wired Masterminds - How the CIA Trains Spies to Hide in Plain Sight
WIRED MASTERMINDSFormer Chief of Disguise for the CIA, Jonna Mendez, explains how disguises are used in the CIA, and what aspects to the deception make for an effective disguise.
TimesTalks D.C. - Jennifer Lawrence, Francis Lawrence and Jonna Mendez
TIMES TALKS D.C.Join us in Washington, D.C., for a rare conversation with Academy Award–winning actress Jennifer Lawrence about Russian espionage, double–dealing and female empowerment – the subjects of the new spy thriller “Red Sparrow,” opening nationwide March 2.
International Spy Museum - Unpacking the Russia Story with the Experts Who Have Covered It
INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUMReporters Michael Schmidt and Scott Shane, joined by a former CIA officer and chief of disguise, Jonna Hiestand Mendez, will explain all they know — and don’t know— and take you behind the reporting scenes in a discussion moderated by the Times editor who has worked on many of these stories, Mark Mazzetti.
The New York Times - Master of Disguise: Jonna Mendez
THE NEW YORK TIMESWe're with Jonna Mendez, also known as the "master of disguise," to discuss her 27 years of work at the CIA. She'll show us some of her best-kept disguise secrets too. Comment with questions, and NYT reporter Matthew Rosenberg will ask some.
International Spy Museum - Jonna Mendez - My Bond Moment
Hear real stories from real spies as they share their "Bond" moments.Jonna Mendez spans over twenty-seven years with the CIA including serving as the Chief of Disguise. Her duties included instructing the CIA's most highly placed foreign assets in the use of spy assets and the processing of intelligence gathered by them.