The Atkins-Pritchard Foundation Speaker  

• Undercover agent for more than 25 years

• Master of identity transformation and clandestine imagery

• Fine arts photographer

Poison pens, sub-miniature camera as well as quick-change artistry were part of Jonna Mendez’s world for decades as she operated undercover in the most hostile areas of the world. She and her husband, Tony Mendez, the real-life spy depicted in the movie Argo, co-authored the books Argo, Spy Dust and The Moscow Rules. Mendez reveals the tricks of tradecraft she used to help spies succeed in foreign locales like Cold War Moscow.