The Community Service series documents Mindiola's involvement in various community organizations. Along with service-oriented research that made contributions to the academy and understanding the Houston Hispanic community, much of which is documented in the Teaching and Research series, Mindiola served in top-ranking positions in numerous a community-based and academic organizations such as the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF),the National Association for Chicana/Chicano Studies (NACS), the Hispanic Education Committee of Houston, and Mexican American Task Force on Higher Education, and more