THE TEAM

Catherine Mancino

Catherine Mancino is a ‘SoCal’ transplant. Catherine, along with her husband and two boys moved to Manton in Tehama County in 2007. She holds a B. A. from San Diego State University as well as a Master’s in Religious Education from Loyola University.  She received her state of California multiple subject teaching credential from Chapman College. Catherine has 21 years teaching experience in grades K-8 in the California small schools system. She has taught at and sent her children to the small school in her community of Manton from 2008 until the present, teaching multiple subjects in a multi-grade class. Catherine is a firm believer in the power of small schools to find and build on the strengths of each unique child. She would like more than anything to see the small school system continue to exist and thrive in small rural communities.

       MARLO EAKES MEYER

Ms. Marlo holds a Masters Degree in Socio-Cultural Anthropology and has worked in the education field for the past 18 years, specifically as an Education Administrator for the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She has telecommuted her position with UVA since 2010, when her family moved back to their home state of California. Since moving to Manton in 2015, Ms. Meyer has become an integral part of the Manton community by creating the Manton Education Council, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to keeping education opportunities in the rural town of Manton. She has helped write a charter school petition to alleviate the situation that a closed campus can cause. She will be pursuing a PhD in Education Administration once her youngest child has gone off to college. 

Jodi Bales

Jodi Bales is our art teacher and has dedicated her entire professional life to working with both adults and children in healthcare and education. Born in Oakland, California, she graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy. Jodi believes in living a life of kindness and service, which inspired her to join the Manton Education Council. Passionate about children and art, she hopes to foster creative thinking and life skills among the children of Manton. Jodi lives with her husband in Anderson, and has twelve grandchildren ranging in age from 5 to 18.  

KATHY HUDSON-VASQUEZ, Librarian
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Ms. Kathy has been the long-time librarian for our Manton library and has cultivated an awesome collection of books with the help of community donations. Ms. Kathy is  a wealth of information and a great resource for our Manton families. Ms. Kathy runs our 'Library Time' on Wednesdays  from 4PM to 5PM. 
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KENDALL BENTON-FLEXER

Ms. Kendall is an amazing contributor to all the Manton Education Council programs, from Acorns to Oaks, to Club Mustang, to clean-up team, to de-weeding the basketball blacktop! She is an incredible teacher and advocate for students. We are proud to have her on our team.

AJ Jennings

AJ Jennings is K-8 certified Teaching Aide. AJ is a Manton School Alum and believes education should be offered locally for Manton Children. The children love Ms. AJ and we are excited to have her on our team.  

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                     JEN HILLER

Ms. Jen was born and raised in the midwest but has lived in California for the last 22 years moving with her partner to Manton in 2019. She received both her Bachelors and her Masters in Psychology from Grand Canyon University. She spent 30 years as a social worker in the inner cities of Detroit, Chicago, and San Francisco with 20 of those years being focused on youth; running STEM based after-school and day camp programs for students with educational challenges and those who speak English as a second language. Her son was fortunate enough to attend a small school for High School and she was able to see the incredible value this method of education offers. She loves music and plays piano, tuba, euphonium, alto horn, recorder, and most percussion instruments.

                LINA BODHI
Born and raised in CA, Miss Lina graduated from FIDM, the fashion institute in San Francisco. She has previously taught fitness classes and Zumbini for kids’ early childhood education. She has great passion for the teaching environment and small class settings. Her two children have been homeschooled by her since infancy. Lina grew up country, rides western, and loves taking care of the family farm animals. She places great value in her faith in God, goes to our local Manton church, and loves to help out local events whenever she can. She has helped create the community event the Manton School Clothing Drive to help exchange clothing needs for local families. She loves all things art-related, creates, and paints wooden toys from home.
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