Mr. Mancilla, jmancilla@steugene.net
My name is Jesus Mancilla, I was born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles, California. My parents originated from Mexico. I am the youngest of seven children. I’ve always been a big family person. I absolutely love spending time with them. I recently got married this past summer and I couldn’t be happier.
Other things I love are: Enjoying a few drinks with my wife, practicing my faith, baseball (Go Dodgers!), video games, going to the movies, the beach, playing sports, and working with young people.
I have a B.A. in Child Development and a M.A. in Urban Education from Loyola Marymount University. This will be my fifth year working at St. Eugene School. Before that, I taught at Our Mother of Good Counsel school as well as Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Rose Hill.
I never gave teaching much thought in my early years. It wasn’t until 2016 when a religious sister from my home parish approached me with a position as her teaching aide. I promptly accepted the position and fell in love with teaching. To this day, I am so grateful to her for inviting me into the teaching world or else I probably never would’ve considered this amazing profession of teaching. I give all my glory to God, who I know called me to this job, and He is what provides me with all the strength I need to keep going.