Dr. Ed Manansala

Dr. Ed Manansala is county superintendent of schools for El Dorado County, California. His tenure has been marked by strong collaboration with leaders to increase achievement, equity, and the successful implementation of the California Statewide System of Support for all schools. He began his career in education with Sacramento City Unified School District and transitioned to principal and superintendent of St. HOPE Public Schools. While he served as principal of Sacramento High, the school demonstrated significant academic growth and an increase in four-year college acceptance rate. He was the 2019 president of the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association, served on Governor Newsom’s Charter School Task Force, and was vice chair of the State Board of Education’s California Practitioners Advisory Group. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration and his MSW at California State University, Sacramento, and his EdD at the University of California, Davis.