Cecile Mantecón

Mrs. Cecile Mantecón comes to Sacred Heart Nativity Schools after 26 years in a variety of roles with the Diocese of San José. She served as a teacher and administrator at various schools in the Diocese of San Jose as well having served with the Diocese as  Education Services Administrator and Accreditation Commissioner and Director of Mission Advancement.  Cecile passionately believes in the transformative power of Catholic education in the Jesuit tradition, particularly for the families who call the surrounding neighborhoods of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish their home. In her role as President and Director of the Work, she hopes to invite fellow workers in the vineyard to invest in the Nativity’s profound mission, while infusing Ignatian spirituality in every facet of her leadership.

Mrs. Mantecón graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Notre Dame de Namur University and a Masters in Educational Administration from Santa Clara University. She and her husband Mike are grateful to have been blessed with two amazing humans, both formed in Catholic schools in the Diocese of San José. She credits the women religious for her passion for and dedication to Catholic education. They modeled for her the courage to lead with humility, integrity, gratitude, grace, and compassion.