Mrs. Manja started teaching preK in 2001 in Arlington Public Schools. She received her bachelors in Psychology from George Washington University. She took time off to be home with her 4 kids. She returned to teaching in 2016 as a Head Start teacher. She has a freshman and senior at Fairfax High School and 8th grader at Katherine Johnson Middle School. Her daughter is a sophomore at William and Mary. She is enjoying spoiling her latest addition to her family , Lulu , a mini goldendoodle.