Mina Mangewala

Visual and Performing Arts Teacher on Special Assignment, the Hayward Unified School District

Mina Mangewala is the Visual and Performing Arts Teacher on Special Assignment (VAPA TOSA) for the Hayward Unified School District. Prior to working as a VAPA TOSA, Mina was an elementary classroom teacher for 19 years. Her primary focus as the Visual and Performing Arts TOSA is working towards creating equitable arts education opportunities for ALL of Hayward Unified students.

She was part of the initial planning team for the Visual & Performing Arts Master Plan and continues to coordinate the progress of the plan goals. Mina has successfully partnered with outside organizations to bring teaching artists to schools and professional development opportunities for visual and performing arts educators. She is also a faculty member of Alameda County Office of Education’s Integrated Learning Specialist Program and utilizes the program foundations of social justice and equity in her work as a VAPA TOSA. Additionally, Mina is an Alameda County Arts Commissioner for District 2. 

She is passionate about all things dance, especially dances and music of the African Diaspora, and for many years performed and taught dance and capoeira to adults and children. She brings this passion into her work as an educator and leader for arts education.