Von J., Manfred: - Manfred J. von Vulte B.A., B.ED., M.A., OCT is the published author of numerous articles, as well as two children's works, a history book, and an educational guide on the use of comic books and experiential learning for parents and teachers. Manfred has been teaching for over twenty years and has been with Durham Catholic District School Board since 2017. In 2019, he was recognized with the Distinguished Catholic Educator Award by his peers at St. Leo Catholic School where he runs a Comic Book Club and Animation Studio. The Ontario Insurance Teacher's Plan (OTIP) awarded him and his students $5,000 to develop this animation initiative in 2021. Manfred was profiled in an alumni spotlight by York University's Faculty of Education in the same year. He is the Director of the Comic Book Project Canada and was featured on the Space Channel, the Global Television Network and at Fan Expo Toronto. His passion is to help reluctant writers and readers through the medium of comic books.

Manfred was born in Montreal, lived in Winnipeg, then moved to Scarborough, Ontario at age ten. He lived there until 2021, when he and his wife Charmaine and son Robert moved to Newcastle, Ontario.

Readers may also be interested in reading his latest published article in Canadian Teacher Magazine , a national education periodical.

Website: www.comicbookprojectcanada.com

Twitter: @ComicCanada and @ComicBookProjectCanada