ASPIRA, Inc. of Pennsylvania
Noemi Rodriguez is an accomplished education professional with extensive experience in various roles within the educational sector. Currently serving as a Senior Lead Educator at ASPIRA, Inc. of Pennsylvania since August 2021, Noemi previously spent 13 years as a Teacher at Antonia Pantoja Charter School. Prior to that, Noemi held positions including Family Coordinator at The Salvation Army and Counselor at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School. Noemi holds a Master of Education in Elementary Education and Teaching from Holy Family University, attained between 2009 and 2011, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Temple University, completed from 2001 to 2005.
ASPIRA, Inc. of Pennsylvania
ASPIRA, Inc. of Pennsylvania is a community-based organization serving underprivileged youth through high-quality, need-based education, public advocacy, and other programs dedicated to empowering communities from within. We primarily serve Latino and other vulnerable youth in North Philadelphia, specifically in the Hunting Park, Kensington, and Olney communities. ASPIRA of PA was formed in 1969 as the local extension of the national ASPIRA Association started just eight years earlier by Antonia Pantoja. Since founding Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School in 1998, we have earned the management of Olney Charter High School and John B. Stetson Charter School, and opened ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School and Antonia Pantoja Charter School. “Leadership through education” isn’t just a motto. It’s what guides our mission to empower the next generation of local community leaders which — with the right knowledge and outlook — every young person has the potential to become.