ASPIRA, Inc. of Pennsylvania
Paul Stelben is currently working as the Arts Program Coordinator and Music Teacher at ASPIRA, Inc. of Pennsylvania, where Paul organizes after school arts programs and teaches high school music. Paul also works as a Research Assistant at the Yale School of Public Health and has experience as an AmeriCorps Resident Teaching Artist at ArtistYear. Apart from their teaching roles, Paul has worked as an English Tutor at IRIS and a Job Coach at No Closed Doors. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Yale University, Paul has a diverse background in education and the arts.
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.