The Aspire Program

The Aspire Program is a tuition-free academic and leadership program that connects Hathaway Brown School with under-resourced public schools around Cleveland. The program targets high achieving girls limited in opportunity because of low family income and lack of exposure to higher education. At Aspire these students are mentored by a dedicated group of high school and college students whose teaching talent is being cultivated to bring new ideas and change to our schools.

We welcome your interest in the Aspire Program. Please take a few minutes to learn about us through this website.

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2013 Aspire summer. Please visit our webpage this winter for information about the 2014 Aspire summer.

Preview Aspire’s video, created to share our story, celebrate our successes and encourage others to invest in Aspire.

Natalie Celeste,
Executive Director

Natalie is a passionate and experienced educational leader and advocate with a number of years in both direct service — as a middle school teacher — and within the nonprofit and philanthropic community. As Executive Director of the Aspire Program, Natalie’s role is focused on implementing and refining the program’s strategic vision, determining priority areas of work, building and maintaining a supportive network of community partnerships, and ensuring Aspire’s ongoing financial sustainability. She is inspired by the transformational impact Aspire has had on the lives of more 390 young women in the Greater Cleveland area and 170 high school and college faculty over the last decade, and is excited to be a part of charting the next ten years.

Contact
216.320.8796 x7131 or 320.8776
nceleste@hb.edu

Camille Seals,
Program Director

As the program director of Aspire, Camille Lipford Seals ’02, works to create a rich, engaging summer experience for the young women who come from all over Cleveland to learn at Aspire each summer. She is passionate about working with young women and creating programming that supports their development as scholars, thoughtful citizens and strong advocates for their own learning and communities. Camille also develops programming for over two hundred fifty Aspire alumnae which keeps them connected to the program through sisterhood, scholarship, service and spirit.

Contact
216.320.8796 x7203 or 320.8776
cseals@hb.edu

Hathaway Brown School

19600 North Park Boulevard

Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122

216.932.4214

site map