Europe Tour Staff
Stephan Straub, Program Director:
Stephan Straub is celebrating his 33rd year traveling with students and adults through Western Europe. He began in the 1970s as an independent traveler backpacking through Europe. He joined SPJC International Studies Programs in 1980 as a chaperone, continued as a director in 1986 and began giving guided city and museum tours in the late 1980s.
His arts-related experience includes employment by Florida Gulf Coast Art Center as a ceramics instructor for 15 years. He was active as a working artist in the Bay Area for 8 years and has completed extensive undergraduate work in humanities, art history and European history. He has been employed by the Pinellas County School Board as a high school teacher since 1973 and is currently a teacher of AP Art History.
Other Staff Members:
Andrea Straub, Program Sales
Maria Grabowski (Countryside High School)
David Sica (Countryside High School)
Pierce Brunson (Countryside High School)
Mike Morris (East Lake High School)
Chelsea Johnson (East Lake High School)
Kimberly Almeida (East Lake High School)