MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire -04/23/12)- ASPIRA of Florida's 31st Board Installation celebrated more than just its new board leadership team; it also installed the new President & CEO, former ASPIRA CFO, George Cabrera. The celebration took place in the historic Biltmore Hotel and the program, emceed by VP & COO, Aymet Chaples, included musical performances by ASPIRA's kids, testimonials from former ASPIRANTES, and messages from Mr. Cabrera and Chairman of the Board, Edward Hernandez, Esq.

ASPIRA of Florida, Inc., and Florida Atlantic University established an alliance to evaluate the efficacy of some of ASPIRA’s modules. Specifically, the ASPIRA evaluation project consisted of the empirical assessment of the modules “Cultural Awareness,” “Self-Esteem,” and “Career Awareness.” RAul Martinez, President of ASPIRA of Florida indicated "We believed that the three modules were central to the overall nature of ASPIRA as an intervention designed to reduce school drop-out and other negative factors that may impede the success of Latino and other youth.