Ben Hodge is a 2022-2023 Teach Plus Pennsylvania Policy Fellow and high school acting teacher, CYPA Artistic Director, and founder of the Panther Anti-Racist Union at Central York High School in York, Pennsylvania. He works with performers of all ability levels to help them discover and share the power of their true authenticity through vulnerability and expressive thought. Ben is a recipient of the 2022 MLK Service Award from Crispus Attucks. He is also a Building Rep for CYEA and an active member of the Diversity Team for his district. Ben earned his BA in English Secondary Education from Messiah University, an MEd in Teaching and Curriculum from Penn State University, and completed a teacher immersion at Anthony Meindl’s Acting Workshop in Los Angeles.
