Koya partnered with Project STEP on the appointment of Josué Gonzalez as Executive Director.

Project STEP identifies musically talented students from underrepresented communities in Boston and provides them with a comprehensive music education.

Josué Gonzalez comes to Project STEP having recently served as the Director of Education for Rockport Music. His professional career has been centered in music education, having previously served as a teacher and program director for the El Sistema music program at the Conservatory Lab Charter School in Boston.

A trained classical cellist, Josué holds a B.M. and M.M. in Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy from the Cleveland Institute of Music and is a graduate of the Perrone Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership. In 2017 he received an Emerging Leader Award from the Arts Schools Network (ASN) for his work in the music education field and was a prize winner at the 2011 Sphinx Competition.