Between 1986 and 1998, he helped to establish 150 schools in 20 nations, including South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, the Bahamas, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, England, Canada and the United States. Arban and his wife, Teresa, are both musicians and still participate actively in their church's music program. In addition to playing music together for fun, they also enjoy canoeing and bicycling. The couple are especially proud that their son Brian entered Villanova University Law School this summer. Growing up in a small Pennsylvania town with a very homogeneous, middle class population, Whitey says he now enjoys ELI's diversity.
International students challenge the typical American ways of thinking.
Whitey brings a lot to his students, too. He began tutoring at ELI while working on his master's and doctorate in English at the University of Delaware. His love of history and his profound grasp of grammar as well as writing and literature enrich all his classes. In fact, other tutors verify that they are always prepared for sarcasm and innuendo when Whitey is around.