Contact

If you're interested in teaching or applying to join the Aston team, you should first contact one of our recruiters. They will be glad to answer any questions you might have about living or working in China.

Contact Justin
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Justin Hartery in Dalian, China (Mon-Fri 8.30-17.30 Beijing time) at:
* China +86 15998477045
* USA: 773-828-4255 (People calling from the USA should call him using this number.)
* Australia: 02-8006-8110 (People calling from Australia should call him using this number.)

Contact Michael
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Michael Wisner in New Jersey, USA (Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00 EST) at:
* USA +1-503-320-3573
* UK +44-020-8123-1277 (Reaches him in the USA)
* AUS +61-02-8003-4840 (Reaches him in the USA)
* NZ +64-03-669-0858 (Reaches him in the USA)

**** Please note these calls may be directed via the internet so please be patient whilst waiting to connect

 

Contact Karl
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Karl Shine in Dalian, China (Mon-Fri 8.30-17.30 CST) at:

 

Contact Matthew
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Matthew O'Connor in Chengdu, China (Mon-Fri 8.30-17.30 Beijing time) at:
* USA: 302-504-4379 19.00-7.00 EST, Sunday-Thursday. (People calling from the USA should call him using this number.)
* UK: 020-3287-6488 00.00-12.00 GMT, Monday-Friday. (People calling from the UK should call him using this number.)

 

Aston Recruiting Department Member Introduction

Grace Cui

Grace is a native of Dalian in Northeast China and the head of the Aston Recruiting Department. After receiving her degree in Business Management from Dublin's Westmoreland College, she returned to her hometown and has been with Aston ever since.

Michael Wisner

Michael has been with Aston for over 10 years recruiting teachers for our schools throughout China. He received his California teaching credential in 1994 and soon after received a position teaching English at Aikoku Gakuen High School in Japan. In 1996, he moved to China and began working with Aston English School in Dalian. In 1998 Michael began the Recruiting Department for Aston English School and he continues to operate in the Washington, New Jersey office. Michael is currently on tour in the US attending job fairs and other events.

Christina Zhang

Christina has been working in Dalian Aston-Future English School for 5 years. During this period, she was promoted to the position of Manager’s Assistant and Class Consultant; she also has a Bachelor’s degree in English Language from Dalian Foreign Language School. Now she is working as a Recruiting Manager’s Assistant in the Recruiting Department.

Justin Hartery

Justin comes from the lovely east coast of Canada but he has lived and worked in China for the last 5 years. He has been involved with Aston throughout this time - working as a teacher in Dalian and as an assistant manager in Yantai. He also spent a few semesters teaching at a college in Changchun. He now lives in Dalian once again where he works as a full-time recruiter for Aston Educational Group.

Karl Shine

Karl is from Dublin, Ireland. He has been living and working in China since 2001. He worked as a teacher in Hong Kong before joining Aston in 2008 - starting as a teacher in Yinchuan and then working as an assistant manager in Guiyang and Xi'an. He has recently joined the Recruiting Department and is currently based in Dalian.

Matthew O'Connor

After several years in education and management in the United States, Matthew, from Eugene, Oregon, first came to China in 2003 as a teacher for Aston. Since then he has worked in a number of different positions involving teacher and management training, school management, and the opening of new Aston schools throughout China. Matthew continues to help numerous applicants find a place in China.