Andrea Castro Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Director of School Age Care and Summer Programs at Van Asselt Community Center.

United States

Director of the Seattle campus of an innovative, microschool that specializes in helping neurodiverse students.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Wrote English and social studies curricula. Taught middle and high school English, history, and economics.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Wrote training materials and trained case managers in technical issues for company.

Seattle, Washington, United States

As a Talent Researcher, I spearheaded recruitment and retention activities to identify top talent, with focus on recruiting diverse candidates to bolster operational excellence and inclusivity. I engaged with prospective recruits by overseeing the corporate Twitter profile, and authoring two to three posts per week that promoted corporate vision and brand. I was responsible as the Book Club Lead and charged with overseeing end-to-end program implementation. ● At Logic20/20, I successfully sourced and hired consultants for Strategies and Operations Practice, with hiring breakdown consisting of over 50% women, 35% people of color, and 25% veterans. ● Senior leadership selected me as one of 12 women for participation in Women’s Leadership Boot Camp due to my exceptional performance, program management, organization, and collaboration skills.

Seattle

•Hired to design and teach composition and memoir writing classes to students seeking both their Associates and/or Bachelors degrees.

Seattle, Wa

While serving as a Recruiter, I oversaw West Coast Division warehouse recruitment operations by designing and launching impactful strategies to identify top talent and secure new hires. I conducted extensive research and analyzed best practices to design targeted diversity hiring initiatives that enhanced organizational inclusivity and business perspective. ● To advance recruitment efforts and transform organizational culture, I catalyzed development of a new Diversity and Inclusion Protocol by connecting with diverse communities throughout the Western U.S.

Seattle

During my tenure at Seattle Colleges, I expanded system-wide Computer Support Technician and Allied Health Program enrollment by recruiting students and promoting organizational commitment to equity and inclusion. I improved student performance by leading Learning and Tutoring Lab to provide additional instruction and improve comprehension. I ideated and implemented targeted grading standards for High School 21+ Program to accurately evaluate performance and drive student growth. I designed curriculum and led instruction for Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) training program, English 101, English 105, and Medical Terminology courses for students in medical and cosmetology programs. I connected with external professionals to understand industry needs and partnered with teachers to align curriculum with in-demand needs. ● In this capacity, I championed highly effective recruitment practices, with Computer Support Technology Program student graduation rate improving by 90% within first year of operations.● To empower students in Computer Support and Medical Assistant Programs, I orchestrated creation, launch, and management of the Washington State I-BEST program that bolstered retention rates by over 65%.● I was credited with increasing student graduation rates by 47% through strategic design and facilitation of contextualized English courses for medical program students. ● I evaluated student data and designed new grading standards for High School 21+ Program, which was implemented throughout entire Seattle Colleges system.

Bellevue, Washington

Designed and taught a memoir writing and creative writing classes to adults in the Continuing Education Program.

Seattle, Washington

Robinson Center Transition School, September - December 2005 and 2007• Created and taught a college level freshman advanced composition course to thirteen and fourteen year olds in the University's Early Entrance Program.

Seattle, Washington

Summer Stretch Program, Summers, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006• Created curricula for and taught humanities course, "Artists in the Twentieth Century," and the writing course, “Crafting the Short Story: Exploring the Worlds of the Fiendish, the Romantic, and the Real,” to academically capable youth in grades 7 - 10.

Seattle, Washington

Outreach Extension Memoir Certificate Program• Requested by author Laura Kalpakian to TA for three quarters. • Led adult group critiques of seven to eight memoir manuscripts each week.• Taught lessons each quarter under the guidance of Ms. Kalpakian.

Seattle, Washington

• Created all marketing and training materials. • Made sales calls to clients.• Ran training meetings for employees.• Program offerings included individual tutoring; literature seminars; enrichment courses in literature, composition, and creative writing for gifted students; writing, grammar, and math workshops; writing tutorials; SAT and college essay preparation; and long distance writing programs. • Designed curricula for and taught classes in expository writing, creative writing, and literary analysis for students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia.

Shoreline, Washington

• Hired to work with gifted students with learning disabilities dyslexia, dysgraphia, dysnomia, and dyspraxia• Created curricula for and taught courses for fourth, fifth and seventh graders. Courses included: composition, English, social studies, and U.S. history.• Created curricula for and taught courses to fifth and sixth graders. Courses included: composition, English, history, and math .

Bainbridge Island, Washington

• Helped establish a new, independent middle school.• Appointed Department Head, Humanities.• Created and taught English and history curricula for grades six, seven and eight. • Assisted with admissions process.

Southborough, Massachusetts

• Wrote a proposal for Fay School accreditation by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY). • Developed and taught literature, composition, creative writing, and drama classes based on CTY models for grades 6-10. • Presented and gave workshops to faculty on teaching academically capable students.

Masters Of Arts, English, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Received a Full Academic Scholarship. Ran my own educational company while attending University.Specialized.

Masters Degree, Education

Activities and Societies: Worked in local woman's domestic shelter. Played rugby for JMU.Specialized in middle school education and area.

Bachelor'S Degree, Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Committee Editor, Handbook for Women Studying Abroad, Kenyon College • Helped organize project, headed research.