David Castro Email & Phone Number

Managing & building school partnerships & linking families to community resources in an effort to remove barriers to students’ personal & academic success.

Dundalk, Maryland, United States

• Build relationships with parents and improve family engagement by acting as communications bridge with staff• Connecting families in need with existing community & academic resources• Launched 24/7 Spanish helpline used over 1,000 times since inception to overcome work schedule and language barriers faced by families of nearly 50% of student population• Combat family illiteracy by expanding school’s YouTube channel, tripling number of subscribers and producing nearly 150 video… Show more • Build relationships with parents and improve family engagement by acting as communications bridge with staff• Connecting families in need with existing community & academic resources• Launched 24/7 Spanish helpline used over 1,000 times since inception to overcome work schedule and language barriers faced by families of nearly 50% of student population• Combat family illiteracy by expanding school’s YouTube channel, tripling number of subscribers and producing nearly 150 video resources to communicate school information previously limited to print• Manage production of a multi-platform & multi-lingual family newsletter twice a month & analyze metrics to help increase readership• Created first-ever new student registration packets for the school community in Spanish Show less

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Spanish interpretation services at school IEP/SST team meetings, disciplinary hearings, parent/teacher conferences, information sessions, and after-school events• Spanish language assistance for students during formal assessments as part of special education services

Columbia, Md

• Provide Spanish language interpretation for parent-teacher conferences at schools throughout the Howard County Public School system.

Fairfax, Va

• Project Manager for the complete upgrade of their telecomm services• Provided Spanish translations of organization's ROPE/REVIVE opioid overdose response training materials

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

• Identified critical errors in existing website and developed framework for a new content strategy based on Google Analytics data• led search for new website developer

Washington, Dc

Oversaw technical operations of production studio and managed digital assets, provided creative direction of voice-over talent for non-sponsored programming, assisted with production of podcasts, live radio programming, as well as PSA-style media campaigns designed to improve the lives of Hispanics in the U.S.• Served as interm producer for the 2016 relaunch of Dra Isabel's live radio show on LaRedHispana.org and debut of podcast episodes on reVOLVER• Composed original musical… Show more Oversaw technical operations of production studio and managed digital assets, provided creative direction of voice-over talent for non-sponsored programming, assisted with production of podcasts, live radio programming, as well as PSA-style media campaigns designed to improve the lives of Hispanics in the U.S.• Served as interm producer for the 2016 relaunch of Dra Isabel's live radio show on LaRedHispana.org and debut of podcast episodes on reVOLVER• Composed original musical themes for use in ad campaigns and short-form radio programming as needed• Assisted in copywriting scripts for radio promotion and unsponsored programming• Project manager to design, plan, & successfully launch new B2C website (www.laredhispana.org)• Responsible for live engineering and broadcast of weekly call-in radio show, Bienvenidos a América, and produced a marketing video for promotion• Researched, configured, and implemented use of emerging Comrex audio-over-IP technology to improve the quality of field broadcasts & recording sessions• Introduced project management tools to better track expenses & develop more accurate budgets• Evaluated effectiveness of company web properties and social media campaigns using performance metrics from Google Analytics• Reduced annual IT expenses by over $32,000 by redesigning company’s network architecture • Project lead in successfully transitioning all personnel to Google Workspace (aka Google Apps for Work) product suite for email, workplace collaboration, cloud computing, and general office productivity • Cataloged deliverables and company resources to improve digital asset management across multiple departments Show less

Landover, Md

• Re-organized main filing system following office relocation • Managed front desk and administrative operations • Assisted with the compliance matrix review of submitted RFP/RFQs

Gaithersburg, Md

Planned and implemented a positive youth development based after-school program curriculum for middle and high school youth.• Participated in community outreach activities to help youth advocate for their academic and personal interests.• Linked the families of student participants with the organization's case management services• Produced a recruitment video and compiled clip reels to showcase program activities to both parents & youth

Bethesda, Md

• Engineered recording sessions with voce-over talent for contract w/ National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped• Reviewed recordings for discrepancies from printed sources

College Park, Md

Helped to produce the nationally syndicated & independent radio program, Interfaith Voices. • Engineered weekly recording sessions with show guests• Selected musical accompaniments for segments and produced final version of show for broadcast & distribution• Assisted with mailings to donors and past guests.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Performed various administrative duties for multiple Randstad clients and partnering organizations within the DC metropolitan area

College Park, Md

In charge of properly calibrating audio/visual equipment & their related media applications for real-time use in four distance education courses offered through the Distance Education Technology & Services Department.

Lanham, Md

Assistant to the National Sales Coordinator for WARW 94.7 FM The Arrow as well as to the Media Producer for WLZL El Zol 99.1 FM.• Used Spanish proficiency to assist with copywriting of Spanish radio ads

Silver Spring, Md

Assistant to Program Coordinator of Regional Integrated Sciences & Assessment (RISA) program. Helped to compile a report on 7 distinct geographical regions of the continental U.S. regarding the unique climate attributes, vulnerabilities with respect to climate change & climate variability, key decision-making communities in the region, and a list of candidates for future collaboration based on their research and influence in their academic and/or professional field.

Silver Spring, Md

Assistant to Program Coordinator of Regional Integrated Sciences & Assessment (RISA) program. Helped to compile a report on 7 distinct geographical regions of the continental U.S. regarding the unique climate attributes, vulnerabilities with respect to climate change & climate variability, key decision-making communities in the region, and a list of candidates for future collaboration based on their research and influence in their academic and/or professional field.

B.S. Physical Science, Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology

Activities and Societies: College Park Scholars program

Education record

Activities and Societies: Spanish Honors Society, Madrigals, Drama

Education record

Activities and Societies: Junior Varsity soccer team, Chorus, Drama