Marlene Castro Email & Phone Number

San Leandro, CA, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

As VP of Programs & Innovation, I direct our portfolio of Fellowship & Grant Programs and investments. Our Programs aim to recruit, train, support, and enable young people looking to enter and establish their careers in the policy field through rigorous research and policy decision making. I also drive our Product Development, building a platform for.

Menlo Park, CA, US

Envisioned and led the scaling of global operations and directed the end-to-end program management for the 2022 & 2023 Community Accelerator Programs, selecting and supporting two cohorts of 140+ Group Admins each across 25+ countries and 5 languages. Program activities included product trainings, grant management ($30K per participant plus additional.

Menlo Park, CA, US

Reported to Director, and role spanned multiple teams as a subject matter expert for program strategy and inclusion & belonging topics. Advised on identifying gaps and priorities across teams within the department, and spearheaded developing strategies and implementation plans for priorities. Project 1 - Developing and publishing business education.

Menlo Park, CA, US

Designed, launched, and managed the first scaled program for “Tech Prep”, providing free computer science coding workshops to 4th-12th grade youth. Year 1 success included designing & launching scaled training, new instructional curriculum, and the infrastructure to train 50+ employee volunteers across 5 U.S. offices resulting in reaching 1,000 students.

San Francisco, CA, US

• PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT – Hired to develop & scale the third annual Tech Trek student program and move from pilot to concrete vision and strategy for scaling & growing. College student program aimed to.
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT – Built comprehensive Program documents including data dashboards, curriculum, & event management, and utilized Salesforce for partner case management.
• HIRING MANAGER - designed & managed a hiring process to screen and hire a Program Coordinator. Coordinated interview stages and created candidate evaluation plan which included a demonstration of work, hiring committee.
• INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN FOR ADULT LEARNING – Served on special projects in a content consultation role with Senior Directors at Code2040. Projects included building ways to engage employees on providing input, building.

Oakland, California, US

• 6th Grade Math Teacher; Data & Technology Lead
• MATH INSTRUCTION & COMMUNITY FACILITATION IN TITLE I SCHOOL - Bilingual instructor for Math 6, Advisory Class, and small group Math Intervention. Implemented and adapted a district instructional scope and sequence.
• ADULT LEARNING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – designed instructional learning for founding staff on Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium testing administration and how to coordinate equitable opportunities to prepare.
• CURRICULUM & FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT - Collaborated with founding staff to develop school’s academic support systems and behavior management systems, including establishing a socio-emotional framework tied to academic.

Oakland, CA, US

• COMMUNITY BUILDING & MOBILIZATION - Lead point of contact between School Grantees and XQ. Managed daily communication, coordinated monthly programmatic visits & consultations between Grantees and Organization leaders..
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACROSS TEAMS AND FUNCTIONS - collaborated across Legal, Communications, Campaigns to track & complete work with Grantees in a timely manner, through coordinated communications efforts & building.
• CASE & GRANT MANAGEMENT - Created and developed case management systems to support the 10 XQ Super School Project Grantees in collaboration with School Support Strategist to identify and provide supports and resources.
• FACILITATION, EVENT MANAGEMENT & PROGRAM OPERATIONS - Led operations, implementation, and supported design, session facilitation, & successful completion of events and programming for the 10 Schools. Managed three.

Oakland, CA, US

• Manager, (07/2015 – 08/2016)
• FACILITATION & EVENT DESIGN: Organized national student voice listening tour/campaign. Planned & designed a creative lab experience, coordinated & facilitated the XQ Student Roundtables in 27 U.S. cities with over 200.
• PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: Coordinated opportunities and professional development for XQ Student Ambassador Program to represent the movement in social media campaigns with Univision, panel speakers at SXSWedu and.
• TEAM MANAGEMENT - Managed and supported team of four employees for the national campaign tour, maintained team communication systems, work plans, coordinated travel and logistics for events, and provided employees.
• COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION & DATABASE MANAGEMENT – Managed community outreach efforts, building relationships with communities for events, supervising the creation and management of a community ecosystem/database.
• ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP - Led partnership between Univision’s Quiero Aprender Campaign and XQ. Facilitated reaching 2016 goals and outcomes of the partnership within budget, providing consultation to.

• 5th Grade Teacher, Instructional Technology Teacher Leader, TFA Corp Member
• MULTIPLE SUBJECTS CLASSROOM TEACHER IN TITLE I SCHOOL – instruction based in Common Core State Standards, socio-emotional development, and leadership skills development, prepared through Teach for America and Oakland.
• COMMUNITY BUILDING & MOBILIZATION; BILINGUAL FACILITATION - Coordinated and facilitated monthly parent meetings for all 5th grade families to share resources, plan for major 5th grade events and academic milestones.
• ADULT LEARNING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – trained on the use of technology and digital tools for student. Created & managed Chromebook laptop check-out system, coordinated and facilitated professional development.

New York, NY, US

• Selected from more than 45,000 applicants nationwide to join national teacher corps who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools. Taught in a summer school program for students in a Los Angeles.

New York, NY, US

Worked for two years as a Campus Campaign Coordinator for Teach for America's Recruitment team at Cal. I had the role of Vice President of the team's Alumni Relations in 2011. I serve as the Vice President of Faculty & Staff Relations this year as well as Vice President of Diversity Projects. For both years, I have served as the primary Coordinator for.

Oakland, CA, US

• CURRICULUM DESIGN: Developed a summer writing course based on 6+1 Writing Traits and Rubrics. Designed a unit plan, assessments, and rubrics aligned to 9th grade English Language Arts standards in order to prepare.
• DATA ANALYSIS & FEEDBACK: Utilized curriculum data systems at College Track to track student achievement and areas for growth and evaluate my instruction throughout the summer. Designed feedback loops and provided.
• FACILITATION: Facilitated a small Advisory group to orient students to becoming part of the College Track program. Facilitated sessions on identity development, public speaking skills, academic readiness.
• MANAGEMENT: Supervised one intern/teaching assistant who supported with grading, instruction, and student feedback. Provided support on meeting project timelines and how to provide positive and constructive feedback.

Berkeley, CA, US

• Academic Counselor Apprentice & Seminar Instructor (2012-2013)Peer Academic Counselor Coordinator (2011-2012)
• ACADEMIC COUNSELING TECHNIQUES - Promoted by the Directors after two years of Peer Counseling to Academic Counselor Apprentice – managed a caseload of 80 Scholars as a part-time counselor, plus drop-in appointments as.
• TEAM MANAGEMENT: Supervised and collaborated with three counselors/interns on peer advising techniques and to coordinate resource programming for students. Provided coaching and development through training cycles.
• PROGRAM EVALUATION: Conducted program evaluations for the IAP and EOP programs on first-year experiences and impacts on retention and 4- and 6-year graduation rates. Published findings with Directors to inform future.
• CURRICULUM DESIGN: Co-designed and facilitated curriculum plan for three courses targeting transitional support for incoming students and leadership development. Curriculum design based on latest research and practices.

Currently serve as the Presidential Advocate for an on-campus alumni coalition at UC Berkley: College Track’s Success Team at Berkeley. The organization also has partner coalitions at other UC campuses who work towards mobilizing our alumni-bases in an effort to address college-retention for students of our backgrounds with extenuating circumstances and.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Summer Academy Fellow 2011 in the Education Policy Center at the Urban Institute; my research project focuses on the implications of defining achievement and accountability through standardized test scores in disadvantaged and under-resourced schools & communities.

• College Advisor for freshman to senior high school students in the small school of Communication Arts and Sciences in Berkeley High School
• Planned and executed educational workshops focused on the college application process (i.e. financial aid info sessions, personal statement writing workshops, social behavior awareness workshops, college campus tours.
• One of my bigger projects was creating and serving as a tutor in the student learning center for the same group of students to provide a center that wasn’t readily available anywhere else, and extending that into a.

Ba, Political Science & Rhetoric

Teaching Credential And M.A In Urban Education Policy & Administration, Primary And Urban Education