Maria Castro

Maria Castro manages CPD/A’s Member Leadership Program. Maria develops the member leader pipeline to move our membership to become Base Builders and Movement Leaders. She does this by leading the work on orientation for new members and the political education for our member leadership. In addition to the development of CPD/A’s membership, she aids local affiliates in the development of their membership and organizing programs.

María Castro is a Phoenix-based organizer and trainer. She is most recently organized with Puente Human Rights Movement and People United for Justice, the organizations that successfully unseated the infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County through the #BaztaArpaio Campaign. María got her start as a community activist when AZ’s SB1070 was signed into law and has continued organizing in the southwest United States for the past 10 years. In this time she’s worked with organizations like the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, United We Dream, Momentum Training Institute, and Indigenous People Power Project. María is committed to the liberation of all people: migrant, queer, black, Muslim, incarcerated, poor, and women.