2020
MAGGIE
CASTRO
ASSOCIATE STATE DIRECTOR HISPANIC OUTREACH
AARP NEW YORK
Maggie Castro has been serving as the Associate State Director for the New York State
office of AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, social welfare organization with a membership of
nearly 38 million. In this role, she is responsible for community outreach, education, member
engagement, local member experiences, federal, state and local advocacy organizing, and
all Hispanic the initiatives for AARP in New York; while serving as a volunteer coordinator for
300+ volunteers.
Castro has brought over 30 years of professional experience, in the private and non-profit
sector, a background in life-coaching, for programs committed to helping people rediscover
their gifts, explore new possibilities and move toward their best lives.
In addition, she has been an Ambassador for ‘Take the Lead Women’, a recipient of 2017
Award for Queens Power Women in Business and the 2018 El Diario Women of Distinction
Award, and recently joined the board of New York Association for Volunteer Administration.
Prior to her current position at AARP, Castro was the ‘right hand person’ to the Publisher &
CEO of the oldest Spanish language newspaper in the country, El Diario. She has been a
strong advocate for women’s empowerment and has worked at organizations which have
had a global impact on women’s rights, such as International Planned Parenthood, Inter-
American Parliamentary Group and Family Care International.
Castro is the proud mother of two successful, young professional women, and grandmother
to two beautiful boys. She has been a Certified Coach, a Registered Wedding Officiant, with a
degree in Business Administration.
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