Chris Castillo

Background

About Chris Castillo

Chris Castillo manages the federal government relations and strategic partnerships portfolio for UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She has an extensive background in policy and community and government relations, serving in both the public and private sectors. As a member of the Office of Government Relations, Research Development, Strategic Partnerships, and Events, Castillo manages federal legislative advocacy, elected staff and stakeholder outreach and engagement, research development, and facilitating extramural funding at the federal, state and local levels.Castillo, a native San Diegan, previously served as a policy advisor to a former U.S. Congressman handling energy, technology, small business and telecommunications issues. Prior to joining Scripps in 2015, Castillo also worked in the private sector as a coalition builder and land use consultant. Castillo holds a Bachelor’s degree in government from California State University, Sacramento.Specialties: government relations, community outreach, community relations, policy research and analysis, grassroots and grasstops organizing, strategic planning, strategic communications, written and verbal communications