Marcus Castro

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About Marcus Castro

PROUD HUSBAND, FATHER, EDUCATOR, BUSINESS CONSULTANT. Marcus Castro, is a recognized expert and thought leader in employee engagement, transformation and strategy. Dr. Castro holds an MBA from Cal Poly Pomona where he studied the nexus between employee development and goal achievement. In 2004, he received his doctorate in public administration from the University of La Verne focusing his research on the impact of employee inclusion on work effort and engagement. Marcus has consulted with an impressive list of agencies throughout California where he applies his breakthrough holistic approach to confronting workplace culture and conflict: “People-Issues-Change-Engage.” Dr. Castro is a seasoned veteran clients call upon to diagnose and diffuse complex people problems in mission critical settings. He has deployed innovative approaches to address defensive behaviors and refocus inertia toward the customer and organizational goals. His outspoken straight forward approach has helped transform organizational cultures in the public, private and cause-driven nonprofit sectors. Bottom line: Marcus is the person clients call when they need help transforming their organizations or when strategic goals become unfulfilled. His unique set of gifts helps them organize, reengage checked out workers, and achieve breakthrough results. Hard work! Dr. Castro is a past recipient of ASPA’s Tom Bradley Equal Opportunity Award for cofounding and chairing southern California’s largest regional conference, convening an interdisciplinary group of public sector leaders, executives, academics and social justice advocates to promote cultural literacy and policy development among social sector practitioners. In addition, he has served on several civil rights themed boards and been the recipient of numerous awards throughout the State of California for his work on behalf of vulnerable populations and underserved communities. Love and Mercy-))