Origin & Personal and Educational Accomplishments: Raysa Castillo came from the Dominican Republic at the age of 13, to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where she was enrolled in a bilingual class in public school. Raysa was raised by her mother, aunt and the women in her mother’s family, with a keen interest in politics, a strong sense of justice and an understanding of her responsibility to contribute positively to human kind. Today, she is married to a first-generation American, and has two children, and together, they are proud to stand firmly on the strong shoulders of hard working immigrant families and continue their tradition of increasing opportunities for this generation and next generations.
Raysa attended The College of Staten Island, where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Spanish, with a concentration in Public Administration. While in college, she founded the first Latin American Club and was active in Student Government. Ms. Castillo, who by then was married with two kids, was also an active participant in the movement to bring child-care to CUNY schools. Upon graduating college with a 3.79 average, and a 4.0 in her major, Ms. Castillo went on to study Law. Today, she is the chief attorney for Castillo and Associates, her law firm.
