Program Developer

E-Mail Address: ycastillo@projectarriba.org
Phone Extension: 223

Yvonne Castillo is the Program Developer at Project ARRIBA. Since 2003, she has held various positions within the organization from Administrative Assistant to Program Research and Grants Writer to Program Developer. In her current role, she is responsible for researching, developing, and responding to public and private grant opportunities. In addition, she conducts research on employment projections to determine occupational areas most likely to experience growth in the El Paso region. Yvonne is a 2002 graduate of the Project ARRIBA program with an Associate’s in Computer Information Systems. As a graduate, she has a unique perspective to the benefits that can be achieved through human capital investments. Prior to Project ARRIBA, Yvonne worked as a Sales Representative for State Farm Insurance and as a Secretary for the architectural firm, Carroll, DuSang & Rand.

Yvonne has a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management. She is a native El Pasoan and a proud parent to daughter Karrina (23) and grand-daughter Mia Izabella (2).