Victoria Castro Resume

• OBJECTIVE

The main purpose of the different areas of work I do is to continue raising

my resilience as a trans immigrant woman from El Salvador, my culture,

my empowerment as an international activist and advocate for the

human rights of the Trans, Gender Expanding (GEE), LGBTI+ migrant

communities and sex worker advocate. In this way, I can apply in the best

possible way all the knowledge I have acquired in my different areas.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Responsibility

I understand that being part of the organizational movement requires

a lot of dedication and work ethic, and that sometimes, depending on

the events, the schedule may vary. My great passion for the

movement allows me the opportunity to adapt to the operating hours.

HEALTH

I come with a wealth of health information that I have acquired over

the years by helping others on how to prevent potential health

problems and others on how to have a better lifestyle.

Communication

• I would like to highlight that my first language is Spanish, and it is the

best language in which I communicate, but also although I am not

completely bilingual, I communicate as well as possible in English (I

speak English between 60% to 75%)

• I have participated in many public speaking events that we’re geared

towards collecting funds for the different foundations. I have also had

many round table meetings for the transgender community to assist

in the prevention of HIV, on Human Rights and many other important

discussions that affect the transgender community.

• Team building: Organized, attentive to detail, effective communicator,

storytelling and convening skills.

• Teach: Microsoft, Google Drive, WordPress, Zoom, Canva, Instagram &

Facebook.

Leadership

• Legacy Award Saturn’s Wish 2025
• Slut Power Award 2025 awarded for my leadership by Colectivob Intercultural Transgrediendo New York.

• Certificate of Special Recognition from the United States House of Representatives to Victoria Castro for her Young Professionals Work 2025.
• State Coordinator of the Immigrant Emerging Leadership Program (ELP) 2025 funded by Parivar Bay Area
• Board Member at Center for Immigration Protection in San Francisco CA – Present to 2028
• Organizer of Encuentro Nacional Trans Latinex, 2022 to 2024 for the Proyecto Trans Latinas SD.
• Organizer of the “Familia en el Sur” campaign in 8 key southern states: North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida of the United States, it was an effort to empower and connect organizations and leaders’ locals in the south, with political education, Workshops on Healing, Town Halls, Gender 101, Drag, Art, and Culture & Pride Celebrations.
• Certificate of Honor Board of Supervisors City and County of San Francisco CA for Victoria Castro.
• Speaks: United States Capitol in Washington D. C for the defense of the rights of the transgender community in detention centers- 21 May 2019.
• Speaks: Women Funded 2019 for gender equity leaders advancing women and girls globally.
• I have also headed many marches in El Salvador for the Transgender Community with over 500 people. On 2015 I was in-charge and responsible to create the new law that would be presented to the legislative branch in El Salvador to allow the transgender community to change their name.
• Board Member at Colectivo Alejandria SV

Experience

• Founder & Executive Director – T4T Empowerment, Currently (I want to emphasize that this is a voluntary position because we don’t have funds for salaries.)
• Grant Writer
• Young Professional Council 2025 at San Diego LGBT Center
• National organizer for Spanish-speaking volunteers at Creating Change conference 2025 & 2026 – LGBT National Taks Force
• Program & Development Volunteer – Proyecto Trans Latinas – from 2022 to June 2025
• HIV Test Counselor and Counseling Skills specialist
• COVID-19 Counselor
• Facilitator of HIV prevention groups PrEP & PEP) & AIDs
• Trainer Specialist in Doxy PEP
• Gender and Sexuality Comprehension Trainings (Spanish with English subtitles)
• Facilitator of weekly personal and professional improvement and empowerment groups for trans communities.
• Makeup Artist – June 2016 to Present.
• Health Advocate – Alianza Translatinx – From February 2024 to August 2024.
• Organizer of the Familia en el Sur Campaign – Familia Trans, Queer, Liberation,
• Movement – May 2023 to January 2024.
• Data and Administrator Manager – El/La Para Translatinas – January 2022 to March 2023.
• Makeup in San Francisco Fashion Show.
• Makeup in Sacramento Fashion Show with AVL Image Academy.
• Health Advocate – El/la Para Translatinas SF – From May 2019 to December 2021.
• PrEP Navigator – El/ la – From June 2018 to December 2021.
• Health Educator – El/La Para Translatinas – From March 2018 to April 2019.
• Voluntary Services – El/La – From January 2018 to February 2018.
• Voluntary Health Educator – TransLatina Coalition – from March 2017 to December 2017.
• Health Educator – Colectivo Alejandria– From January 2013 to August 2016

Education

• Student at SDCCD Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) 2026 to 2030.
• English Language Acquisition at SDCCD Graduate Class of 2024 to 2025.
• Training Certificate for HIV Testing and Counseling Skills – California Department of Public Health – From October 2019 to present.
• Training Certificate for COVID-19 -California Department of Public Health – From March 2021 to present.
• Salesforce Specialist by Jaime Montiel Salesforce Trainer.
• Advanced Professional Makeup by AVL Image Academy Sacramento.
• English as a Second Language (ESL) from Sacramento City College in January 2020 to 2022.
• Professional Makeup Course by AVL IMAGE ACADEMY SACRAMENTO.
• Human Rights Master Degree Universidad Panamericana El salvador Class 2015.
• High School Diploma in Colegio Josefino, Ahuachapán, El salvador.

Related Coursework

• ELEVATE en Español 2024 – NMAC Leads with Care
• Community Organizing & Mobilization for Pride & Equity – November 2023 by
• Oasis Community Pride Center, Latinos in the South, Zero
• Homophobia/Transphobia of the Latino Commission on AIDS.
• How to Design Dynamic Spaces Online – March 2022 by Training for Change, Bogota Colombia.
• How to Design Dynamic Spaces Online – March 2022 by Training for Change, Bogota Colombia.
• How to facilitate with low connectivity – February 2022 by Training for Change, Bogota Colombia.
• PrEP DESCOVY Training September 2020 by Michael Barajas from GILEAD.
• De-escalation & Conflict Management Training April 2020 by Charles Hawthorne,
• Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC)
• Testing and Counseling Skills 2019, provided by the San Francisco Department of
• Public Health under the auspices of the California Department of Public Health.
• Full training of Salesforce 2019 by Jaime Montiel.
• PrEP 2-1-1 Navigation Training October 2018 by San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
• Sexual Assault Training June 2018 by Mujeres Unidas Y Activas (MUA) San Francisco CA.
• LUCHADORAS (Empoderamiento personal y profesional) April 2018 by El/la Para Translatinas.
• Microsoft Office Training 2011 by CDPAC EL SALVADOR.