Andre Castro

Andre Castro, MPA, serves as the Director of Community Engagement at GNR Public Health, where responsibilities include coordinating Adolescent Health Youth Development services across Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale County, implementing the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), and providing evidence-based programming for high-risk youth. Previous roles include Director of After-School 21 Century Learning Academy Programs at New York City Mission Society, where Andre managed staff recruitment, training, and quality programming for middle school students, and Director of After-School Programs at The After-School Corporation (TASC), ensuring compliance with state and federal guidelines. Andre holds a Master of Public Administration with a focus on Nonprofit Administration from Baruch College and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from SUNY Old Westbury, along with certification in Nonprofit Management from Columbia University.