Jennifer Hendrick Castro

Jennifer Hendrick Castro has an extensive work experience in the field of development and fundraising. In 2004, they began as an intern at the Garth Brooks "Teammates For Kids" Foundation. In 2005, they became the Manager of Development & Major Gifts at the Advocate Charitable Foundation. In 2007, they were the Development Director of Cancer Research at the Cancer Thearpy & Research Center at UTHSCSA. In 2008, they were a Fundraising Consultant for Streetfund, LLC. In 2009, they became the Director of Development & Major Gifts at Advocate Health Care. In 2017, they were the Chief Development Officer for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. Finally, in 2018, they became the Executive Director of Laradon, the largest and most diverse service provider of its kind in Colorado.

Jennifer Hendrick Castro earned a Bachelor's degree in Business/Communications from The University of Kansas between 2001 and 2005.