Work Resume

David Augustine Castro

 

Work Experience

 

The Creative Center 11/2008 – 8/2011

Instructional Aide

Duties: To ensure the physical and emotional safety of the adults with developmental disabilities at the center.  Assisted in classroom instruction and management in a variety of instructional settings including ceramics, theater, life skills and visual art.  Worked on special projects as needed including website, set design, graphic design, and video editing.

Arts Council of Tulare County 6/2008 – 7/2010

Executive Director

Duties:  To manage, expand, build community support and carry out the mission of the Arts Council.  This included board development, fundraising, grant writing, event planning, graphic design, print and digital marketing, recruiting and managing volunteers, computer/office work and interfacing with county and local government

University of California: Santa Cruz 9/2006 – 6/2008

Residential Assistant

Duties: Supervised 30-40 students at in a college dormitory.  Planned events, responsible for enforcing policies and safety, emergence response, help trained and interview incoming staff. CPR. First Aid Certified.

 

Golden State Y.M.C.A. 6/2002 – 9/2007

Integration Facilitator                                                                                    6/2006 – 9/2007

Duties: Worked in small groups and one-one to help campers with disabilities and extra needs to integrate fully into the camp environment.  Experienced with working child with development disabilities, mood disorders, autism spectrum at a residential summer camp in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Helped support and supervisor counselor working one-on-one and in cabin groups with campers need that needed extra support.

 

Lead Counselor                                                                                    6/2005 – 9/2005

Duties: Supervised 5-7 Staff members and 90-120 campers at a residential summer camp in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  Planned and lead actives ranging from mountain biking to candle making.  Leading overnight hike of groups up 30 children.  Low ropes course facilitation, CPR First Aid Certified.

 

Counselor                                                                                                6/2002 – 9/2004

Duties: Supervised 6-8 children 24 hours a day 6 days a week a residential summer camp.  Planned and lead actives, for children from a variety of different backgrounds and different ages. Worked one on one with children with special needs, facilitating their involvement in all camp actives.

 

 

 

Visalia Unified School District                                                            8/2001 – 6/2002

Avid Tutor

Duties: Taught other students college preparation techniques in small and large groups.  Preparing youths that would be the first in their families seeking a higher education by teaching them study skills and self-reliance.

 

Integrated Orchard Management 5/1998 –7/2001

Agricultural Technician
Duties:  Maintaining Computer Records, Transporting management, and maintaining data collection and laboratory work.

 

Education

University of Phoenix

M.S. Counseling Candidate University of Phoenix

University of California Santa Cruz

BA. University of California Santa Cruz 2005-2008.

Dual Major

Fine Arts with emphasis in painting

History with emphasis in the History of the Americas

College of the Sequoias

2003- 2005 Fine Art and History

 

Mt. Whitney High School

1999 – 2002 High School Diploma

 

Awards and Honors

Artwork has been displayed in a variety of venues throughout the state and country.

Charles M. Gilbert Award, Porter College, UCSC. 2008

Painting featured in the Smithsonian’s Dilion Ripley Center 2007

Award of Excellence VSA, Washington DC 2007.

Florence French Scholarship. University of California Santa Cruz. 2007

Irwin Grant. University of California Santa Cruz.  2006, 2007,

 

Civic Activities

VSA Arts of California, Advisory Board Member 2008 – 2010

California State PTA, Parents for the Arts: Planning grant advisor 2008 – 2009

UCSC Barn Art Gallery Director, 2007-2008

Teaching Assistant Intro to Painting UCSC 2007

Treasure of the Visalia Art League 2004

Volunteered Y.M.C.A Camp Tulequoia 2000-2001