Raaisha Castro ’16

Raaisha Castro is currently a Strategic Partnerships Specialist with New York Road Runners; previously, she served as Community Outreach Manager at the National Kidney Foundation. She has more than fifteen years’ experience in healthcare and the nonprofit sector, as well as event coordination and planning.

At Purchase, she was a Latin American studies major, an intern at Casa Purchase, and a member of the Latin American Studies Association. Raaisha was honored to be selected as the Senior Speaker for the Class of 2016.

She enjoys reading, cooking, attending ballets and operas, and visiting museums.