Maya Castillo
Template:TOCnestleft Maya Castillo is the Political Director for New Virginia Majority, where she uses her experience in policy, elections, and organized labor in order to ensure that everyone has a role in building democracy. New Virginia Majority’s massive field campaign in the 2019 cycle was key to flipping Virginia's General Assembly. Maya believes in the power of working families, and the power of women of color, and served as SEIU Arizona President and with the Immigrant Justice Campaign with SEIU. She currently serves on the Virginia Civic Engagement Table Board of Directors as well as the Virginia State Library Board. Prior to her work in elections and organized labor, she served working families as a public librarian, as an arts advocate, and an advocate for clean water in Latinx communities.[1]
2020 Sandler Phillips Fellows
Sandler Phillips Center Fannie Lou Hamer Fellows embody the legacy of their namesake, a courageous activist who brought discipline, creativity, and a strong moral voice to meticulous civic engagement and electoral organizing. Fellows are impressive social change leaders who have proven themselves as effective, dedicated, and determined fighters for justice and equality in their communities, and represent and work for people of color, immigrants, women, LGBTQIA, and other vulnerable communities.
Ishmahan Abdullahi, Montserrat Arredondo, Maya Castillo, Briana Escamilla, Dione Friends, Anatole Jenkins, Ashley Kenneth, Dc Lozano, Rebecca Marques, Natalie Montelongo, Melissa Morales, Kunoor Ojha, Cia Price, Ashley Robinson, Irene Shin, Brandon Thompson, David Villalobos, Christopher Wilson.[2] .[3]