Jennifer Castro

Jennifer Castro (she/her/hers) is a rising senior at The College of New Jersey in the 4 and 1 Master's Program in Special Education Elementary Education and English. She is a proud first-generation Latina college student who was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. At The College of New Jersey, she serves as the Vice president of the Leadership honor society, Omicron Delta Kappa, President of the Bonner Scholars Program, and a first-generation Roscoe Mentor alongside EOF mentor. She is heavily involved in policy and advocacy work both in and outside of TCNJ and recently advocated for two food insecurity bills on Capitol Hill. Jennifer is also academically sound as she has received and has achieved Dean’s List throughout her semesters at The College of New Jersey. Jennifer intends to pursue Graduate school after completing her Master's program at TCNJ for Child psychiatry. During her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, watching movies, and spending time with her friends.