Carla Castedo is an immigrant, who was born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She moved to the United States, along with her parents and 3 siblings, when she had just turned 12 years old. Carla is an avid supporter of immigrant rights, higher education, leadership development, equity, social and economic justice and civic engagement. She desires to empower young people and working families.
Carla currently works for the City of Denver as the Director of Economic Mobility of the Neighborhood Equity and Stabilization team (NEST) where she is responsible for developing, sustaining, and transitioning pilot programs that are focused on building economic mobility. These programs consist of a series of initiatives for families that center equity, leadership growth, resource connections, and small business support.
Prior to her role with NEST, Carla served as the Colorado State Director for Mi Familia Vota (MFV) Education Fund. Castedo was responsible for leading MFV Colorado’s efforts to move crucial policy at the local, state, and federal level forward and develop strategic partnerships throughout the state to advance civic engagement. Throughout her career, she has focused on elevating underserved communities within Nevada’s and Colorado’s political landscape, and she has helped build infrastructure to improve results in existing systems and coalitions.
Carla graduated from the University of Nevada with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a minor in Sociology.