La Mikia Castillo is Co-Founder & Principal of Castillo Consulting Partners and a Senior Consultant with Jennifer Brown Consulting.

She was previously the National Organizing Director of the National Foster Youth Institute (NFYI) where she led the organization’s efforts to build a national movement to transform the child welfare system. She has also served as the Associate Director of Education Pioneers, Western Region, and Community Organizer with Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice. La Mikia is an alumna and adjunct professor of the USC Sol Price School where she received dual masters degrees in Public Policy and Urban Planning, and Certificates in Public Management and Political Management. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, San Diego with double majors in Ethnic Studies and Urban Studies & Planning. La Mikia is an organizer with Black Lives Matter, Los Angeles and a lecturer in the Pan-African Studies Department at Cal State LA and. Her personal life experiences and faith encourage her passion for seeking justice and promoting urban planning and policy changes that will make it possible for all communities to thrive.