Aaron Lloyd Castillo-White

Aaron is the founding Executive Director of Kultur Mercado, working to explore cultural similarities and celebrate our differences — together. He has over a decade of experience in fundraising, policy analysis, and organizing for nonprofits across the globe. He is a native of the Coachella Valley in California where he cultivated a love for nature and a passion for addressing inequity. He received his MA in Environmental Studies at Tel Aviv University in 2014 and his BA in Politics from the University of California at Santa Cruz, in 2011.

Outside his professional work, Aaron has participated in many fellowships exploring civic life and both cultural and interfaith community building including work with NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, the Rautenberg New Leaders Project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, the Glass Leadership Institute of the Anti-Defamation League, and the America’s Future Mastermind Fellowship, among many others.

He is working to grow Kultur Mercado to be a community united in its interest of outside language, culture, ethnicity, and expression from the individual experiences of its members.

Aaron’s op-eds, poems, and essays have appeared in outlets across the country, including The Sacramento Bee, Forward, Oakland Tribune, Orange County Register, and many others. He has also written for numerous blogs.

When not working Aaron can be found writing, translating, making music, or printmaking. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their Chiweenie, Patìta.