The alumni of the Chicano Youth
Leadership Conferences include a mayor of Los Angeles, a state supreme
court justice, several LAUSD superintendents, many LAUSD principals
and teachers, members of the United States Congress, county supervisors,
and a growing number of university professors. Alumni also include members
of the print and electronic media, filmmakers and producers, artists,
and members of every profession. At the center of the CYLC is Sal Castro,
a life-long Los Angeles school teacher with a national reputation as
a school reformer.
‘‘Mr. Castro has inspired thousands of students, parents,
colleagues, and community members to contribute to the educational and
professional advancement of the community.”
Robin Avelar La Salle
Co-founder and Chief Program Officer for Principal’s Exchange
“CYLC defines our educational mission and unlimited leadership
potential.”
Carlos R. Moreno
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California
“CYLC motivates and inspires.”
Fatima Castaneda
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Education, Occidental College
“Sal Castro is CYLC.”
Leonard A. Valverde
Professor of Education, Executive Director of the Hispanic Border Leadership
Institute, Arizona State University
“Sal Castro has a gift for teaching.”
Susan Racho
Filmmaker
“CYLC provides power to Chicanos to control their future.”
Armando Durón
President of the Board, Self Help Graphics in East Los Angeles
“Miracles happen in Malibu.”
Araceli Lopez
Family Support Services Manager, Pathways nonprofit agency
“Sal Castro is living history.”
Mario T. Garcia
Professor of History and Chicano Studies; University of California,
Santa Barbara
“He believed in us and we learned to believe in ourselves.”
Myrna N Brutti
Assistant Principal, Stephen M. White Middle School
“Sal was a teacher unlike any I had encountered during my years
of schooling.”
Rita Ledesma
Associate Professor, School of Social Work, California State University,
Los Angeles
“Camp Hess Kramer: Where the birth of the urban Chicano Movement
occurred.”
Moctesuma Esparza
Filmmaker and Producer
