Kelly Castagnaro

Kelly Castagnaro is a communications strategist with more than 20 years’ experience in the nonprofit, social justice, government, and philanthropic sectors.

Kelly has designed and implemented communications and advocacy strategies on a range of issues, including sexual and reproductive rights and health, climate change, racial justice, and affordable housing, all at local, national, and global levels.

Kelly also has extensive experience in developing messaging and innovative engagement strategies for both individual and institutional donors.

As a bi-lingual trainer, Kelly has provided capacity-building trainings for health providers and youth advocates from Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Asia in anticipation of United Nations meetings and in crisis situations.

Kelly resides in Portland, Oregon, where she currently volunteers for an immigrant and farmworker rights organization and leads fundraising efforts for a local, volunteer-run independent, community radio station. She is also a board member for the Portland Fashion Institute, a nonprofit organization that seeks to broaden access to community arts programs and education.

Kelly is fluent in Spanish and holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism and a Master’s of Arts in Creative Writing.