Rachel Castro Lozano

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development

PANA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development, Rachel brings 15 years of experience in community & economic development and public-private collaborations. Rachel is committed to creating opportunity and championing equity & welcome in the San Diego borderlands and joins PANA in a commitment to multi-racial/generational organizing and placemaking.

She joins the team to grow support for the Refugee & Immigrant Cultural Hub (RICH)- a community-designed initiative to build affordable housing and commercial space on 2.2 acres of land on University Avenue in Mid-City. Rachel has been honored as “Citizen Diplomat of the Year” and a “40 Under 40” leader. She is a graduate of San Diego Leadership Alliance, a TedX speaker, an adjunct professor, and holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelors of Arts in International Studies. Rachel has lived in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Brazil.