Bonnie Castillo is the executive director of
National Nurses United
National Nurses United (NNU) is the largest organization of registered nurses in the United States. With more than 225,000 members, it is the farthest-reaching union and professional association of registered nurses in the U.S. Founded in 2009 th ...
and of the
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Castillo also held the positions of CNA/NNOC director of government relations and NNU director of health and safety. She has been with CNA/NNOC for almost two decades in a number of capacities, working her way up into the leadership of the organization from her early days as a registered nurse member who helped to unionize her facility, to staff and then lead organizer, to a director, and now to her current position as executive director. Castillo was named to the
''Time'' 100 list of the most influential people in the world for the year 2020. In January 2021, Castillo was named to ''
The Nation
''The Nation'' is an American liberal biweekly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper tha ...
'' annual honor roll, which recognizes progressive activists and leaders who helped keep hope alive and set the groundwork for transformational change in 2021.
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1960 births
American women nurses
American trade union leaders
Living people
National Nurses United
Nurses from California
American women trade unionists
California State University, Sacramento alumni
21st-century American women
Vice presidents of the AFL–CIO