Angelina E. Castagno, PhD, is the Executive Director of Just Perspective, LLC. She is an organizational consultant, scholar, and strategist with deep expertise in equity-centered leadership, program evaluation, grant writing, and organizational development. As a longtime professor and thought leader, Angelina has spent her career helping teams, institutions, and community organizations strengthen their capacity, clarify their vision, and translate values into measurable impact. She specializes in strategic planning, grant writing, performance optimization, and culturally responsive evaluation, partnering with clients to design solutions that are both data-driven and grounded in equity. Known for her clarity, collaboration, and systems-level thinking, Angelina supports organizations in navigating complexity, enhancing effectiveness, and building sustainable, equity-driven practices that lead to meaningful change.
Dr. Castagno has published in highly respected academic journals and regularly presents at national and international conferences. Her books include:
Dr. Castagno has published in highly respected academic journals and regularly presents at national and international conferences. Her books include:
- Postsecondary Education for American Indians and Alaska Natives: Higher Education for Nation Building and Self-Determination (co-authored with Brayboy, Fann, and Solyom)
- Educated in Whiteness: Good Intentions and Diversity in Schools
- The Anthropology of Education Policy: Ethnographic Inquiries into Policy as Sociocultural Process (co-edited with McCarty)
- The Price of Nice: How Good Intentions Maintain Educational Inequity.
