EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 24 MIN
Juvenile Justice Reform Architect Gisele Castro Finds Victories Among the System’s Failures
from The Junction with Lisette Nieves · host Lisette Nieves, Gisele Castro
Gisele Castro has always been a leader with a purpose much bigger than the impactful organization she helped found and now leads, exalt, where she and her team transform young people’s lives through education, employment opportunities and criminal justice reform. Her work ensuring equity in justice for court-involved youth is remarkable, and now she’s poised to replicate the exalt model nationally. What’s more, her personal story reveals why she was able to rise to meet this moment. Gisele has a Doctorate of Education, in Leadership and Innovation, from NYU’s Steinhardt School, holds a Master’s of Public Administration in non-profit management, and studied at the graduate level at Oxford University, where she researched U.S. and U.K. juvenile justice systems. Learn more about Lisette! Lisette-Nieves.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Lisette’s Take: “I'm so excited to platform her work here because we know there are incredible leaders like her around the world that are doing levels of innovation at understanding systems and providing solutions or an alternative in a way that makes enormous change. And that's why there's no greater gift than seeing someone like her doing this work in New York.” To hear all episodes and learn more about Lisette Nieves, visit Lisette-Nieves.com
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