Rose Castillo Gilbault

Board Director

Rose Castillo Gilbault is a Communications and Public Affairs Consultant and Executive Coach with an impressive history of success in business, media, and the community. Widely recognized as an influential leader, Ms. Guilbault was named one of the 25 Most Influential Hispanics in the San Francisco Bay Area for two consecutive years and honored as one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business for three consecutive years. She also received the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award from the San Francisco United Nations Association; was inducted into the San Mateo County Woman’s Hall of Fame; was named a “Woman Who Could Be President” by the San Francisco League of Women Voters; and was appointed by President George Bush to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. In 2011, she was named Forever Influential Honor Roll of Exceptional Women Leaders.

Ms. Guilbault has made significant contributions as a business leader. While with AAA Northern California, Nevada, Utah, and CSAA, she was the founding President of the Community Safety Foundation; Vice-President of Communications and Social Responsibility; Chief Diversity Officer; and Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Publishing. Before joining CSAA/ AAA, Ms. Guilbault held very high-profile roles in media including Editorial and Public Affairs Director for KGO-TV’s (ABC San Francisco). During her broadcasting career, she received several honors for her work in television broadcasting including an EMMY; Western Woman of Achievement from American Women in Radio and Television; and Innovator of the Year from the National Broadcast Community Affairs Association.

In addition to serving on the board of LatinaVIDA, Rose is the former Chair of the Board of the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) where she continues to serve as well as serving on the board of Caltrain. She is past Chair of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Club of California, the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum where she is a lifetime Board member; member of the Board of Trustees for the Mineta Transportation Institute; Trustee Emeritus at the University of San Francisco; and former member of the Board of Directors for Catholic Healthcare Hospitals, and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. She also served on the California Community College Board of Governors.

Ms. Guilbault is a published author. Her latest book is “The Latinas Guide to Success in the Workplace.” She also wrote the critically acclaimed memoir, “Farmworker’s Daughter: Growing Up Mexican in America.” She was featured in the exhibit “Latinas, the Spirit of California” at the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts in Sacramento. A graduate of Pepperdine University, Rose holds an MBA and is fluent in Spanish.