Gaby is an ASCAP-affiliated songwriter and a member of the Americana Music Association, Folk Alliance International (FAI), The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), SoundExchange, and Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). Her latest plans include writing and recording her next album, touring the United States, and continuing to advocate for mental health, women’s rights, and disability rights. In December of 2019, Gaby completed a Master of Arts in Music Business at Berklee College of Music through Berklee Online. Her songwriting incorporates the lyrical power of Carole King, infectious hooks of Taylor Swift, and storytelling feel of Jewel. Her latest EP, La Guerrera//The Warrior EP, was released in March of 2019 and touches on themes such as feminism, self-empowerment, living with mental illness, and overcoming adversity. She said, “My expectation is that Boston College will continue to challenge me as a student and put me on the best path for getting into medical school and becoming a surgeon one day.” Read or leave a comment on this story.Gaby Castro is an Americana singer-songwriter and San Francisco Bay Area native. The next stop on her journey will no doubt bring her closer to that goal. Kids4Peace, which aims to bring Israeli and Palestinian kids together in hopes of mitigating their differences.”Ĭonversant in three languages – English, Spanish and French - Castro hopes to make the world a smaller place through help, hope, and healing. “The German students made an excellent point about the importance of recognizing their past but not being defined by it! Additionally, in Israel, I met kids from an organization called
“One topic we touched upon was the stigma of being German and having other people relate you to Hitler,” she said. While she calls the rivertowns home, Castro has ventured far during Hackley spring breaks - to such countries as Germany and Israel, where she was able to meet with local students to discuss world events and issues particular to their countries. “The ability to observe surgeries and work on groundbreaking breast cancer clinical research has opened my eyes to the huge number of people who benefit from the modern medicine,” she said.
She also served on the school’s Board of Magistrates, aimed at adjudicating disciplinary cases.Ĭastro’s most memorable experience by far, she said, was shadowing a cardiothoracic surgeon for her senior project and interning as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Columbia University Medical Center. Some of her most memorable experiences at Hackley are those she’s had working with her peers in helping the community, in addition to her role on the Steering Committee for Hackley’s Strategic Planning process - where she worked with parents, teachers, administrators, and students to devise a five-year plan for the school that was centered on preserving its identity while evolving with the future. “Not only was this a humbling experience, but with the support of my teachers, I pulled through and eventually excelled.” “I went from believing I was one of the smartest kids in my class to realizing there are so many people who are way smarter than I will ever be,” she said. Castro and her mother moved to Tarrytown from Queens after she was accepted to Hackley for the eighth grade.
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