Marco Castillo is an associate professor of political science at the New York City College of Technology (CUNY), where he teaches American government and constitutional law. His research examines the relationship between bureaucracy and democracy, public participation in governance, and the role of technology in public administration. He has published on topics including participatory budgeting, urban public education governance, and comparative public administration, and is currently researching digital communication in public affairs. At City Tech, he has served in multiple faculty governance leadership roles, including chair of the College Council. As a former legislative policy analyst for the New York City Council, Castillo brings a practitioner’s perspective to his academic work, emphasizing the importance of civic engagement in government and social equity in the provisioning of public services.