Ohio State is in the process of revising websites and program materials to accurately reflect compliance with the law. While this work occurs, language referencing protected class status or other activities prohibited by Ohio Senate Bill 1 may still appear in some places. However, all programs and activities are being administered in compliance with federal and state law.

Rubén Castilla Herrera

Rubén Castilla Herrera is a Mexican-American man born in Seguin, TX. He grew up as a migrant farm worker. Later, he moved to Oregon and eventually to Ohio. He arrived in Ohio in the 1980’s and witness key structural inequalities that affected the Latino/a immigrant community on the west side of Columbus, OH. Castilla Herrera is an advocate and activist for immigrant and farm workers rights.