Phil Satre ’75, Aidín Castillo Mazantini ’11 to Receive Alumni Awards at Reunions
UC Davis School of Law will honor two outstanding alumni at its upcoming Reunions on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Phil Satre ’75, a gaming industry giant, noted philanthropist, and former King Hall Alumni Association Board president, will receive the 2025 Distinguished Alum Award. Aidín Castillo Mazantini ’11, executive director of the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center, will be recognized with the 2025 Rising Star Alum Award, which honors early career achievements.
The former CEO and chairman of Harrah’s, Satre is currently the non-executive chairman of the board for Wynn Resorts. In the nonprofit and education sectors, he serves as president of the National Center for Responsible Gaming, a trustee of the National World War II Museum, and alumni association board and emeritus board of trustees member at Stanford University, where Satre and his wife, Jennifer, received undergraduate degrees.
In addition to Phil’s service on King Hall’s alumni board, the Satres have supported UC Davis Law through the funding of scholarships, public interest fellowships and the building expansion/renovation project. Phil Satre provided the leadership gift to establish the endowed Class of 1975 Scholarship and continues to encourage classmates to support future generations of King Hall attorneys.
Rising Star Alum Castillo – a double Aggie who also holds a B.A. from UC Davis – has led the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center since 2022. Based at King Hall, the center serves the immigration-related legal needs of students throughout the UC system. Leading by example, Castillo takes on some of the center’s most complex cases. She also volunteers her time to help train UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic students.
An experienced immigration attorney with expertise in removal defense, Castillo previously served as director of the immigrants’ rights practice at Oakland’s Centro Legal de la Raza. Before that, she worked at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, leading the launch of its national immigration policy office in Washington, D.C.
A proud immigrant from Mexico and first-generation college student, Castillo is a founding member of Scholars Promoting Education, Access, and Knowledge (SPEAK), one of the first undocumented student groups for college students. Castillo’s experience as a formerly undocumented immigrant and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals beneficiary informs her work today.