Prior to joining Tisch Drama, Salgado co-founded Arts Ignite (Formerly ASTEP). At Arts Ignite, he recruited, trained, and supported more than 325 teaching artists and created and implemented 23 programs for artistic youth. He is also a Core Facilitator with artEquity, a Co-Producer of CRAFT Courses Programming with the CRAFT Institute, and a Co-Creative Producer with the Remember2019 Collective, which supports local black cultural workers in Phillips County, AR, as they facilitate spaces for self-determination, memory, and reflection that are directly related to the Elaine Massacre. He has worked as a facilitator, actor, deviser, and director with communities in Peru, the Dominican Republic, South Africa, India, Belgium, Germany, Scotland, and the United States. He has taught at the Boston Conservatory, Brown University, Santa Clara University, LaGuardia Community College, and Kingsborough Community College. He co-leads a WHO Commission on Arts Practice and the Ethics of Care.