Tianna Shaw-Wakeman serves as the Environmental Justice Program Manager for Black Women for Wellness where she works to advance the health and well-being of Black women and girls by engaging in community-focused research, empowerment, and advocacy.

Tianna holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Social Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California, where she graduated as the first Black University Valedictorian for the Class of 2021.

She is also proud to be a Sydney Harman Polymathic Fellow, Phi Beta Kappa, a Brittingham Social Enterprise Scholar, and a former member of both LA Mayor Garcetti’s Youth Council on Climate Action and the LA City Climate Emergency Mobilization Commission.