Dr Zoe Cunliffe serves as the Environmental Justice Program Manager at Black Women for Wellness. In this role, she works to address the disproportionate health burdens borne by Black women and girls, as caused by pollution and toxic chemicals from our built environment in South LA. She has been working to elevate the voices of women and people of color for many years, and has experience teaching incarcerated women in prisons; participating in programs serving high schoolers at under-resourced schools; and volunteering as a literacy tutor for adults with the Los Angeles Public Library.

Zoe holds a Philosophy BA from the University of Cambridge, UK, and a Philosophy PhD from the CUNY Graduate Center, NYC. Her PhD specialized in feminist philosophy and social justice, and Zoe published her research in 4 publications, presented at 16 conferences, and won 4 academic prizes. She also has experience working on a water sustainability project in British Columbia, Canada over 6 years, working closely with Indigenous groups and applying feminist frameworks to mainstream water management approaches.

In her free time, Zoe enjoys hiking, reading, pottery, trying new foods, and spending time with family and friends.