Arnedra Jordan – Project Manager
Arnedra Jordan is the Project Manager at Black Women for Wellness, overseeing the Beauty Justice Initiative. With over fifteen years of experience in the breast health field, Arnedra has dedicated her career to advocating for the health and well-being of Black women and girls. Her work involves providing education on environmental health, beauty justice, and breast health education, where she focuses on addressing harmful ingredients in beauty products and promoting comprehensive breast cancer awareness and prevention strategies.
Madison Beckett- Environmental & Beauty Justice Coordinator
Madison is a recent UCLA Sociology graduate and currently serves as BWW’s Environmental & Beauty Justice Coordinator. Originally from northern Connecticut, she moved to San Jose in 2020 to focus on grassroots community organizing and public health initiatives. Passionate about building an equitable future, Madison draws inspiration from Black thinkers like W.E.B. Du Bois, Angela Davis, and James Baldwin. In her free time, she enjoys practicing Pilates, dance, or yoga, visiting neighborhood cafés, and taking road trips to the Bay Area to see friends. Madison can be reached at madison@bwwla.com.
Adia Ja’Nea James – Environmental & Beauty Justice Support Specialist
Adia is a second-year medical student and a PRIME LEAD-ABC Scholar at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. She was born and raised in Sweet Home Alabama, where her grandmother, a retired nurse, played a significant role in her upbringing as well as her passion for community-based healthcare and health education. Outside of her studies and advocacy work, Ja’Nea loves to read, bike, kayak, longboard, skate, crochet, and FaceTime her baby cousins down South. Adia can be reached at adia@bwwla.com.
Valerie Monroe – Community Outreach Worker
Valerie Monroe is a dedicated advocate in the beauty and justice space, empowering Black women to thrive in wellness and self-expression. With her background as a graphic designer, canvasser, and outreach worker, Valerie combines her creative skills and passion for community engagement to make a lasting impact. Her work centers on creating safe, supportive spaces for Black women, encouraging wellness, and promoting justice. Through her community and outreach efforts with Black Women for Wellness, Valerie builds connections, raises awareness, and supports initiatives that uplift and empower. She is committed to fostering positive change, blending artistry and activism to champion the wellbeing and rights of Black women
Rebecca Barry – Intern
Rebecca is a recent MSc Medical Anthropology graduate from the University of Oxford, currently working as a freelance journalist in the public health sector. She is passionate about improving women’s health and advocating for environmental justice through her own research and publications, as well as in collaboration with progressive and empowering organizations like BWW. She would love for you to reach out and contact her at rebeccabarry04@gmail.com with any questions or for
further discussions!
Ifeoma Ajufo – Intern
Ifeoma is a Junior at Cornell University Studying Global and Public Health. She is incredibly passionate about improving health outcomes for women of color and improving access and awareness in health education. She used these passions to particpate with BWWLA this past summer as a Reproductive Justice intern by helping with the Annual Reproductive justice contact. She can be reached at lfeoma@bwwla.com.
Leah Nadavallil – Intern
Leah is a high school senior and aspiring engineer interning with Black Women for Wellness, where she contributes to projects on environmental health and beauty justice. Outside of work, Leah enjoys painting, drawing, playing the piano, or spending time with friends and family. Leah aims to create an
impact in the fields of engineering and wellness.
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