Stephanie Uzenzile Cooper
Stephanie is a Massachusetts native with a deep passion for service. Raised in a family devoted to community engagement, she learned early on that addressing systemic issues such as environmental injustice, poor education, food insecurity, and high unemployment required a collective effort. With both parents leading by example, Stephanie became deeply committed to education and mobilization as tools for community betterment.
In college, she pursued a degree in psychology with an interest in criminal justice. After earning her BA, she took a temporary position in the environmental justice field. What was meant to be a one-year role became a three-year commitment until she transitioned to law enforcement, following in her aunt’s footsteps. Believing that her psychology background complemented the criminal justice system, Stephanie returned to school to earn her master’s degree and remained in the field for eighteen years. She focused on understanding the mindset of those within the system and on serving her community.
With the evolving landscape of criminal justice and personal reasons guiding her, Stephanie returned to her roots in environmental justice. She now serves as the Director of Programs and Operations at the Harambee House, Inc. Aware of how the field has shifted, she is committed to engaging, educating, training, building capacity and mobilizing Black and Brown communities with the tools to create solutions. Stephanie believes we are in a critical moment to be the change, and that through partnership and collective resolve, there is light ahead for us all.
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Collaborate with residents, advocates, and policymakers driving justice.
Since 2011, CEEJH has partnered with frontline and fenceline communities to address environmental, climate, and energy injustices through grassroots action and policy co-creation. We center those most impacted by harm to lead action and social change.
