Edith Zarco

Field Programs Fellow

Edith Zarco is a Programs Fellow for the Field Foundation, supporting Field’s Justice grantmaking.

Edith is pursuing a Master of Arts in Social Work, Social Policy, and Social Administration at the University of Chicago. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Gender & Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Prior to her Field fellowship, Edith supported Chicago’s Office of the Mayor as a 2023 Mayoral Fellow.  She also has had the privilege of serving gender-based violence survivors and immigrants through her work as a domestic violence court advocate at the Elgin Community Crisis Center and as a social services associate at the Tahirih Justice Center.

Edith is originally from the Chicago suburb of Aurora and is a proud daughter of Mexican immigrants.

Email:: ezarco@fieldfoundation.org