Zoë grew up in the Pacific Northwest with her feet in two different places: in Vancouver, BC, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and in Seattle, WA, the traditional traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the suq̀ʷabš (Suquamish) and dxʷdəwʔabš (Duwamish) Tribes. She is part of the gayby boom generation and has two moms. Zoë studied Biology and Environmental Studies at a public liberal arts college in Northern New Jersey on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Munsee Lenape and Mohican Peoples. There, she found a love for community organizing and activism for an equitable transition towards sustainable practices and policies that ensure healthy and resilient communities under changing environmental-humanitarian-climate crisis conditions. As a dual Canada-U.S. citizen, she resides part-time in Vancouver and part-time on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state.

Since 2022, Zoë has been actively involved with H2OO, first as a member of the U.S. Youth Action Council for the UN Ocean Decade’s 3rd and 4th Cohorts, and later as an H2OO intern. She is excited to have joined H2OO as a staff member in November 2024, serving as the Fundraising & Communications Associate. Zoë has passions for eco-justice, our ocean and waterways, and native landscaping. She is most at peace when she is by our ocean, recognizing that it is the lifeblood of our planet.