Zoë grew up in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral, unceded (stolen) territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation), and S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō Nation) as a child of immigrants/settlers. 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, the traditional and ancestral territory of the suq̀ʷabš (Suquamish Tribe) in Washington state.

For the past two years, Zoë has served as a member of H2OO’s U.S. Youth Action Council for the UN Ocean Decade and is excited to have joined the H2OO helm as an intern in May 2024. 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.