Zoë Tucker-Borrut

Zoë Tucker-Borrut was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest with her feet in two different places along the Salish Sea: in Vancouver, BC, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and in Seattle, WA, the 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey, a small public liberal arts college located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Munsee Lenape and Mohican Peoples. There, she discovered a passion for community organizing and activism, advocating for an equitable transition towards sustainable practices and policies that foster healthy and resilient communities amidst changing environmental-humanitarian-climate crisis conditions.

For the past three years, Zoë has served as a member of the U.S. Youth Action Council for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, a program of Heirs To Our Ocean (a global youth-led nonprofit organization) for which she is a Global Youth Leader. 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.

With the support of the FLAS Award, Zoë aims to develop advanced linguistic and cultural fluency in Canadian French, equipping her to more effectively engage with federal policy documents, United Nations materials, and other international resources. This proficiency will enhance her capacity to work across borders, particularly in the context of transboundary environmental and ocean governance.