About

Zoë began to develop their passion for the performing arts at a young age. They fondly remember exiting San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre as a child and turning to their parents to ask how the performers had managed to lip sync so well. Zoë was so enamored by the show they had just seen that they simply could not fathom all of that being done live. When their parents let them know that the performers were actually singing, Zoë knew that they had to be a part of creating art as powerful as this.

Zoë quickly threw themself into the world of the performing arts, taking masterclasses in San Francisco, spending countless hours in choir classes, and beginning to dabble in as many instruments as they could. Fast forward to sixth grade and they were offered their first opportunity as a performing arts educator: helping their choir teacher teach their peers music theory. Reading music was like knowing a secret language that had the power to express what words could not, and Zoë quickly fell in love with witnessing the little epiphanies that granted those they taught access to the secret language of music. Driven by this passion for teaching, they took on several other educational roles over the course of the next few years, including assistant director of a youth theatre company, student director of their high school's choir program, and voice teacher through both the nonprofit QuaranTunes and their own private studio.

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, countless children lost access to their only source of music education: public schools. As someone who gained her music education primarily through public schools, Zoë has experienced firsthand what an incredible impact they can have on the lives of children. Determined to ensure that all children had access to music education, Zoë joined QuaranTunes, a newly-founded program that provides free artistic education to children, as one of its first volunteer teachers. They quickly fell in love with the program and poured themself tirelessly into its development, teaching up to fourteen lessons each week. Their determination and drive were quickly noticed and Zoë was invited to take on the role of Chief Outreach Officer.

As Chief Outreach Officer, Zoë founded and developed the QuaranTunes Instrument Donation Program and the QuaranTunes Community Class Program.. Through the Instrument Donation Program, Zoë worked to provide free musical instruments and lessons to children who would not otherwise have been able to afford them. Through the Community Class Program,  they organized and ran weekly music classes for organizations that benefit the well-being of children, such as preschools and childcare centers for low-income families.

From January 2023-May 2023, Zoë held an internship at an elementary school in Prague. Through this internship, they had the opportunity to teach first grade students English through music and theatre. They collaborated with their mentor teacher to design curricula that fostered social and emotional learning, as well as language development.