Zoe Som

Zoe Som is a second-year master’s student pursuing a degree in K-12 Education Policy at Peabody College. Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, she received her undergraduate degree in Public Policy and Human Organization and Leadership Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her academic interests are related to critical pedagogy, community and family engagement in education, and youth participatory action research. Zoe is a long-time youth community organizer and a co-founder of Rhizome, where she helps high schoolers develop leadership skills and trains them to be collective change agents in their communities. She is dedicated to using power-building and collective action to advance equitable outcomes for all.