Zoe Temple

Zoë Temple (she/her/ella) is an Environmental Science teacher near Downtown Los Angeles working directly with high school seniors from frontline communities across the city. In her role as an educator and as a Programs Advisor for Youth on Root, Zoe designs and delivers relevant, engaging, and justice-oriented curriculum focused on empowering young people to be environmental changemakers in their communities. Youth on Root’s mission is to provide low-income youth and youth of color across California with tools and opportunities for learning to promote environmental justice. Zoe is passionate about building inclusive spaces to redistribute power to marginalized communities through citizen science, youth empowerment, and community-based research.