The Claniel Foundation and Samuel L. Fels Fund have again shown their support for great ideas and provided seed funding for the GVP urban eco-village initiative. As a result of this support, Green Village is thrilled to welcome Zoe Selzer as our first managing director. Zoe stood out from an extraordinary group of candidates, impressing us with her astute and intuitive understanding of the GVP vision and what it will take for us to achieve it. Zoe told us the Managing Director job description felt like it was written with her in mind, and we have to agree – the shoe fits perfectly!
We look forward to a bright green future with Zoe.
Zoe brings a strong community building and urban planning background to the organization and a deep enthusiasm for the mission. She holds a BA in psychology from the University of Denver and a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Colorado, Denver. Before pursing her graduate education, Zoe worked for a non-profit in Denver doing green building advocacy and fundraising. Throughout graduate school and beyond Zoe worked on revitalization projects in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. In late 2008 she left Denver and moved to Philadelphia. Before joining GVP, Zoe worked at Rutgers University in Camden doing public policy research and community development. Zoe enjoys travel, food, and spending as much time outside as possible.