Zoé Nakata

Marchand, Manitoba

Executive Director, Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre

Zoé is a lifelong advocate for community and conservation. As Executive Director of Wildlife Haven since 2018, she has led transformational growth, establishing Manitoba’s only Wildlife Veterinary Hospital and growing the organization to be central Canada’s largest Wildlife Rehabilitation organization. Zoé also serves as Board Chair of the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, and led an international search for its newest CEO. Outside of work, she enjoys golfing, skiing, and travelling with her family and dogs. She is a proud Francophone and Métis woman living in rural Manitoba on the homeland of her Red River Métis Nation.