Joie Zhang is a Project Manager at Rebuild by Design, leading research, design, and engagement with government, coalitions, and organization partners.

As a design researcher and service designer, Joie is passionate about working at the intersection of community-centered design, climate justice, and innovation, to better understand what motivates public buy-in. Previously, she worked at Hester Street as a Project Associate, and before that, she worked in the grassroots flooding preparedness space with Detroit residents, creating a behavior change framework to shift climate action preparedness from an individualized to collective experience.

Joie is committed to leveraging her design research and community engagement skills to connect key stakeholders at the local, state, and federal levels to the information needed to more effectively prepare for disasters.