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Zak Devey is a passionate creative writer, student, and rangatahi advocate born and raised in West Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. In addition to being a co-founder of YANZ and member of the Board of Trustees, Zak is currently studying towards a PhD in Education at the University of Oxford with support from the Rhodes Scholarship. Back home, it is Zak's mission to realise equitable and safe access to self-expression for Aotearoa's rangatahi.