Zee has been running LIEN for the past 19 years and has been instrumental in the development of an energy affordability strategy in Ontario. She has Master's degree in International Development Studies and worked in the development sector in Kenya in a previous life.

LIEN’s main objectives are to ensure that low-income energy consumers in Ontario have access to adequate, affordable energy as a basic need while simultaneously minimizing the environmental impacts of energy generation and distribution. LIEN advocates for programs and policies that address energy poverty and homelessness, and those that promote energy efficiency and energy conservation.
As a joint program of the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (“ACTO”) and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (“CELA”), LIEN occupies a unique intersection of anti-poverty and public interest environmental advocacy and represents over 75 member groups across Ontario. As a network representing the intersection of interests related to low-income consumers and energy and sustainability, LIEN’s focus is on reducing the energy bills of all low-income consumers and providing low-income consumers the opportunity to better manage their energy bills.