Zara has a Master of Marketing (MMKG) degree from the Schuilch School of Business, world-renowned for its marketing faculty. She graduated with distinction and is an Alumni Ambassador. She was the only MMKG candidate to be recruited into the prestigious consulting group affiliated with the Schulich School of Business, the York Consulting Group (YCG). She was the first person to have been a YCG consultant from the MMKG.

In addition to her marketing degree, Zara has a post-graduate Certificate in Public Relations, which is recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) from Ryerson University. Her thesis was on Cross-Cultural Communications.

These degrees are in addition to a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Political Science and English Language and Literature from Memorial University of Newfoundland.