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Kym Henley is the founder of Freedom Hill Sanctuary. A sanctuary for orphaned, abandoned, or injured farm animals. Freedom Hill Sanctuary was established in 2011 with one lamb called Lynn and since then has grown to 150 animals. A place they all call home

John Oberg is a social media influencer and animal advocate dedicated to making the world a kinder place for animals by utilizing the power of social media. In 2018, he launched his own independent, patron-funded program for animals through Patreon to maximize his impact, redefining animal advocacy in the social networking space. Previously, he served as Director of New Media for The Humane League...

Tiffany Paltauf is the founder of Sleepy Pig Farm Animal Sanctuary, a vegan farmed animal sanctuary located in Upstate NY. Tiffany decided to start a sanctuary after rescuing and raising a two-day-old piglet that she named Maybelle. Patreon: Sleepy Pig Farm Animal Sanctuary Website: spfanimalsanctuary.org

Alex has been vegan since 2007 for the animals. In Veganism, she has not only found a purpose in her life.. she found a level of spirituality that has forever changed her heart and how she interacts with ALL beings. Being a beacon of love and light is the foundation of her spiritual practices and, she feels, the very foundation of Veganism. Instagram: chiquita_vegana Living among Meat Eaters: The...

Richard J. Schmidt, MD, FACOG, is a reproductive endocrinology and fertility specialist, as well as the medical director and laboratory program director at NOVA IVF in Mountain View, California. Dr. Schmidt has committed more than 25 years to delivering excellent patient-centered fertility care and is a vegan physician, having trained as a Food for Life instructor and is passionate about helping p...

Diane Rose-Solomon went vegan in 2019 but didn't know how to cook anything plant-based. A vegan cooking class boosted her confidence quickly. Diane recently founded a plant-based project called: What's Plant-Based Cooking Good Looking?, a safe space to help you go from Plant-Based Curious to Plant-Based Confident.

Stevan Mirkovich is the CRO and Owner of Planted Expo, a trade show, platform, and network to connect Canadians to local vegan and plant-based businesses offering new, innovative, and inspiring products, services, and practices. The Planted website is a great educational resource offering online courses and make sure to check out their chats section where you will find the latest from leading voic...

Simen Li is a vegan coach and consultant. He has consulted with vegan wellness centers, hotels, and restaurants. Simen has coached people to thrive as vegans for six years and has 12 years of experience in vegan nutrition.   veganicediblelandscapes.com

Laura Carney is a writer and copy editor in New York. She's been published by the Washington Post, the Associated Press, The Hill, Runner's World, People magazine, Guideposts, Good Housekeeping, The Fix, Upworthy, Maria Shrivers Sunday Paper and other places, and her book My Fathers List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free is being published by Post Hill Press in June 2023. Her work as a copy...

Pam Ahern is the Founder of Edgars Mission. A safe haven for formerly farmed animals in Lancefield, Australia. The one-time equestrian champion gave it all up when, in 2003, a tiny piglet, the eminent Edgar Alan Pig, trotted into her life and led her down a path she never imagined.

Tomi Makanjuola is an award-winning food blogger and chef. She runs The Vegan Nigerian, a platform dedicated to making Nigerian cuisine and the vegan lifestyle accessible to members of her community and beyond. Tomi is passionate about sharing her knowledge through workshops, cookbooks, and online content. She is the author of Vegan Nigerian Kitchen.

Laura Carney is a writer and magazine and book copy editor in New York. She's been published by the Washington Post, the Associated Press, The Hill, Runner's World, Good Housekeeping, Upworthy, The Fix, and other places, and has written a book about finishing the bucket list of her late father, who was killed by a distracted driver.

Jason Bolalek is the founder of Destination Liberation, a Vermont-based animal rescue organization, dedicated to rescuing male calves from dairy farms (who are seen as mere waste products in the dairy industry) and finding them forever homes

Kerstin Brueller is a vegan animal rights and liberation activist focusing on online activism. She is also a writer, content creator, illustrator, and graphic designer from Vienna, Austria. Web kerstinbrueller.com Instagram @kerstinbrueller

Chris Fuller-Wigg is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Austin Farm Sanctuary. He is also the VP of Services for Motiv, a SaaS implementation company. Over the last 5 years, in addition to working at Motiv and building a life with his wife Angela, Chris has worked to build Austin Farm Sanctuary from a 1/2 acre micro-sanctuary to the blossoming non-profit it is today.

Olivia DiNardo is the founder of Sowa Goat Sanctuary, a nonprofit located in Harvard, MA that provides lifelong holistic care to abused, neglected, orphaned, and slaughter-bound goats in need of a safe haven. sowagoatsanctuary.com

Rachael Brown earned a plant-based nutrition certification and food and sustainability certification from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell. After being diagnosed with high cholesterol in her late 20s, she discovered The China Study and transitioned her family to the whole-food, plant-based, no-oil (WFPBNO) lifestyle, and her cholesterol immediately dropped 50 points....

Cyd Notter is a graduate of the Center for Nutrition Studies, a certified instructor for The Starch Solution and other dietary courses, a past newspaper columnist, and the author of the award-winning book The Plan A Diet: Combining Whole Food, Plant-Based Nutrition with the Timeless Wisdom of Scripture. Cyd offers personal nutrition coaching and speaks at various Veg Fests and local groups. Connec...

Damien Clarkson is the Co-Founder of THE PACK, a food technology startup making healthy and nutritious plant-based dog food. He previously Co-Founded Vevolution a leading technology platform for the plant-based business community where he is still a board member.

Britt is a fine art animal photographer and animal rights advocate from Connecticut. In 2016, she became involved in animal rights activism and volunteering at farm animal sanctuaries. Through her volunteer experiences, she was given the opportunity to photograph some of the sanctuary animals. It was then that she found her true passion in photography. Now, she photographs both rescued animals and...

Ray is an award-winning author of YA Fantasy and Climate Fiction from Essex in England. As an author of Climate Fiction, Ray's books are published on recycled paper where possible and she plants 1 tree per book sale via Ecologi. It is Ray's dream to one day open The Peridot Animal Sanctuary and Wildlife Reserve in England and that dream inspired Ray to close her business of 15 years to pursue a wr...

Chris Huriwai is the co-producer of MILKED, which is a feature documentary that exposes the whitewash of New Zealand's multi-billion-dollar dairy industry. He is also a Māori vegan advocate and extreme sportsman. He has a history of working in community health, working for 7 years teaching physical education and mentoring young people from primary to high schools. He's a back-to-back 3-time world...

Shauna is a licensed veterinary technician with a background in wildlife rehabilitation, farm animal nursing care, and a love of nature. She worked at a mixed-animal veterinary hospital shortly after earning her degree in veterinary technical science in 1994. She went on to earn specialty certification in animal dentistry and pursued an interest in anesthesia and surgical procedures. In her direct...

Kelly is the Co-Founder and former Executive Director of Barn Sanctuary. She had over 7 years of experience in marketing and communication for startups and nonprofit organizations before transitioning to executive leadership. She is a passionate advocate for nonprofit work and specifically animal rights, environmental conservation, and social justice.