SELECTED AR2011 SPEAKER BIOS
	Marc Bekoff is a Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society. In 2000 Marc and Jane Goodall co-founded Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and in 2009 Marc was presented with the Saint Francis of Assisi Award by the New Zealand SPCA. Marc has published numerous essays and 22 books including The Emotional Lives of Animals, Animals Matter, Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals, and the Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. His website is marcbekoff.com.
	Josephine Bellaccomo is an executive coach, activist and award-winning author of Move the Message: Your Guide to Making a Difference and Changing the World, Josephine has coached over 1,000 corporate citizens and activists to communicate persuasively to people with power. Her workshops provide practical, winning techniques to help activists appear and feel comfortable and confident in front of groups, and to quickly and easily organize a clear, compelling, results-oriented message.
	Hope Bohanec has been active in animal protection and environmental activism for over 20 years and currently lends her talents to In Defense of Animals as their Grassroots Campaigns Director. Hope founded Compassionate Living Outreach, and offers a power-point presentation called Eco-Eating: A Cool Diet for a Hot Planet that addresses the environmental impact of animal agriculture through peer reviewed scientific research. She is a nationally recognized leader and speaker in the animal protection movement, and a well-known presenter across the U.S.
	Michael Budkie, A.H.T., is the co-founder & Executive Director of Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (SAEN). After witnessing the atrocities of animal experimentation during his education, he successfully ended a head injury experiment on cats at the Univ. of Cincinnati. In the mid-1990s, Michael founded SAEN, which works to terminate research projects & force the USDA to take legal action against laboratories. He has been published & travels extensively, appearing on TV & radio programs to expose the truth about animal experimentation.
	Leigh-Chantelle is the creator and operator of Viva la Vegan! and the Vivalavegan.net web site which focuses on easy to prepare recipes and articles as well as interactive features including forum, videos, interviews, and connectivity to other like-minded individuals. Over the past 13 years since Leigh-Chantelle has been a vegan she has been involved as a sponsor, performer, speaker and stall holder for various vegan/vegetarian and cruelty free fundraisers, organizations and festivals throughout Australia.
	Holly Cheever, DVM, in addition to her private practice serving companion animals and wildlife, instructs veterinary students, consults for animal advocacy organizations, and assists law officers in animal abuse cases. Dr. Cheever has received awards from the NY State Troopers, the ASPCA, and the Humane Society of the United States. Currently, she is Vice President of the New York State Humane Association and is chairperson of the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association's Leadership Council.
	Nick Cooney is the founder and Director of The Humane League, a farm animal advocacy organization with offices in Philadelphia, Boston and Maryland. As Director, Nick oversees the organizaton's outreach work, humane education programs, and institutional campaigns. Nick is also the author of Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change, and his advocacy work has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and National Public Radio.
	Charlotte Cressey is an animal rights activist, yoga instructor, and enthusiast for the many benefits of veganism. She is the Director of Community Outreach for Orange County People for Animals, a non-profit 501(c)3 animal advocacy group in Southern California. Charlotte began giving presentations to the public in 2000 and continues educating others in a positive, inspiring manner. She views veganism and treating all animals with respect as part of a larger goal to create a peaceful world for humans, animals, and Mother Earth.
	Saurabh Dalal advocates for veganism and Ahinsa (non-violence) as compelling solutions to many global problems. He is Deputy Chair of the International Vegetarian Union, President of the Vegetarian Union of North America, President of the Vegetarian Society of DC, and volunteers in various capacities with numerous like-minded non-profits. A lifelong vegetarian and vegan since 1991, Saurabh holds graduate degrees in Physics and Engineering and explores ways to integrate sound science into the movement.
	Karen Davis is the founder & President of United Poultry Concerns, a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl and includes a sanctuary. She has a PhD in English from the University of Maryland-College Park where she taught for 12 years in the English Department and pioneered a course on the role of animals in the Western philosophic and literary tradition. In 2002, Karen was inducted into the U.S. Animal Rights Hall of Fame. She has also authored many essays, articles, & books. Extended bio.
	Christine Dorchak is the President and General Counsel of Grey2k USA. She has extensive professional experience in the animal protection movement. Before obtaining her law degree, she worked as Research Director for the New England Anti-Vivisection Society and was the manager of the Ellen Gifford Sheltering Home for Cats in Boston. A long-distance runner all of her life, she has competed in six Boston Marathons to date. Christine enjoys spending free time with her four cats and greyhound Zoe
	Debra Erenberg is Midwest Regional Director for Amnesty International-USA (AIUSA), where she works to protect and advance human rights. Prior to joining AIUSA, Debra served as Organizing Director for Rainforest Action Network, where she oversaw grassroots education, training, outreach and online organizing. An animal rights activist for almost two decades, Debra has worked with organizations including PETA, IDA, and the Great Ape Project.  She looks forward to bringing perspectives from multiple movements to the AR conference.
	Bruce Friedrich is senior director for strategic initiatives at Farm Sanctuary. Bruce has worked as a public school teacher in inner city Baltimore, as vice president for policy at PETA, and at a homeless shelter and soup kitchen in D.C. He was inducted into the animal rights hall of fame in 2004 and has been a progressive activist for 25 years. He co-authored The Animal Activist's Handbook with Matt Ball. About the book, Peter Singer states, "Rarely have so few pages contained so much intelligence and good advice. Get it, read it, and act on it. Now."
	Carol Glasser is currently the Research Director at the Humane Research Council (HRC). HRC is a non-profit organization that conducts research to understand attitudes and behaviors toward issues relevant to animal advocates. She received her Ph.D. in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. When not busy with research or animal advocacy, she is involved in baketivism and blogging. Carol lives in Southern California with a consortium of cats and activists.
	Camille Hankins is co-founder of Win Animal Rights (WAR), a group of hardcore, grassroots, direct action campaigners dedicated to ending to the brutality and killing at Huntingdon Life Sciences. With almost 20 years of sales, marketing and management expertise, Camille specializes in using her knowledge base to capitalize on critical weaknesses of animal exploitation businesses. She also acts as a Press Officer for the N. American Animal Liberation Press Office and annually serves as Exhibit Coordinator for the AR national conferences.
	Alex Hershaft, Ph.D. is the Conference Chair and founded FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement) in 1982. He launched World Farm Animals Day in 1983, the Great American Meatout in 1985, Gentle Thanksgiving in 1990, and has organized 17 national Animal Right conferences. He is a member of the Vegetarian and the Animal Rights Hall of Fame. Dr. Hershaft describes himself as a "late bloomer", having accomplished all this after earning a Ph.D. in chemistry and devoting nearly 30 years to science research and consulting.
	Julieanna Hever, M.S., R.D., C.P.T., The Plant-Based Dietitian, advocates following a whole food, plant-based diet. Julieanna is the nutrition columnist for VegNews Magazine, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition, and co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking. As co-producer and star of the documentary To Your Health, and as Executive Director of EarthSave, International, Julieanna has had the opportunity to bring nutrition to the forefront of efforts to improve the current global health crisis.
	Daniel Hauff serves as Mercy For Animals' Director of Investigations. Through his work with various animal protection organizations, Daniel has drafted a plethora of animal cruelty complaints on a broad range of issues, engaging law enforcement at the local, state, and federal levels. Daniel works closely with attorneys, veterinarians and animal welfare experts to compile farmed animal cruelty cases, which have pressed for cruelty prosecutions, strengthened animal protection laws, and encouraged corporate policy changes.
	Melanie Joy is a psychologist, professor, and author of the new book Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows. Dr. Joy is the leading researcher on the psychology/ideology of meat production and consumption, and has been interviewed for magazines, books, and radio on her work in this area. She is the author of Strategic Action for Animals: A Handbook on Strategic Movement Building, Organizing, & Activism for Animal Liberation, and she has spent over a decade training people on how to more effectively relate, communicate, and advocate to others.
	Roberta Kalechofsky, Ph.D. is the author of seven works of fiction, a monograph on George Orwell, poetry and two collections of essays. As a publisher she has published 40 different titles in poetry, fiction, scholarship, vegetarianism and animal rights. She began Jews for Animal Rights in 1985 and coordinates publications with Micah Publications. Her latest publications are The Poet-Physician and the Healer-Killer: Vivisection and the Emergence of a Medical Technocracy, and The Vegetarian Shabbat Cookbook, co-authored with Robbie Schiff.
	Stephen R. Kaufman, M.D. is chair of the Christian Vegetarian Association, president of Vegetarian Advocates, and cochair of the Medical Research Modernization Committee. His books include Good News for All Creation (coauthored by Nathan Braun) and Guided by the Faith of Christ: Seeking to Stop Violence and Scapegoating. He is an ophthalmologist specializing in retinal diseases and is an Assistant Professior at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
	Shannon Keith is an animal liberation attorney in Los Angeles, California as well as the President of ARME and Uncaged Films. Shannon and her organizations made the award-winning documentaries, "Behind the Mask," which explores the history of the animal liberation movement, as well as "Skin Trade," an exposé on the fur industry. ARME rescues animals from homelessness and abuse and strives to end exploitation at its roots.
	Niloo Khodadadeh is a vocalist, songwriter, actress, performer, and animal rights activist. She adopted a vegetarian diet at a very young age, and has since made the transition to becoming a committed and active vegan. She now dedicates her days and nights to educating and informing others about the health and spiritual rewards and benefits of a cruelty-free lifestyle. NiLoO currently performs as a lead singer in the international fusion band KASHA, with a repertoire covering 8 different languages. Her debut album will be released in 2012.
	Taryn Kiekow is a staff attorney in the Marine Mammal Protection Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, where she works to preserve key marine mammal species and their habitats. Taryn is currently working on international advocacy campaigns to oppose whaling and intereference with whale habitats worldwide. Taryn presented on the issue of ocean noise at the United Nations in 2009 and is the co-author of numerous environmental articles and presentations. She received her law degree in 2001 from the University of Virginia.
	Andrew Kirschner, Ed.D. currently works as a university professor teaching law and politics. He educates people about the benefits of a vegan lifestyle and the horrors of factory farming through leafleting, special events, school presentations, social media, and letter writing campaigns for various animal organizations. A former speech writer and advisor for federal, state, and local campaigns, Dr. Kirschner recently received the Humane Party nomination to run as a candidate for U.S. Congress in the 22nd District of Florida.
	Andrew Knight PhD, CertAW, MRCVS is a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. He is a Spokesperson for UK political party Animals Count, and the Director of Animal Consultants International, which provides expertise for animal issues. His studies critically assessing the contribution of animal experiments to human healthcare have attracted a series of awards at international conferences and formed the basis for his PhD. He has also published numerous articles examining other animal advocacy issues. He practices veterinary medicine in London.
	Charlotte Laws Ph.D. is an author, weekly commentator on NBC and the president of two nonprofit animal organizations. She is serving her fourth term on the Greater Valley Glen Council in Southern California. Charlotte has contributed to two animal rights books: Igniting a Revolution and Call to Compassion; and her articles have appeared in Newsweek, LA Times, and the LA Daily News. She has appeared on Larry King Live, Fox News and The Late Show. She is the recipient of the 2006 Los Angeles Animal Humanitarian Award.
	Greg Lawson is President of the Vegetarian Society of El Paso.  He was lead journalist for the newsletter of Animal Rights Online for 8 years and his articles have appeared in The Animal Voices magazine, the magazine of the American Vegan Society and other publications. Since 2002 he has hosted a vegan oriented radio show, Animal Concerns of Texas, ACT Radio, on KTEP, National Public Radio for the Southwest.
	Cheryl Leahy serves as Compassion Over Killing's General Counsel targeting large-scale abuse of farmed animals through proactive litigation and undercover investigations. Her work includes challenging cruel practices forced upon farmed animals as well as the misleading marketing of meat, milk, and eggs often found in grocery stores. Cheryl received a J.D. from UCLA School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Chicago in Environmental Studies. She is a member of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and California bars.
	Dara Lovitz is an Adjunct Professor of Animal Law at both Temple University and Drexel University. Lovitz was appointed Special Prosecutor by the Lancaster County District Attorney to prosecute the pivotal PA case, Commonwealth v. Esbenshade, which determined the criminal liability of an egg factory owner and supervisor. She has written and lectured extensively on the constitutional failures of eco-terror laws and has authored a book titled Muzzling a Movement on the silencing of animal activism as the result of eco-terror laws, money, and politics.
	Bob Lucius is a career-Marine Corps officer with more than 22 years of active-duty service around the world. In 2008, he was selected as PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian in the U.S. Marine Corps. Bob is also the founder and Executive Director of the Kairos Coalition, a non-profit organization that aims to bring humane education and youth advocacy training to developing nations in order to accelerate the pace of Humane Nation building. The Kairos Coalition is currently coordinating projects in Vietnam.
	Anthony Marr has a physics degree, and is the author of "OMNI-SCIENCE and the Human Destiny" and "Homo Sapiens! SAVE YOUR EARTH!" He is a world-known Canadian wildlife preservationist who has worked on reserves in India, performed operations in Japan, and undertaken 7 Compassion for Animals Road Expeditions (CARE tours) throughout the US since 2003. Anthony is the founder of Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE) and the Global Anti-Hunting Coalition (GAHC), and was honored with the Henry Spira Grassroots Activist Award at AR2010.
	Armaiti May, DVM has volunteered as an animal rights advocate for over a decade.  A 2005 graduate of UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, she helped replace existing practices with humane surgical training methods. Armaiti spoke at several city council meetings to ban declawing in LA and surrounding cities in 2009. She currently organizes United Animal Advocates of LA, an animal rights meetup group which does regular vegan outreach leafletting. Dr. May is currently a house call veterinarian in the Los Angeles area.
	Dr. Shirley McGreal is the founder and Chairwoman of the International Primate Protection League (IPPL). She began her work on behalf of primates and conservation while she was a resident of Thailand in 1973. She formed IPPL after witnessing the deplorable conditions under which primates were captured, sold and transported. IPPL specializes in fighting the highly organized illegal traffic in endangered primate species such as gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans. Dr. McGreal has received a number of awards, including the Order of the British Empire in 2008.
	Keith McHenry is one of the original eight activists that started Food Not Bombs in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1980. After starting a 2nd chapter in San Francisco, he was arrested "for making a political statement" by sharing vegan meals to the hungry spending over 500 nights in jail. Today he continues to volunteer with the movement he co-founded, supporting their work to share free information and vegan meals with the hungry on the streets of over 1,000 cities around the world. He also helps maintain the Food Not Bombs website.
	Erica Meier is the Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing, a non-profit animal advocacy organization based in Washington , D.C. that focuses on exposing cruelty to farmed animals and promoting vegetarian eating. COK’s undercover investigations inside factory farms have been featured in various newspapers, including the New York Times and the Washington Post. Before working at COK, Erica spent four years as an animal control officer in D.C., rescuing sick, injured, and homeless animals as well as enforcing animal protection laws.
	Christi Metropole founded Stray Cat Alliance after encountering a stray kitten in 1999. Under Christi’s unwavering leadership, hundreds of volunteers and scores of donors have since united to provide education, human power and skills to Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) thousands of cats who need help. Christi is acknowledged as an influential and candid voice for those cats and is frequently requested as a speaker on critical issues related to cat care and protection, laws regarding humane treatment and human health-related concerns.
	Dawn Moncrieffe is the founding director of A Well-Fed World, a DC-based organization that reforms food and farm policies, distributes vegan food to those in need, and provides grants for innovative projects around the world.  Dawn holds master’s degrees in International Relations and Women Studies, both with a focus on economic development. Her work highlights the ways in which high levels of meat consumption exacerbate global hunger, especially for women and children.
	Peter Muller has been involved in wildlife protection since 1976. He has participated in patrolling posted land against hunters during hunting season, given presentations on the deleterious effects of hunting at various universities and other groups, published numerous articles on this topic, debated and educated on radio and TV. Peter is currently President of LOHV (League of Humane voters), a PAC (Political Action Committee) whose mission is to support candidates for political office who promise their support of animal protective legislation.
	Jack Norris is the President and co-founder of Vegan Outreach. Vegan Outreach produces Why Vegan and other booklets, and has distributed over 12 million copies. Jack runs Vegan Outreach’s Adopt a College program which has directly handed a Vegan Outreach brochure to more than 4.5 million students. In 2005, he was elected to the Animal Rights Hall of Fame. Jack is a Registered Dietitian and runs the health websites VeganHealth.org and JackNorrisRD.com.
	Alex Pacheco is the founder of 600 Million Stray Dogs Need You,  600Million.org, which is focused on ending the dog and cat overpopulation problems by creating scientific formulas that can be fed to strays and that sterilizes the strays, without surgery. He was voted Crew Member of the Year by Sea Shepherd, is in the Animal Rights Hall of Fame, and is the co-founder of PETA, where he served as Chairman for 20 years before leaving and founding 600Million.org
	Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has for over 11 years guided people to becoming and staying vegan through cooking classes, cookbooks, lectures, and video and audio podcasts. Colleen is the founder of Compassionate Cooks and the award-winning author of four books. She writes “The VegGuru” column for VegNews magazine, contributes to National Public Radio, and has appeared on The Food Network and PBS. Her fifth book, The 30-Day Vegan Challenge, published by Random House, is due out in August 2011.
	Will Potter is an award-winning independent journalist who focuses on how the "War on Terrorism" affects civil liberties. He has closely followed the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA), the Earth Liberation Front arrests in "Operation Backfire," and the landmark First Amendment case of the SHAC 7. Will's reporting on AETA has been recognized by Project Censored "for outstanding investigative journalism." He is the author of "Green Is The New Red," forthcoming from City Lights Books, and is the creator of GreenIsTheNewRed.com.
	Matt Rice serves as Mercy For Animals' Director of Operations – working closely with grassroots coordinators on campaigns that promote veganism and the protection of farmed animals. Additionally, Matt oversees MFA's membership development programs – communicating with supporters, coordinating fundraising events, donation appeals, and grant requests. He has coordinated demonstrations around the world, and given interviews to local, national and international media outlets – reaching millions of people on a wide range of animal rights issues.
	Becky Robinson is president and co-founder of Alley Cat Allies, the nation’s only advocacy organization devoted to the protection and humane treatment of cats. Based in Bethesda, MD, the mission of Alley Cat Allies is to transform and develop communities to protect and improve the lives of cats. It also promotes and advises on affordable spay and neuter as well as humane education. Today, with more than 250,000 supporters all over the world, Alley Cat Allies is the recognized authority on feral cats and their care.
	Nathan Runkle serves full-time as the Executive Director of Mercy For Animals (MFA), an organization he founded in 1999. He has helped organize and execute MFA's investigations and open rescues at Ohio's four largest egg factory farms. Through his work with MFA, Nathan has appeared in stories by dozens of newspapers and radio programs, as well as on PBS, NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX affiliates. He has organized hundreds of demonstrations and educational outreach events and frequently speaks on animal rights issues at high schools and colleges.
	Kim Sheridan is the author of Animals and the Afterlife, and co-author of the vegan raw foods classic Uncooking with Jameth and Kim. She is also the founder of EnLighthouse Entertainment, Go Green Already!, the Rat Refuge, and Compassion Circle. She is the co-founder of HealthForce Nutritionals and the founder of Healthy Chick, empowering people to take charge of their health and to adopt a compassionate lifestyle. She has been listed in 2,000 Notable American Women, Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals, and Great Minds of the 21st Century.
	Dave Simon Director of Campaigns for Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL). He was part of the legal team that recently persuaded a judge to invalidate a California mall's rules on expressive activity as applied to puppy mill protests. Dave has coordinated campaigns against fur, rodeos, foie gras, animal circuses, elephant rides, lobster games, and other practices that abuse animals. Dave founded the public speaking and diplomacy group Orange County Verbal Vegans and the social networking group OC Vegan Drinks.
	Sam Simon is the acclaimed writer and producer of "Taxi," "Cheers," and "The Simpsons," which he co-created. The Sam Simon Foundation adopts dogs facing death in shelters and trains them to be certified assistance dogs for the deaf and veterans with PTSD. The Foundation's Mobile Clinic has performed over 35,000 free spay/neuters and provides low income Los Angeles residents with any other free surgery needed by their pets. In 2011, Sam launched Sam Simon Foundation: Feeding Families, a mobile vegan food bank which will feed 150 unemployed families (and their pets) a day.
	Jasmin Singer is the executive director of Our Hen House, a multimedia hive of opportunities to change the world for animals. With her partner, Mariann Sullivan, Jasmin hosts a weekly podcast, featuring guests such as Peter Singer and Jane Velez-Mitchell. Jasmin also produces videos for several of Our Hen House's ongoing projects, including "The Gay Animal" and "Art of the Animal." Jasmin is a contributing writer for VegNews Magazine and numerous other publications as well as a host of VegNews TV.
	Vasile Stanescu is a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University in the Program of Modern Thought and Literature. He serves as an editor and has written award-winning papers, presented and organized over twenty academic conferences, has nine publications, and has received eighteen awards, grants, and fellowships. He is also a founding member, and current co-organizer, of the Stanford Environmental Humanities Project. In 2011, he received an external grant from the Culture and Animals Foundation to help fund his current research on the intersection of animal rights and environmentalism.
	Sharon Strong is the Program Coordinator for the International Primate Protection League, where she has worked for the last nine years. Having seen first-hand the suffering of our primate cousins while assisting in a research laboratory, she brought to IPPL her long-time passion for primates as well as her experiences as a grant-writer in the nonprofit sector. Her duties at IPPL have ranged from gibbon care to database management to fundraising and communications.
	Erika Sullivan, DVM is a veterinarian practicing companion animal medicine in Toronto, Ontario. Erika is a member of many animal welfare organizations, and strives to promote positive health to both domestic and non-domestic animals. She has been featured on Animal Voices radio show, and has written numerous reviews on alternatives to live-animal-use for veterinary surgical training. Erika has also published articles in Veterinary Times magazine on wildlife conservation in Africa with gorillas, and in Thailand with elephants.
	Mariann Sullivan is the program director of Our Hen House, a multimedia hive of opportunities to change the world for animals. An adjunct professor of animal law at Brooklyn Law School and Cardozo Law School, Mariann currently chairs the American Bar Association's TIPS Animal Law Committee. She is the author, along with David Wolfson, of several articles including “What’s Good for the Goose…The Supreme Court of Israel, Foie Gras, and the Future of Farmed Animals in the United States” in the Duke Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems.
	Helen Thirlway is the Director of the International Primate Protection League’s UK branch. Before joining IPPL, Helen worked in senior management at two different primate sanctuaries where her responsibilities were wide-ranging and included everything from campaigns, strategy and operations management to day-to-day care of the primates. She has worked with primate species from Africa, Asia and South America, and has worked on national and international legislation affecting primate welfare and conservation around the world.
	Brian Vincent is Director of the Vancouver, BC-based organization, Stop UBC Animal Research. Stop UBC Animal Research is a grassroots campaign committed to exposing and ending research on animals at the University of British Columbia. Launched just one year ago, Stop UBC Animal Research has been featured on the front-pages of major newspapers, on national television and radio, and in international media, coordinated highly sophisticated and colorful actions, and mobilized animal advocates from around the world. E-mail Brian.
	Michael A. Weber is the Program Director of Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM). He helps coordinate thousands of vegan activism events across the United States and abroad, produces literature and TV ads exposing animal agribusiness, and develops improved strategies for the farmed animal movement. He also gives presentations to high school and college students, comparing companion animals to farmed animals and offering compassionate alternatives to our violent lifestyles.
	Juliette West, 15, is a student and animal rights youth advocate focused on creating awareness around elephant abuse. At age 13 she helped with the campaign to free Billy the elephant from the LA Zoo. She is an inspirational speaker for youth organizations, schools and animal rights groups. Juliette starred in a documentary "How I Became an Elephant" in 2009 - screening at the Artivist and International Wildlife Film Festivals. Juliette founded JulietteSpeaks as a non-profit and has since touched over 15,000 with her words and deeds advocating for elephants.
	Odette Wilkens is Executive Director of the Equal Justice Alliance, whose mission is to repeal the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. She is a member of the Committee of Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals of the New York City Bar Association. As a corporate attorney, Odette was Assistant General Counsel for a major international recruiting firm. She holds a masters degree in business administration in Finance from Stern, New York University. She has spoken at bar associations, law schools and legal conferences on the Act's implications for civil liberties.
	Peter Young is creator of Voice of the Voiceless, documenting the direct action animal liberation movement. He is a former political prisoner sentenced to a two year prison term in 2005 for conspiring to release thousands of mink from fur farms. After 7 years wanted by the FBI and a 24 month federal prison sentence, this veteran activist is voice of strength through sacrifice in the struggle for animal liberation. Young brings with him an arresting story, speaking on the subjects of political repression, animal liberation, direct action, and more.

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