Pat became vegan in 2014 after becoming a Humane Policy Volunteer Leader for the Humane Society of the United States. As an avid animal rights activist, she is involved in several campaigns including bringing the Be Fair Be Vegan billboards to CT, heading up the Stamford chapter of We The Free, and the Fairfield County Vegan Meetup group.

As a self-employed consultant, Pat has spent her career working with managers and leaders in the areas of innovation and professional development. She is a part-time faculty member at Cornell University teaching Emotional Intelligence for Leaders, and UCONN teaching Business Analytics in the Master’s Program.

Pat lives in Stamford with a rescue dog and cat. When not advocating for animals, she spends time practicing yoga and mentoring new animal rights activists.

Liz has been a vegan since 2007 and has been involved in many vegan and animal rights organizations over the years, including Fur Free Connecticut to work on a fur ban in the state.

She is passionate about humans as well as animals, and is a clinical social worker who has been working in the behavioral health field since 2007. She continues to work both at a local community health center as well as in her own private practice as a therapist.

Liz has a strong interest in health and fitness and is certified as a health coach through the National Society of Health Coaches. Liz is an avid runner, and you will often see her out running many miles in her neighborhood. She has been a member of the Strong Hearts Vegan Power running team for the last few years, and was previously an organizer for her local No Meat Athlete running group.

She loves to travel and try new vegan restaurants with her husband, and enjoys spending time with their rescue dog Tofutti both at home and out in nature.

Chris is a long-time vegan and animal advocate. He serves as an animal rescue volunteer, and helped bring the Be Fair Be Vegan billboards to CT. He’s a generous donor to national and international animal causes.

Professionally, Chris has over thirty years of real estate experience advising leading state, national and international clients. He’s consulted on more than $100 billion in real estate and has served as a course instructor for Yale University, UCONN and the CT Bar Association. He’s testified as a real estate expert witness in more than 100 court cases.

Chris lives in Fairfield with his wife, Andrea, and two rescue pups, Ester and Rosie. In his free time, he enjoys Zen meditation, hiking in nature, and practicing Aikido, earning the rank of Yondan (4th degree black belt) from the US Aikido Federation.

Tabitha animal-lover, vegan, eco-enthusiast, earth friendly festival planner. She is the original founder of Compassionfest, an all-vegan vending event standing for community, equality, and kindness in Hamden, CT. She is the Vice President of The First Unitarian Universalist Society of New Haven, hosting monthly vegan potlucks since 2014. She has hosted over 83 vegan-friendly events throughout the Connecticut region.

Professionally she has worked as a master barber for 17+ years. During that time, she donated hair to provide oil spill mats to save the the waterways. In 2013, she briefly had a candle company, Hipponotic Candle, donating a portion of all proceeds to anti-poaching projects for at risk wild Hippo’s in Zimbabwe. She started her massage career working at a facility providing massage services to clients living with HIV. A self-proclaimed psychonaut, she likes to experience new holistic approaches towards healing. Today she works as a LMT at a float tank wellness center.

Tabitha enjoys her life by the water living in Stony Creek region in Branford, CT with husband Bret.

An avid gardener & mushroom farmer, often found in her backyard polytunnel or harvesting shiitake mushrooms.

Allison has been vegan since 2018 and is passionate about animal justice. While newer to the animal rights scene, she is a longtime advocate of social and environmental justice. As a professional climate policy advocate, she brings deep knowledge on the environmental impact of animal agriculture and extensive experience with issue advocacy, strategic campaigns, and nonprofit administration. Allison lives in Coventry, CT with her husband Drew and rescue pup Kiva. In her free time she enjoys exploring new trails, practicing yoga, gardening, volunteering, and working on DIY home renovations.