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.

Tiffany is a lifelong animal lover and went vegan in 2012. A passionate advocate for all beings, she has been involved with animal and human rights advocacy for many years. Tiffany is a recognized voice for animals, speaking at conferences and providing advisory support to various organizations around activist burnout, social justice, and diversity in the mainstream animal rights movement. As an activist, Tiffany has been a leader, writer, and rescuer, living by compassionate values and caring about her community and its people. 

These days, Tiffany is probably best known for her rescue and advocacy work with Palomacy, a San Francisco-based vegan organization focused on domesticated pigeons and doves.

After an 8-year stint in Oakland, CA, Tiffany recently returned to East Hartford, CT with a houseplant collection and her two rescued pigeons, Pumpkin & Earl.

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.