Our People

Board & Staff

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Judith Turkel

Board Chair

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    David Ebert

      Co-Founder

Joel Litvin

Joel Litvin

Co-Founder

Stephanie Jeshiva

Stephanie Jeshiva

Board Member

Allan Kornberg

Allan E. Kornberg MD, MBA

Strategic Advisor

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Jaclyn Leeds, Esq.

Executive Director

Jennifer Buesser

Jennifer Buesser, Esq.

Legal Director

James Honda

James Honda, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Kristin O'Neal

Kristin O'Neal, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Jillian Yakominich

Jillian Yakominich

Staff Attorney

Helena Bouchard

Helena Bouchard

Paralegal

Advisory Council

Aryenish Birdie

Amruza Aryenish Birdie

Consultant, Former founder/executive director

Daina Bray

Daina Bray

Clinical Lecturer in Law
Yale Law School

Monica Chen

Monica Chen

Executive Director, Factory Farming Awareness Coalition

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David Coman-Hidy

Partner, Sharpen Strategy

Sebastian Joy

Sebastian Joy

Founding President,
ProVeg International

Gerald Kahwa

Gerald Kahwa

Bcom (Accounting), MUK
CPA(U)

Tania Luna

Tania Luna

Founder, Scarlet Spark

Justin Marceau

Justin Marceau

Professor of Law and the Brooks Institute Faculty Research Scholar of Animal Law and Policy at the University of Denver

Jo-Anne McArthur

Jo-Anne McArthur

Photojournalist, President & Founder of We Animals Media

Duncan McNair

Duncan McNair

Lawyer, author and animal welfare campaigner

David Nadler

David Nadler

Senior Counsel
Blank Rome LLP

Bill Nimmo

Bill Nimmo

Founder & President
Tigers in America

Richard Riley

Richard Riley

Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP