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Vegan Information Points (VIPs) are individuals or groups providing basic free vegan information for people who are interested in learning about the vegan lifestyle. Many are professionals who also have vegan goods or services available for hire. They are independent affiliates of American Vegan Society. Their opinions are those of the individual, not necessarily of American Vegan Society.

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4) Previously been a VIP

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UNITED STATES and U.S. Territories

ARIZONA

Stanley Bronstein
Attorney, CPA & Author
Main Street Vegan Academy Lifestyle Coach & Educator
Certificate for Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell University
Scottsdale AZ (willing to travel throughout AZ)
480-797-5547
[email protected]
TheWayofExcellence.com
YouTube: thewayofexcellence

Heather Swick
Scottsdale AZ
203-376-6230
Instagram: @mojovegan.life

Linda Voorhis
Main Street Vegan Academy Master Lifestyle Coach & Educator
Certificate for Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell University
Sedona/Verde Valley AZ (willing to travel throughout AZ)
973-769-5828
[email protected]
veganification.com
FB Page: Veganification
FB Group: Veganification/Verde Valley Vegans
Instagram: @Veganification

CALIFORNIA

Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy
Berkeley CA
[email protected]
FB: Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy

The Gentle Barn Foundation
Jenn DeMartino-Callister – Media Relations
15825 Sierra Highway
Santa Clarita CA 91390
310-751-0556
[email protected]
FB: TheGentleBarn

Sam Gerard
Santa Barbara CA
[email protected]
TheUltimatelife.net

Nina Hayes
617-224-2698
[email protected]

Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT
Los Angeles CA
[email protected]
PlantBasedDietitian.com
FB: Plant-Based Dietitian
Twitter: @PlantDietitian
Instagram: @julieannahever
YouTube: PlantDietitian

Sacramento Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 163583
Sacramento CA 95816
916-798-1093
FB: SacVegSociety

Dr. Will Tuttle
1083 Vine Street
Healdsburg CA 95448
worldpeacediet.com
FB Page: WorldPeaceDiet
FB Profile: Will.Tuttle1

COLORADO

Sarah Eastin
Denver CO
970-385-7838
Healgrowblossom.com

JL Fields
Colorado Springs CO
719-445-9107
[email protected]
jlgoesvegan.com

CONNECTICUT

Mary Lawrence
Wethersfield CT
860-985-1645
[email protected]
wellonwheels.com

John Morlino
Milford CT
the-ethic.org

Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society
Suffield CT
northctveg.org
FB: Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society

FLORIDA

Trevor Chin
Temple Terrace FL
813-952-8271
FB: Trevor Chin

EarthSave Florida
Jeffrey ‘VeganMan’ Tucker, Chairperson
Miami FL
12973 SW 112TH ST # 267, Miami FL 33186-4768
786-708-1028
EarthSaveMiami.org
FB: EarthSaveFlorida
FB: EarthSaveCentralFlorida
FB Group: teamearthsave
Meetup: team-earthsave
Meetup: veganville-tv-foodies
Meetup: RAW-FOODIES-and-HEAVENLY-EATERS-EarthSave
Meetup: estilo-de-vida-vegano-saludable-basado-en-plantas-meetup
YouTube: EarthSave Florida

Ellen Jaffe Jones
Bradenton/Sarasota/Tampa FL
941-704-1025
vegcoach.com
FB Profile: Ellen Jaffe Jones
FB Group: Vegan Runners
Instagram: @ellenjaffejones
YouTube: Ellen Jaffe Jones

Rooterville, A Sanctuary Inc.
Elaine West, Founder
5579 Darwood St
Melrose FL 32666
386-661-2287
thepinkpigs.com

Sean Russell
Fort Lauderdale FL
954-980-8383
[email protected]
soflovegans.com

Sally Sanders
Tallahassee FL
850-766-1403
FB: Sally Sanders

GEORGIA

Andy Lally
Atlanta GA
andylally.com
Twitter: @AndyLally

Mariquita Solis
Vegan Empowerment Coaching
Atlanta GA
[email protected]
mariquitasolis.com
FB Profile: Mariquita Solis
FB Group: Empowered Vegans: Voices of Strength for our Mother Earth
Instagram: @mariquita_solis_vegan_coach
YouTube: VeganEmpowermentCoaching
LinkedIn Profile: mariquita-solis-veganempowermentexpert

Speak Out For Species
Athens GA
[email protected]
FB: Speak Out For Species

HAWAII

Vegan Aloha
Honaunau HI
808-936-0626
info@veganaloha.com
veganaloha.com
FB: Vegan Aloha

ILLINOIS

Rev. Russell Elleven, DMin
Chicago IL
847-780-6690

IOWA

Grinnell Intersectional Vegans (GIV)
Grinnell College
Grinnell IA
[email protected]
FB: Grinnell Intersectional Vegans

KANSAS

FEAST Lawrence—Food Enlightenment And Sustainability Teachings
Lawrence KS
JoAnnFarb.com

KENTUCKY

Kay Sanders
Louisville KY
502-468-6331
[email protected]

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston Vegetarian Society
Boston MA
[email protected]
bostonveg.org
FB: Boston Vegetarian Society
Twitter: @VegBoston
Instagram: @VegBoston

Diana Goldman
Newton MA
617-699-0551
beantownkitchen.com
FB: Diana Lawson Goldman

Nina Hayes
Boston MA
617-224-2698

Vegan Publishers
Danvers MA
Veganpublishers.com
FB: Vegan Publishers

MISSOURI

Anndi Hahner
415-484-6448
[email protected]

NEW JERSEY

Kiki Adami
4710 Park Ave
Suite 506
Weehawken NJ 07086
609-389-3893
theveganizers.com
FB: Veganizers
Twitter: @Veganizerhq
Instagram: @Veganizerhq

American Vegan Society
56 Dinshah Ln
PO Box 369
Malaga NJ 08328
856-694-2887
[email protected]
AmericanVegan.org
FB: American Vegan Society
Twitter: @AmericanVeganS
Instagram: @americanvegans

Cherise Daly
Vegan in NJ LLC
1026 Broad St
Suite 28 #293
Shrewsbury NJ 07702
[email protected]
www.veganinnj.com
FB Page: veganinnj
FB Group: veganinnj
Instagram Profile: @veganinnj
Instagram Market: @veganinnjmarket
Meetup: Vegan in NJ

Sherry Gilkin
Turnersville NJ
[email protected]
FB: Healthy Plant Based Cooking at CCC

Elisha Letizia
Vineland NJ
609-379-3407
[email protected]
FB: Elle Muniz
Instagram: @ellefromNJ

Doris Lin
Freehold NJ
732-616-8855
[email protected]
FB: Doris Lin
Twitter: @DorisLin

Lisa Melian
Pennsauken NJ
609-792-8945
[email protected]

NJveg
PO Box 174
Pemberton NJ 08068
609-557-7077
[email protected]
NJveg.org
FB Page: NJveg
FB Group: vegNJ
Twitter: @newjerseyveg
Instagram: @vegnj
Meetup: NJveg – Vegan Advocacy and Social Events

Eric Nyman
Wildflower Vegan Café
501 N. High Street
Millville NJ 08332
973-945-4285 (cell)
856-265-7955 (cafe)
[email protected]

Tina Pico
Roxbury NJ
[email protected]
vegannonuts.com
FB: Vegan Nonuts
Instagram: @vegannonuts

Vegetarian Neighbors (A Chapter of VSSJ)
Greater Vineland area
[email protected]
[email protected]
VSSJ.com
FB: Vegetarian Neighbors

Vegetarian Society of South Jersey (VSSJ)
Mount Laurel NJ
[email protected]
vssj.com
FB: Vegetarian Society of South Jersey (VSSJ)
Twitter: @thevssj
Instagram: @vegsocietysj2.0

Dianne Wenz
West Orange NJ
973-866-0281
[email protected]
Diannesvegankitchen.com

NEW MEXICO

Rae Sikora
Sante Fe NM
505-690-0702
Plantpeacedaily.org
meetup.com/Santa-Fe-Veg
FB: Rae Sikora
FB: Santa Fe Vegan
FB: Bring it on down to Veganville, aka Santa Fe, NM
FB: Shrine Circus Peaceful Protest

NEW YORK

David Albrecht
PO Box 439
Kings Park NY 11754
516-864-9668
[email protected]
FB: David Albrecht
LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn Group

Anne Dinshah
Fredonia NY
[email protected]
AmericanVegan.org
FB: DinshahAnne
Twitter: @AnneDinshah
Instagram: @annedinshah

Prof. Michael Dorf
Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law
Cornell Law School
Ithaca NY
607-255-3890
Dorfonlaw.org
FB: Dorf on Law
Twitter: @dorfonlaw

Hudson Valley Vegans
Roberta Schiff
Rhinebeck NY
845-876-2626
[email protected]

Sande Nosonowitz, M-VLCE (Master Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator)
Sundara Vegan Coaching
Pleasant Valley (Hudson Valley) NY
845-206-2213
sundaravegan.com

Alexandra “Sasha” Todaro, RDN, CDCES, CDN
Ruthless Generosity, LLC
Long Beach NY
516-263-0732
[email protected]
alexandratodaro.com
Instagram: @open.heart.healing
LinkedIn: alexandratodaroⓥ

NORTH CAROLINA

Dilip Barman
President, Triangle Vegetarian Society
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill NC
[email protected]
trianglevegsociety.org
dilip.info
FB: Triangle Vegetarian Society (TVS)
Twitter: @dbarman
Food for Life Instructor: Website Video

Plant-based Prevention Of Disease, Inc.
P-POD Conference
P.O. Box 286
Asheville NC 28802-0286
www.p-pod.org
www.PreventionOfDisease.org
Twitter: @plantbasedconf
FB: Plantbasedpreventionofdisease
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bob-leroy-ab86b7a

Laura Theodore
Hendersonville NC
[email protected]
jazzyvegetarian.com
lauratheodore.com
FB: Jazzy Vegetarian
Twitter: @Jazzyvegetarian
Pinterest: @JazzyVegetarian

OHIO

Victoria Hart
Euclid OH
206-822-9166
[email protected]

OREGON

Dale Lugenbehl
Ahimsa Acres Educational Center and Sangha, Director
Cottage Grove OR
541-942-0583
[email protected]
Ahimsaacres.org

Eugene Veg Education Network (EVEN)
1574 Coburg Rd., #120
Eugene OR 97401
Eugeneveg.org

Factory Farming Awareness Coalition
Portland OR
ffacoalition.org
FB: Factory Farming Awareness Coalition
Twitter: @ffacoalition
Instagram: @ffacoalition

PENNSYLVANIA

American Vegan Center
17 N 2nd St
Philadelphia PA 19106
267-665-7753
[email protected]
americanvegan.org/avc
FB: AmericanVeganCenter
Twitter: AmVeganCenter
Instagram: americanvegancenter

Sarah Filippi-Field
Philadelphia PA
[email protected]

Lee Hall, JD LLM
Chester County PA
[email protected]
veganplace.blog
FB: On Their Own Terms
Twitter: @veganplace

Sherimane Johnson
Philadelphia PA
267-978-4557
[email protected]
NaturallySweetDesserts.com
FB: NaturallySweetDesserts
Twitter: VeganNDelicious

Vance Lehmkuhl
Philadelphia PA
267-535-0234
[email protected]
Twitter: @v4veg

Peace Advocacy Network
Philadelphia PA
[email protected]
peaceadvocacynetwork.org
FB: Peace Advocacy Network
Twitter: @PeaceAdvocacy
Instagram: @peaceadvocacy

PUERTO RICO

Casa Vegana de La Comunidad
1500 Calle Esperanza
San Juan PR 00920
[email protected]
www.casaveganapr.org
FB: CasaVeganadelaComunidad
Instagram: @casavegana.pr
YouTube: casavegana
LinkedIn Profile: casa-vegana-de-la-comunidad

SOUTH CAROLINA

Laura Beck
Greenville SC
508-405-1551
www.yourveganmentor.com

TENNESSEE

Blake Tumbleson
Murfreesboro TN
615-948-0008
[email protected]

Sharon Jacks
Murfreesboro TN
615-556-1152
[email protected]

TEXAS

Kat Mendenhall
1505 Elm St Apt 703
Dallas TX 75201-3524
469-209-9022
[email protected]
Katmendenhall.com

UTAH

Dr. David Madow
Salt Lake City UT
davidmadow.com
FB: David Madow
Twitter: @davidmadow
Instagram: @davidmadow
Periscope: @davidmadow
Linkedin: davidmadow

VIRGINIA

Vegetarian Society of Richmond
PO Box 15451
Richmond VA 23227-5451
[email protected]
vegetarianrichmond.org
FB: Vegetarian Society of Richmond
Meetup: bekind2animals

WASHINGTON

Marcelo Moraga
Rainier WA
[email protected]
FB: Marcelo Moraga

Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC, MVLCE
Trimazing! Health and Lifestyle Coaching
National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach
Lifestyle Medicine Coach
Main Street Vegan Master Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator
PCRM Food for Life Instructor
Carnation WA
425-659-5090
[email protected]
trimazing.com
FB Page: Trimazing
Instagram: @trimazingvlc

WASHINGTON DC

Vegetarian Society of DC
PO Box 4921
Washington DC 20008-0121
202-362-8349
vsdc.org

Esther Oakley
Washington DC
301-244-8751
[email protected]
FB: A,B,C,Vegan
Twitter: @ABCVegan
Instagram: @abcvegan

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INTERNATIONAL

CANADA

Kristin Oprendek
Niagara Falls ON
905-356-4271
[email protected]

Stephanie Gorchynski
Toronto ON
416-684-2226
[email protected]
goodxwolf.com
Social Media: @goodxwolf

Winnipeg Vegetarian Association
Winnipeg MB
[email protected]
winnipegveg.org

GERMANY

Sean Corleone
Berlin
Cell: 004917697862841
Home: 00493072291185
[email protected]
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ISRAEL

Ori Shavit
Ramat Gan
[email protected]
vegansontop.com
FB: @vegansontop

KENYA

Kenneth Odhiambo Ndonga
Main Street Vegan Academy Lifestyle Coach & Educator
Sondu
[email protected]

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