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VEGAN information points
Vegan information points (vips)
Mentors in Your Area
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.
Each Vegan Information Point has been approved for their general vegan knowledge.
Find a VIP in your area! (Map is currently under construction. Scroll down for list.)
There are four ways to become a VIP:
1) Personal interview with an AVS officer
2) Main Street Vegan Academy Graduate
3) AVS Advanced Member
4) Previously VIP
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UNITED STATES
ARIZONA
Heather Swick
Scottsdale AZ
203-376-6230
Instagram: @mojovegan.life
Linda Voorhis, MVLCE
Sedona/Verde Valley AZ (willing to travel throughout AZ)
Social Media: @Veganification
CALIFORNIA
Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy
Berkeley CA
BOAArocks@gmail.com
FB: Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy
The Gentle Barn Foundation
Kevin Oaks, Media Relations
15825 Sierra Highway
Santa Clarita CA 91390
310 526-1511
TGBoutreach@gmail.com
FB: TheGentleBarn
Sam Gerard
Santa Barbara CA
TheUltimatelife.net
Nina Hayes
617-224-2698
nina@veganjiva.com
Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT
Los Angeles CA
JH@plantbaseddietitian.com
PlantBasedDietitian.com
FB: Plant-Based Dietitian
Twitter: @PlantDietitian
Instagram: @julieannahever
YouTube: PlantDietitian
Kathy Hughes
San Diego CA
760-215-2558
Sacramento Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 163583
Sacramento CA 95816
916-455-0563
FB: Sacramento Vegetarian Society
Dr. Will Tuttle
1083 Vine Street
Healdsburg CA 95448
worldpeacediet.com
FB: WorldPeaceDiet
FB: Will.Tuttle1
COLORADO
Sarah Eastin
Denver CO
970-385-7838
Healgrowblossom.com
JL Fields info@jlgoesvegan.com
Colorado Springs CO
719-445-9107
goveganwithjl.com
CONNECTICUT
Jane A. Sirignano
Goshen CT
Certified Food for Life Instructor
860-491-3788
860-480-2421
PCRM.org/health
John Morlino
Milford CT
john_morlino@the-ethic.org
the-ethic.org
Mary Lawrence
Wethersfield CT mary@wellonwheels.com
860-985-1645
www.wellonwheels.com
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
Miami FL Jeffrey ‘VeganMan’ Tucker, Chairperson
12973 SW 112 St. #267, Miami FL 33186-4768
786-708-1028
EarthSaveMiami.org
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
12973 SW 112 St. #267, Miami FL 33186-4768
786-708-1028
EarthSaveMiami.org
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
meetup.com/Earthsave-South-
meetup.com/South-Florida-
meetup.com/RAW-FOODIES-South-
meetup.com/Earthsave-South-
meetup.com/South-Florida-
meetup.com/RAW-FOODIES-South-
https://www.meetup.com/
https://www.meetup.com/Plant-
https://www.meetup.com/estilo-
https://www.meetup.com/Plant-
https://www.meetup.com/estilo-
Ellen Jaffe Jones
Sarasota/Bradenton FL
941-704-1025
vegcoach.com
Instagram: @ellenjaffejones
Rooterville, A Sanctuary Inc.
Elaine West, Founder
5579 Darwood St
Melrose FL 32666
386-661-2287
Sally Sanders
Tallahassee FL
850-766-1403
FB: Sally Sanders
GEORGIA
Andy Lally
Atlanta GA
andylally.com
Twitter: @AndyLally
Speak Out For Species
Athens GA
sos@uga.edu
FB: Speak Out For Species
HAWAII
Vegan Aloha
Honaunau HI info@veganaloha.com
808-936-0626
veganaloha.com
FB: Vegan Aloha
ILLINOIS
Rev. Russell Elleven, DMin
Chicago IL
847-780-6690
IOWA
Grinnell Intersectional Vegans (GIV)
Grinnell College
Grinnell IA
giv@grinnell.edu
FB: Grinnell Intersectional Vegans
KANSAS
FEAST Lawrence—Food Enlightenment And Sustainability Teachings
Lawrence KS
JoAnnFarb.com
KENTUCKY
Kay Sanders
Louisville KY
502-468-6331
sandersk221@att.net
MARYLAND
Dr. David Madow
Reisterstown MD
davidmadow.com
FB: David Madow
Twitter: @davidmadow
Instagram: @davidmadow
Periscope: @davidmadow
Linkedin:
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Vegetarian Society
Boston MA info@bostonveg.org
617-424-8846
info@bostonveg.org
https://bostonveg.org/
FB: Boston Vegetarian Society
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
41living4U@gmail.com
NEW JERSEY
American Vegan Society
56 Dinshah Dr
PO Box 369
Malaga NJ 08328
856-694-2887 info@americanvegan.org
AmericanVegan.org
FB: American Vegan Society
Twitter: @AmericanVeganS
Instagram: @americanvegans
Dianne Wenz
West Orange NJ
973-866-0281
Dianne@Veggiegirl.com
Diannesvegankitchen.com
Doris Lin
Freehold NJ
732-616-8855
DorisLinEsq@verizon.net
FB: Doris Lin
Twitter: @DorisLin
Elisha Raquel Letizia
Vineland NJ
856-631-3223
xisha47x@gmail.com
FB: Elisha Letizia
Eric Nyman
Wildflower Vegan Café
501 N. High Street
Millville NJ 08332
973-945-4285 (cell)
856-265-7955 (cafe) ecnyman@wildflowervegan.com
Kiki Adami
4115 Park Ave
Suite D1
Union City NJ
07087609-389-3893
VeganizerNYC.com
FB: Veganizer NYC
Twitter: @veganizernyc
Instagram: @veganizernyc
Lisa Melian
Pennsauken NJ
609-792-8945
Ljmel@earthlink.net
Sarah Filippi-Field
Vineland & Camden NJ
sarah@americanvegan.org
Sherry Gilkin
Turnersville NJ
sgilkin@hotmail.com
FB: Healthy Plant Based Cooking at CCC
Tina Pico
Roxbury, NJ hello@vegannonuts.com
vegannonuts.com
FB: Vegan Nonuts
Instagram: @vegannonuts
Vegetarian Neighbors (A Chapter of VSSJ)
Greater Vineland area
FB: Vegetarian Neighbors
Vegetarian Society of South Jersey (VSSJ)
PO Box 51
Mt Laurel, NJ
609-848-VEG1(8341)
thevssj@gmail.com vssj.com
FB: Vegetarian Society of South Jersey (VSSJ)
NEW MEXICO
Rae Sikora
Sante Fe NM
505-690-0702
Plantpeacedaily.org
FB: Rae Sikora
FB: Bring it on down to Veganville, aka Santa Fe, NM
FB: Shrine Circus Peaceful Protest
meetup.com/Santa-Fe-Veg
NEW YORK
Anne Dinshah
Fredonia NY
anne@americanvegan.org
AmericanVegan.org
David Albrecht
PO Box 439
Kings Park NY 11754
veganandvegetarianconsultant@gmail.com 516-864-9668
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veganandvegetarianconsultant
LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Vegetarians-Vegans-85107/about
FB:
Hudson Valley Vegans
Roberta Schiff
Rhinebeck NY 12572
veggierob@yahoo.com 845-876-2626
Ilse Singer New York NY felidae_ny@yahoo.com
917-204-4291
Ilsesinger.com
Prof. Michael Dorf
Cornell Law School
Ithaca NY
607-255-3890
Dorfonlaw.org
FB: Dorf on Law
Twitter: @dorfonlaw
Sande Nosonowitz, VLCE
Pleasant Valley NY 12569
845-206-2213
sundarajewel.com
hvvegfest.org
Sara Hohn
421 Avenue C, #2C
Brooklyn NY 11218
917-747-6138
Homemadelevity.com
Prof. Sherry F. Colb
Cornell Law School
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-4231
Mindifiorderthecheeseburger.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Laura Beck
Arden NC
508-405-1551
www.yourveganmentor.com
Laura Theodore
Hendersonville, NC
laura@jazzyvegetarian.com
jazzyvegetarian.com
lauratheodore.com
FB: Jazzy Vegetarian
Twitter: @Jazzyvegetarian
Pinterest: @JazzyVegetarian
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
Triangle Vegetarian Society
Dilip Barman, President
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill
trianglevegsociety.org
FB: Triangle Vegetarian Society (TVS)
OHIO
Veg Club at OWU
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware OH
ermendez@owu.edu
Victoria Hart
Euclid OH vega13star@aol.com
206-822-9166
OREGON
Dale Lugenbehl
Cottage Grove OR
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
Lee Hall
Chester County PA
Veganplace.wordpress.com
Twitter: @veganplace
Peace Advocacy Network
Philadelphia PA
Leila@peaceadvocacynetwork.org
peaceadvocacynetwork.org
FB: Peace Advocacy Network
Twitter: @PeaceAdvocacy
Philadelphia PA 19148
NaturallySweetDesserts@outlook.com 267-978-4557
NaturallySweetDesserts.com
FB: NaturallySweetDesserts
Twitter: VeganNDelicious
Vance Lehmkuhl
Philadelphia PA vance@americanvegan.org
267-535-0234
Twitter: @v4veg
SOUTH CAROLINA
Laura Theodore
Spartanburg, SC
Laura@jazzyvegetarian.com
lauratheodore.com
FB: Jazzy Vegetarian
Twitter: @Jazzyvegetarian
Pinterest: @JazzyVegetarian
TEXAS
Kat Mendenhall
1914 Skillman
Ste 110-182
Dallas TX 75206
469-209-9022
kat@katmendenhall.com
Katmendenhall.com
TENNESSEE
Blake Tumbleson
Murfreesboro
Blake@ManEvolving.com
615-948-0008
Sharon Jacks
Murfreesboro
Sharon@StudioVeg.com
615-556-1152
VIRGINIA
Vegetarian Society of Richmond
Richmond VA
804-344-4356
Lois@vegetarianrichmond.org
vegetarianrichmond.org
FB: Vegetarian Society of Richmond
meetup.com/vegetarian-60
WASHINGTON
Shoshana Frishberg-Izzo
Seattle WA 20008
sfrishberg@gmail.com
FB: Brooklyn Rose Pastries
Instagram: @bklynrosepastries
Twitter: @bklynrosevegan
Marcelo Moraga
Rainier WA
moragamarcelogmail.com
FB: Marcelo Moraga
WASHINGTON DC
Vegetarian Society of DC
PO Box 4921
Washington DC
202-362-8349
vsdc.org
Esther Oakley
Washington DC
301-244-8751
abcvegan@gmail.com
FB: A,B,C,Vegan
Twitter: @ABCVegan
Instagram: @abcvegan
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INTERNATIONAL
CANADA
Kristin Oprendek
Niagara Falls ON
coachingbykristin@gmail.com
905-356-4271
Stephanie Gorchynski
Toronto ON
feedme@goodxwolf.com
416-684-2226
goodxwolf.com
Social Media: @goodxw
Winnipeg Vegetarian Association
Winnipeg, MB
wva@ivu.org
https://ivu.org/wva/
GERMANY
Sean Corleone
Berlin
Cell: 004917697862841
Home: 00493072291185
sean_corleone@live.no
info@vegan-fat-burning.com
ISRAEL
Ori Shavit
Ramat Gan
oshavit@gmail.com
vegansontop.com
FB: @vegansontop
American Vegan Society
56 Dinshah Lane, P.O. Box 369, Malaga NJ 08328 856.694.2887
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AVS is a registered 501(c)3 organization, EIN 226058533. All donations made to the American Vegan Society are tax deductible.