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Gena Hamshaw is a passionate vegan food blogger and cookbook author living in New York City.  She is the creator of The Full Helping (www.thefullhelping.com), a vegan recipe blog that also touches on themes of mental health, self-care, body positivity, and compassionate living. Author of Food 52 Vegan, Choosing Raw and Power Plates 100 Nutritionally Balanced, One-Dish Vegan Meals.

She writes about vegan cooking for the website Food52, and her work has been published or reprinted in O Magazine, Thrive Magazine, Whole Living, Redbook, The Huffington Post, Slate, Time, and numerous other publications. Gena earned her masters of science at Columbia University, is a registered dietician, and has over a decade's worth of counseling experience supporting clients in multiple areas. 

Gena Hamshaw: fullhelping.com IG: @thefullhelping
Dustin Harder: veganroadie.com IG: @theveganroadie
David Rossetti: davidrossetti.com IG: @drossetti.com

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Kristy Turner is the writer, recipe developer, and food stylist behind the blog, Keepin' It Kind. Former fromagier and mutterer of the words "I could never be vegan," Kristy now loves her compassionate lifestyle and works with her photographer husband, Chris, to make veganism accessible, fun, and delicious for everyone.  

Kristy Turner: keepinitkind.com IG: @keepinitkind
Dustin Harder: veganroadie.com IG: @theveganroadie
David Rossetti: IG: @drossetti 

Alicia has an unparalleled passion for nutrition that led her to found Pea Pod Nutrition and Lactation Support, Inc. in 2012. This passion started early in life as a child growing up in the agricultural town of Fresno, California. There she grew up on fresh, local produce grown in her family’s fruit and vegetable garden and the many gardens and farms nearby. Her parents raised her with an appreciation for health, nutrition and the importance of fueling your body with wholesome foods. Alicia moved from California to Virginia to her “home by the sea” Hampton University to pursue a degree in Marketing. After graduating from Hampton University Alicia entered corporate America as a saleswoman. Although she excelled in her career she felt something was missing. An avid reader since her childhood, Alicia dove head first into any book, article, blog, or scientific journal she could get her hands on that dealt with public health and nutrition. Finally, Alicia decided to make the shift from a corporate sales career to that of public health and nutrition earning her Master’s degree in Nutrition from Georgia State University as well as her second bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Georgia State University. Alicia has a burning need to answer the “why’s” in life and her question of “why do African American mothers have the lowest rate of breastfeeding in the United States?” fueled the research behind her master’s thesis titled Sociocultural Barriers To Breast Feeding In African American Women With Focused Intervention To Increase Prevalence and spurred her involvement in the field of lactation. Her original thesis research was also the catalyst behind the creation of Pea Pod Nutrition and Lactation Support.

Alicia is active in her community as a volunteer with La Leche League International (Georgia Chapter),  on the Advisory Counsel for Postpartum Support International (PSI) Georgia, and Chair of the Membership Committee for the United States Lactation Consultants Association (USCLA) as well as the national liaison between the USLCA and National Association of Professional and Peer Lactation Supporters of Color (NAPPLSC) . She is also the author of 3 bestselling cookbooks and her new bestselling book Boost Your Breastmilk: An All In One Guide for Nursing Mothers to Build a Healthy Milk Supply. Alicia is currently working on her PhD in Public Policy focusing her research and neonatal and maternal mortality. Her most important role is that of mother to her vibrant and energetic daughter.

Alicia C. Simpson: peapodnutrition.org IG: @peapodnutrition
Dustin Harder: veganroadie.com IG: @Theveganroadie
David Rossetti: IG: @drossetti 

Eric graduated from the New York City Police Academy in 1984 as one of the highest-ranked students in his class and went on to be a police officer for 22 years in NYC. In 1995, Eric co-founded 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, an advocacy group that rose to nationwide prominence speaking out against police brutality, racial profiling, and departmental diversity. He also served at one time as president of the Grand Council of Guardians, a statewide fraternal society for African-Americans in law enforcement. Through leadership roles in these organizations, Eric helped raise thousands of dollars for worthy causes across New York City.

Eric was elected to the first of four terms in the New York State Senate in 2006, where he represented a diverse range of neighborhoods across brownstone and central Brooklyn. During his tenure in the State Legislature, he chaired both the Veterans, Homeland Security, and Military Affairs Committee and the Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee. In 2013, Brooklynites elected Eric as the first person of color to serve as their borough president; he is currently serving his second term as Brooklyn’s chief executive.

In 2016, Eric was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Having lost vision in his left eye and suffering from nerve damage in his hands and feet, he went against the initial recommendations of his doctors and pursued a whole-food, plant-based diet. Within three months, Eric reversed his diabetes diagnosis, and he has subsequently been able to impact the health of countless New Yorkers facing chronic diseases, including his own mother.

Eric Adams: IG: @healthyatlastbk
Dustin Harder: IG: @theveganroadie www.veganroadie.com 
David Rossetti: IG: @drossetti

Whitney Lauritsen is a well-being coach, podcast host, and success strategist who shares lifestyle practices and product recommendations that improve the quality of body, mind, and planet. She explores mental health, mindful living, and sustainability on This Might Get Uncomfortable and WhitneyLauritsen.com, and advises creative entrepreneurs with digital marketing that amplifies their passions. Her books include best-seller The Vegan Ketogenic Diet Cookbook and Healthy Organic Vegan on a Budget.

Whitney Lauritsen: Whitneylauritsen.com IG: @ecovegangal
Dustin Harder: veganroadie.com IG: @theveganroadie
David Rossetti: IG @drossetti 

Michael Suchman believes passionately in vegan food as activism. He is a certified vegan life coach and educator through the Main Street Vegan Academy. He is also a certified Food for Life instructor through the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Michael is a recovering lawyer (his words), having practiced in the field of corporate litigation for twelve years. He is also an accomplished photographer whose work can be seen in private collections in New York, Palm Beach, and Los Angeles.

Dr. Ethan J. Ciment is a board-certified podiatrist in private practice in New York City. He is the founder and director of The Chelsea Foot & Ankle Center where he treats the entire spectrum of foot and ankle medicine and surgery. When he is not practicing medicine and surgery, Ethan spends his time advocating on behalf of animals, and working to promote veganism. Ethan also serves on the Board of Directors of Woodstock Farm Sanctuary.

Michael and  Ethan created the blog VeganMos.com where they share recipes for delicious homemade vegan food, cookbook and product reviews, and thoughts about LGBT equality and animal rights. In 2015, Vegan Mos was named one of the Top 10 male vegan blogs by Veg News magazine. In 2016, Vegan Mos was awarded a Veg News Bloggy award as one of the Top 21 vegan blogs to follow. And they released their cookbook NYC VEGAN: An Iconic Taste of The Big Apple in 2017.

Vegan Mo's: veganmos.com IG: @veganmos Twitter: 

Michael Suchman: IG: @mgsuch1

Ethan Ciment: IG: @ethanthevegan  @drethanciment

Dustin Harder: veganroadie.com IG: @Theveganroadie

David Rossetti: @drossetti

Terry Hope Romero is co-author with Isa Chandra Moscowitz of bestselling vegan cookbooks, Veganomicon, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar and Vegan Pie in the Sky. Together, Isa and Terry won VegNews's Best Vegan Cookbook Authors award three years in a row. Terry is also a columnist for VegNews's Hot Urban Eats and has made appearances and led seminars at vegetarian food conferences across North America. She and Isa hosted the public access vegan cooking show The Post Punk Kitchen and were featured in the New York Times and National Public Radio.  Also a professional designer, Terry loves art, illustration, fashion, gaming, comic books, dancing, writing, reading, and yoga. Terry lives, cooks and eats in NYC.

Terry Hope Romero: veganlatina.com IG: @terryhope
Dustin Harder: veganroadie.com IG: @theveganroadie
David Rossetti: davidrossetti.com IG: @drossetti

Jason Wrobel dishes up a sublime fusion of food and humor to help you live to 100. He focuses on whole foods and big flavors as the author of the book Eaternity: More Than 150 Deliciously Easy Vegan Recipes for a Long, Healthy, Satisfied, Joyful Life. Jason turns up the heat on powerful everyday superfood ingredients proven to increase your longevity and serves them up as culinary masterpieces. 

After graduating from the Living Light Culinary Institute and earning certification as Certified Raw Food Chef and Instructor, Jason went on to apprentice with the industry's finest and most revered talents in New York City, Detroit and Los Angeles. As Executive Raw Food Chef at the award-winning Café La Vie in Santa Cruz, California, Jason highlighted the amazing local produce from Northern California's central coast, taking innovative simplicity to soaring new heights. His other career highlights include winning the inaugural World's Best Raw Ice Cream Competition in Los Angeles and being the first vegan chef ever to present live at the prestigious Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival.

Jason hosts the popular YouTube channel The J-Wro Show showcasing healthy recipes, lifestyle transformation tips and epicurean entertainment. His television series, How to Live to 100, was the first primetime vegan cooking series in TV history, which has taught people worldwide how to prepare easy and nutritious plant-based foods. You can catch him weekly as the co-host of the podcast, This Might Get Uncomfortable.  

Jason Wrobel: jasonwrobel.com IG: @jasonwrobel
Dustin Harder: veganroadie.com IG: @theveganroadie 

JL Fields is a vegan chef, health coach, and chef consultant to food, health, and wellness brands. She is the founder and culinary director of the Colorado Springs Vegan Cooking Academy and a Master Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator. JL is the author of several cookbooks: The Complete Plant-Based Diet, Vegan Baking for Beginners, Fast & Easy Vegan Cookbook, Vegan Meal Prep, The Vegan Air Fryer, and Vegan Pressure Cooking. She is the co-author of The Main Street Vegan Academy Cookbook with Victoria Moran and Vegan for Her with Virginia Messina. She writes the monthly vegan dining review for the Colorado Springs Gazette and produces vegan markets as well as the annual vegan restaurant week in Colorado Springs.

JL Fields: jlgoesvegan.com IG: @jlgoesvegan
Dustin Harder: veganroadie.com IG: @theveganroadie