This document provides information on several speakers and chefs scheduled to appear at the San Diego Vegan Festival on November 9th, 2013. It includes brief biographies on 13 individuals: David Robinson Simon, Dawn Frank, Dorit, Hayley Hobson, Joseph Aguirre, Judy Ki, Julie Burke, Lindsay Seligman, Lynn Susholtz, Miyoko Schinner, Pablo Stanley, and two others. Each biography highlights the speaker's background and experience in areas related to plant-based foods, sustainability, and animal advocacy.

1. FEATURED SPEAKERS AND
CHEFS
Saturday, November 9th, 2013
www.sandiegovegfestival.com

2. DAVID ROBINSON SIMON
VEG STAGE SPEAKER: David Robinson Simon is a lawyer and animal advocate.
His book “Meatonomics” (Conari Press, 2013) explores the economic system
underlying meat and dairy production. Among other things, he shows that
producers have kept animal food prices artificially low by imposing their
production costs on society, and the resulting low prices are the main reason
Americans consume more meat per capita than anyone else on the planet.
Dave is the founder or co-founder of several vegan and/or animal rights groups,
including Orange County Vegan Drinks (meetup.com/ocvegandrinks), the
Greater Orange County Animal Rights Roundtable (meetup.com/gocart), and
Orange County Verbal Vegans. He is also a member of the board of directors
of Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL) and the APRL Fund, non-profit
organizations dedicated to ending animal abuse.
Dave received his B.A. from U.C. Berkeley and his J.D. from the University of
Southern California. He works as general counsel for a healthcare company,
and when he’s not at work, he provides legal support for animal advocates. His
legal efforts (including three lawsuits) have forced many shopping malls in
Southern California to increase the access privileges accorded to animal
activists.
Book Reviews: meatonomics.com/reviews

3. DAWN FRANK
GREEN STAGE SPEAKER: Dawn Frank is an Executive National Vice President with
Arbonne; a Health & Wellness company with Swiss heritage that has been
offering Pure, Safe & Beneficial products for over 33 yrs.
She is committed to informing consumers and community members about
green, clean, toxic chemical-free beauty and wellness products. Educating
clients and friends about reading labels, and what makes Arbonne different!
She has been a Consultant since 1990.
Over the past 23 years with Arbonne, she has earned several top awards,
including Presidents Circle, Areas of Consistent Excellence, and Parade of
Champions as well as numerous free trips around the world. She absolutely
loves introducing people to products that really make a difference to their skin,
their health, and their lives!
Dawn's business network has grown to include leaders across the country and
around the world - in Canada, Australia, and the U.K.
She & her husband Dale have called Poway, CA home for the last 7 years, after
being born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. They have been married 37 years
and have 3 children and 1 adorable grandbaby. Sharing Arbonne is Dawn's
passion and, because of that, business is always "Frankly Fabulous"!

4. DORIT
VEG STAGE SPEAKER: Dorit is a celebrity chef, author and founder of Green Lifestyles
Network and Green Lifestyle TV (Web) Channel. Through her company, Serenity Spaces,
she runs a catering business and is a private chef to celebrities such as tennis pro
Serena Williams.
Dorit’s love for Life and all the experiences of a severe illness that brought her close to
the brink (of dying), propelled her into writing: “Celebrating Our Raw Nature- A Guide
for Transitioning to a Plant-Based, Living foods Diet” and then its sequel, “Celebrating our
Raw Nature, Plant based Living Cuisine”. She makes time for her talk show called
Recipes For Life on Iamhealthyradio.com. Adding variety to her work as a Certified
Living Foods Chef, Dorit was a workshop leader for a medically supervised Cleansing
and Detoxification Retreat at the Fox Hollow Clinic and Spa in Kentucky. As a Certified
Movement Analyst/Therapist, she was the innovator and founder of the Movement
Therapy Department at Canyon Ranch Spa in the Berkshires where she introduced
Pilates & Gyrotonics. She built a steady and loyal following which included Donna Karan
and Yoko Ono. She also created and taught the most attended yoga class at the New
York Health & Racquet Club in NYC.
Recently, Dorit founded and organized the Green Lifestyle Film Network, a non-profit,
which seeks to change the vision and use of films from violence ridden and de-meaning
subjects and material, to uplifting, educational and motivational works of art. She is a
Certified Chopra Center Educator specializing in LifeSkills Coaching which includes
meditation, Hatha Yoga, non-violent communication, and she created a workshop on
healing eating disorders through emotional, mental and physical work.

5. HAYLEY HOBSON
GREEN STAGE SPEAKER: Hayley Hobson is an author, speaker, business coach, yogi,
Pilates and holistic nutritional expert based in Boulder, CO. Hayley creates lifestyle
transformations by coaching her clients to strengthen, nourish and evolve through the
cycles and shifts in life. Combining cutting edge understanding in all three disciplines
due to years of anatomical study and dietary theory, Hayley’s approach leverages their
blended benefits and results.
Her unique and intelligent style promotes strengthening while softening–empowering her
client’s to heal not only their physical bodies, but their hearts and minds as well. She
also started a yoga practice at Yogaworks, Santa Monica, CA in 1996, among the
pioneers of Vinyasa Flow Yoga including Seane Corn, Saul David Ray, Vinnie Marino,
Shiva Rae, Max Strom and Bryan Kest. In 1999, she became certified in the Pilates
Method at the Physical Mind Institute, Los Angeles. From 2010-2013, she was the Mind
and Body Coordinator at the Colorado Athletic Club in Boulder, CO. She is currently the
Regional Pilates and Yoga Special Events Coordinator at Wellbridge, which is a network
of 6 regional clubs in the state of Colorado as well as the founder/owner of NoBo Pilates
and Yoga studio in Boulder, CO.
Hayley studied at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, continues her studies with David
Wolfe, raw food expert and is an essential oil expert in her own right. She is a doTERRA
Certified Pure Essential Oil Diamond Director and a Pangea Beauty Ecologist. Her
insights and articles can also be found on her blog, Elephant Journal and Islaorganics.
She has also been featured in Pilates Style magazine, Natural Health magazine and
Triathlete Magazine. She has fun running and playing in the mountains with her
husband, former world-ranked triathlete, Wes Hobson and their two beautiful daughters,
Makenna and Madeline.

6. JOSEPH AGUIRRE
VEG BRUNCH SPEAKER: Vegan Raw, Vegan Cooked Joseph loves to Chef on both sides of
the spectrum. Since switching to a 100% plant based lifestyle over 16 years ago he has
developed a vast array of recipes and kitchen techniques to fill a book. In 2002, he
launched his first company Earth Café, a one of a kind, completely vegan raw packaged
foods company back and never looked back. “Developing recipes and creating flavors
with health and wellness at the helm is one of my biggest challenges, as well as my
deepest passion”.
As a Vegan Chef in San Diego, Joseph founded the hip pop-up “True Kitchen Creative’s,”
a Vegan foodie’s dream. From Sunday brunches to street tacos, and everything in
between, Joseph brings his flavors and concepts to a restaurant, café, market or street fair
near you. Joseph has a magical ability to cater to palates that run the gamut…from the
allergy ridden standard American diet, the strictness of a raw foodist, to the vegan food
junkie, and preferences anywhere in between. Not only will you have an amazing meal,
Joseph will eloquently explain how he feels food is truly our medicine. With his “out of the
box” way of thinking, there hasn’t been a dish Joseph hasn’t been able to tackle. His
passion for health, wellness, and nutrition translates into each and every one of his dishes.
Joseph is the personification of the health benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. He is a
marathoner, triathlete, and avid cyclist just to name a very few. In his upcoming
endeavor, Nature’s Heroes, Joseph will mend two new passions to his body of work.
Vegan fashion and clothing as well as hand crafted jewelry, all while keeping the earth
and environment in mind.
His burning desire to live a life of compassion is what fuels his desire. Reaching his
community, family, and friends, spreading what he has learned from inner health and
wealth, to social truths and how they are all connected is what truly inspires him. Joseph
has just begun to scratch the surface.

7. JUDY KI
VEG STAGE SPEAKER : Judy Ki, is a retired science teacher, a grassroots political organizer,
and an animal protection advocate. Upon her retirement from teaching in 2007, Judy
attended her first Taking Action for Animals Conference in Washington D.C. She got
involved with the California ballot initiative to ban intensive confinement of factory farm
animals. Judy personally collected 1,337 petition signatures, wrote op/ed articles, and
worked on securing endorsements from the San Diego City Council, council members,
state legislators, congressional members, small businesses, and medical professionals.
Judy was instrumental in lobbying for and securing the endorsement of the California
Democratic Party. As a Community Coordinator for the San Diego County Democratic
Party’s GO (Grassroots Organizing) Team, Judy was able to recruit and train canvassers. In
2008, 1,000+ GO Team Precinct Leaders knocked on doors in San Diego with Proposition 2
flyers.
In 2011, as a bilingual Chinese-American, Judy founded and chaired Asian Pacific
American Ocean Harmony Alliance. APAOHA co-sponsored Assembly Bill 376, a bill to
ban the sales, trade, distribution and possession of shark fins. Judy worked on the cultural
aspect of the shark fin ban and campaigned for eight months, flying up to Sacramento ten
times to testify and advocate for the ban at her own expense. AB 376 was signed into law
by the governor on October 7th, 2011. Judy is currently working behind the scenes, as
APAOHA Chairperson, with Humane Society of the United States’ wildlife litigators to
intervene in two lawsuits filed by the fin traders.
In 2012, Judy was asked to serve as a California State Council Member of the Humane
Society of the United States. This is a volunteer leadership position to promote advocacy,
legislative outreach and philanthropy. She resides in San Diego County with her husband
Steve, and their rescued dog, Cinnamon.

8. JULIE BURKE
SUCCULENTS STATION SPEAKER: Customized Designs is a full service home staging and redesign operation. Founded by Julie Burke, She incorporated her love for bringing the
outdoors in, to create succulent and herb gardens, which complement the home and
outdoor living space.
Together with her contractor male companion, they create custom made-to-order herb
gardens from plaster, which are tailored to your size and color preference. You are able to
select which herbs you use most, which will flourish in your specific sun/shade ratio.
The individual succulent baskets are always unique, and arranged in mostly wrought iron,
house hold items. All her creations are upcycled from previously owned magazine racks, to
candle holders, to birdcages, transformed into a beautifully crafted succulent arrangement.
Julie’s technique and education insures, that each arrangement will co-exist with each
variety of plant or herbs, together in its own environment. Her repeat customers are happy
to report that their purchases are thriving well in their new homes or patios.

9. LINDSAY SELIGMAN
GREEN STAGE SPEAKER: Lindsay Seligman is an award winning artist and designer who
founded EcoArt and KALOS Design Studio. As an artist her goal is to ignite passion for
sustainability and inspire others to use their creativity to improve the way they live.
She is conscientious about her materials, creating natural earth pigment paints made from
rocks and clay. With two decades of art experience she also works professionally as a
visual designer specializing in green branding solutions.
Lindsay has traveled to and lived on dozens of sustainable communities and farms
throughout South America and the United States, studying how to live, grow and work
together with responsible practices in mind. She has had the privilege of learning from the
native people of Peru as well as the Kumuyaay Indians here in San Diego. They have
given her precious insight into how peoples of the world can harness their own local
natural resources. She discovered earth pigments in the high Amazon area of Peru and
created a series of natural paintings which were exhibited there.
Upon her return to San Diego, through her research, she found that earth pigments are
abundant throughout the world. Earth pigments are natural, vibrant, long lasting and pure.
She believes whether it comes to making paints, food preparation, medicine, energy, or
materials we can truly create superior ways of creating and living that are healthy and
nontoxic. Lindsay’s EcoArt was recently featured on Fox 5, and NBC, Art Pulse TV and
currently exhibits in shows around San Diego.

10. LYNN SUSHOLTZ
VEG STAGE SPEAKER: Lynn Susholtz owns Art Produce and Stone Paper Scissors,
integrating community voice and vision into the cultural and physical landscape through
art and education. Lynn Susholtz and Art Produce are featured in the fall 2012 issue of
Public Art Review entitled “Food For Thought”.
Stone Paper Scissors has been creating art projects for public agencies, schools, business
associations and communities, since 1994. 5 local projects have received “Orchid”
awards from the San Diego Architectural Foundation and an award for planning from the
California chapter of the American Planners Association.
Art Produce is an activist business enterprise and community cultural center connecting
artists, cultural organizations, schools, urban farmers and local businesses with public
institutions and public culture. Art Produce Gallery is entirely visible from the sidewalk
and was designed for community engagement- accommodating sculptural installations,
cross-disciplinary works, digital media, and performance events. The space allows for
unconventional presentation opportunities for artists and unexpected art encounters for
viewers. Intended to enliven the experience of the pedestrian it is an experiment in
public art that is accessible to everyone in the community.
Art Produce Garden is a public art/performance space focused on aesthetic,
educational and sustainable practices. It Is an urban farm that includes a rainwater
catchment system and PV solar energy system. Art Produce Garden is a pilot project in
the North Park Eco-District and is an example of business and public culture creating a
synergistic combination for the health and vitality of the neighborhood.

11. MIYOKO SCHINNER
GREEN DEMO STAGE SPEAKER: Miyoko Schinner, vegan chef, cookbook author, and
television cooking show host, has been promoting delicious, decadent, and healthful plantbased foods for the past thirty years. Her most recent cookbook, Artisan Vegan Cheese, is a
top-selling book on Amazon where it has been consistently #1 in the Cheese and Dairy
Category. Voted one of top 5 vegan cookbooks of 2012 by LA Weekly, and top 10 by
VegNews, it has been pegged by reviewers and bloggers as “groundbreaking,”
“revolutionary,” and “the holy grail of the culinary world.” She is a co-host of the brand-new
national cooking show on the Create Channel, Vegan Mashup, and stars in her own
whimsical online show, Miyoko’s Kitchen. As a cooking instructor, she teaches regularly in
the McDougall Program, and at major festivals and events around the country. She is a
former restaurateur (Now and Zen, San Francisco), and food developer, and has distributed
her vegan products nationwide as well as on United Airlines. She has appeared in numerous
publications, and on television, and radio, including VegNews, Chicago Tribune, LA Weekly,
NPR, ABC World News Tonight, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Washington
Post, New York Post, and many others media outlets.
Books:
Artisan Vegan Cheese (Book Publishing Co., August 2012)
The New Now and Zen Epicure (Book Publishing Co., 2001)
Japanese Cooking: Contemporary and Traditional (Book Publishing Company, 1999)
The Now and Zen Epicure (Book Publishing Company, 1991)
“The enormously talented chef/TV host/singer/athlete/she-can-do-anything
Schinner is nothing short of a genius…” VegNews, December 2012
Miyoko

12. PABLO STANLEY
VEG STAGE SPEAKER: Pablo Stanley describes himself as “just a guy who loves design,
cartoons, veggie burgers, and telling silly stories.” He is an illustrator, graphic designer,
and comic writer
He was born in Mexico and studied in Baja California. He's gained extensive experience
in the advertising business working as lead designer and creative director for different Ad
agencies since 1999. His humble mindset and fun personality have led Pablo to create
different witty, inspiring, and crazy comics and characters raging over the web. His work
has been featured in The Huffington Post, Mashable, 9GAG and many international art
magazines.
He began writing comics in January 1st 2012, since then, his work has gained a lot of fans
and attention, reaching over 50k likes on his Facebook page Pablo Stanley Art. In the
summer of 2013, his artwork was selected as the grand prize winner amongst dozens of
other artists in the Art Against Animal Cruelty by the local San Diego movement
Commune Wednesdays.

13. PHOEBE CHONGCHUA
VEG STAGE SPEAKER: Phoebe Chongchua , is the founder of Live Fit, a sought-after
Inspirational Speaker, Journalist, TV Fitness Host and Realtor with The Guiltinan Group. She
helps people lead successful, healthy, enriched lives through coaching, motivational
speaking, media consulting and seminars on attracting success, increasing productivity,
leaders in communication as well as nutrition and fitness, relationships, single parenting,
her techniques for a “Worry-Less Life” and more.
Phoebe has nearly 20 years of experience in the broadcast industry. In the late 1980’s she
worked in radio for KPBS. Then in 1990, she started as a News Reporter for KGTV/10News
and quickly rose to a News Anchor for the top-rated Morning Show in San Diego. Later as
the station’s Community Affairs Specialist, Phoebe, created, marketed and reported on
community projects.
She has written for Health & Fitness Sports Magazine, a columnists for Realtytime.com and
appeared nationally on Body by Jake TV shows. Currently, Phoebe hosts her “Keep Fit With
Phoebe” fitness segments every Saturday on 10News. She is also the Real Estate Reporter
for The Coast News. As a Realtor for The Guiltinan Group, Phoebe, parlays her skills in
interviewing and negotiating into a career where she helps people fulfill their Residential
and Commercial Real Estate needs.
Phoebe serves on several advisory boards including the Full Capacity Marketing and the
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Phoebe is a devoted mother to her nine-year
old daughter, Siena, and is also her daughter’s Girl Scoot troop leader.

14. PLANT POWERED LIVING
VEG STAGE SPEAKER: The Plant Powered Living revolution has begun. In late 2010 they
began having small gatherings in San Diego called “Plant Powered Potlucks”. At the
dinners, they shared the passion for living consciously and making healthy lifestyle
choices. They affirmed to one another that these choices are what allow all of us to live
vibrant lives, and empowers us to live in the world doing what we love They share
information regarding healthy living through their resource-based website to house
recipes, tips, and suggestions. It was inside of this mutual discovery that Plant Powered
Living was born
Vision Statement - Flowing with love, light, and aliveness, Plant Powered Living is sharing
fresh and innovative tools that empower lives in the areas of health, nutrition, fitness,
compassion, beauty, sustainability, conscious living, and all things fabulous.
Co-Visionary Krista Richards - Entertainer, gifted songwriter, immense vocal talent,
passionate foodie, and inspired healer; Krista pours an enormous amount of soul into
each of her performances and every single one of her dishes.
Co-Visionary Dave The Organism - A raw-tastic musician, songwriter, teacher and healer.
With a Masters degree in Education and Technology, DTO has a strong passion for sharing
life-enhancing information with others.
Co-Visionary Jen Hohnbaum - Healer, successful entrepreneur and passionate athlete
with achievements in T-ball, soccer, ballet, gymnastics, track and field, and a current
rank of professional IFBB, a challenging passion that Jen dearly cherishes

15. SHANNYN FOWL, ND
VEG STAGE SPEAKER: Dr. Shannyn Fowl, ND, is a naturopathic family physician. She solves
the common and uncommon health problems of today. Having worked in healthcare for
over twenty years, she prides herself on her ability to treat illness naturally and resorts to
the harsh route of drugs and surgery only when absolutely necessary. Her expertise allows
her to combine modern, evidence-based therapies with the old-fashioned and timeproven healing power of nature.
Dr. Shannyn holds an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from Western
Michigan University and a doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine with Honors in Research
from
National
College
of
Naturopathic
Medicine.
With
experience
in
neuroimmunoendocrinology research as well as in pathology, biochemistry, imaging,
pharmacology, and obstetrics, Dr. Shannyn treats a broad array of patients. She
specializes in complex cases such as genetic problems, lymphatic disorders, and anxiety
as well as every day ailments such as pediatrics, muscle pain, and GI upset.
Dr. Shannyn is a published author in homeopathy and pediatrics; actively engages in
MTHFR genetic research; develops curriculum in naturopathic medicine for the San Diego
Community College District; is spearheading the creation of the Naturopathic Assistant
position (a brand-new clinical role); and oversaw the implementation of naturopathic
programs at two community clinics. Not to be outdone by her own myriad
accomplishments, Dr. Shannyn is also a gifted instructor. Her Introduction to Naturopathic
Medicine course at SD City College is the first of its kind. The lay public and seasoned
nurses alike hail her course as “the BEST class ever!”

16. SIRENA PELLAROLO, PH.D.
GREEN DEMO STAGE SPEAKER: Sirena Pellarolo, Ph.D. is a food justice activist, raw
food educator, holistic health coach, author, radio host and blogger. A retired
Professor of Latin American Cultural Studies and a life-long community organizer, she
advocates for individual and community autonomy, sustainable, vibrant health,
empowering self-reliance and nutritional sovereignty for all. In 2009 she created Viva
La Vida, Live Foods for Life, a project committed to spread the basics of a raw food
diet in working class communities of color as a means to decolonize our bodies from
commercial food and foster the re-membering of healthy lifestyles.
Sirena has been doing un-cooking demonstrations since that initial Revolutionary
Autonomous Communities May Day 2009 picnic at McArthur Park, at the Anarchist
Book Fair, the Eastside Café, the South Central Farm community center, the
California State University, Los Angeles Cross-Cultural Center, El Sereno Farmer’s
Market, Earth Day South LA, Mujeres de Maíz annual International Women’s Month
events, Shaman’s Vision and Art Center, Tía Chucha's Centro Cultural, MEChA
Statetewide 2011 at California State University Northridge, the RAC Food Distribution
Program, the Youth Justice Coalition Chuco Center, Caracol Marketplace, Equitable
Roots, El Nido, Antioch University, Corazón del Pueblo and the Agape International
Spiritual Center.
The seasonal community cleanses and raw food preparation classes at her ranchito
in the Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of El Sereno offer a Do It Yourself handson approach to healing through nutrient-dense, plant-based choices. She is
currently working on a manuscript that captures this experience titled “Detoxing Our
Communities: Using Food As Medicine for a Quantum Grassroots Transformation.”

17. STEPHANIE REDCROSS
VEG STAGE SPEAKER: Stephanie Redcross founded Vegan Mainstream, a Georgia based
marketing company, in 2009 to meld her passion for entrepreneurship with her passion for
the vegan lifestyle. Stephanie has over a decade of marketing experience with small
businesses and Fortune 500 companies. Passionate herself about living and advocating a
vegan lifestyle for health, environmental, and ethical reasons, Stephanie has made it her
life mission to help likeminded entrepreneurs, bloggers and small to mid-sized companies
reach and exceed their goals. She also hopes to encourage all businesses to consider
both the marketing viability and ethical importance of shifting to veg-friendly products
and services.
Stephanie believes a key way to push veganism forward is by fanning the flame of
likeminded entrepreneurs. She is working hard to build a solid infrastructure of successful
businesses and brands to ensure that an ethical lifestyle is accessible to everyone,
everywhere.
Stephanie and the Vegan Mainstream team provide entrepreneurs, authors, chefs,
personal trainers, coaches or aspiring business owners with comprehensive marketing
plans, social media training, personalized business consultations, website design and local
marketing bootcamps. In addition, Stephanie hosts her signature FREE monthly "Webinar
Wednesdays" fostering continuous learning and information sharing all year for the vegan
business community.

18. STEPHANIE WEAVER, MPH
GREEN STAGE SPEAKER: Stephanie Weaver is a writer, speaker coach, recipe developer,
food photographer, urban farmer, and puppy wrangler.
Stephanie has a Master’s in Public Health in health and nutrition education. After more
than twenty years in the museum field, Stephanie is passionately pursuing a second
career as a food blogger, recipe developer, photographer, and author. She develops
recipes for people who have changed their diets for health reasons. You’ll find more
than 500 recipes on her blog, The Recipe Renovator: plant-based, gluten-free, and
refined-sugar-free. Stephanie is an advocate for the Meatless Monday campaign and
hosts a weekly Meatless Monday blog hop and monthly Google Hangout in partnership
with Meatless Monday.
She co-founded the Altadena Community Pocket Garden in North Park and volunteers
on the program team for the TEDxSanDiego conference. She divides her time between
speaker coaching, recipe development for her series of e-books (Twelve Terrific), food
photography, and food service & restaurant consulting for special needs diets.
Her second book is Golden Angels: A Pet Loss Memoir. She lives in San Diego with her
husband Bob and their Golden retriever, Daisy.

19. VEG APPEAL
GREEN DEMO STAGE SPEAKER : What started out as a healthy eating group called “The
Food Buddies,” Tracy Childs and Ami Chatalia have blossomed their passion into the
company called Veg Appeal. Veg Appeal’s mission is to “help individuals and groups
achieve their health goals through a whole-food, plant-powered and planet-friendly way
of eating; specializing in healthy, vegan cooking classes in San Diego”.
Tracy Childs is a Nutritional Consultant, recently receiving certification from the Global
College of Natural Medicine. Previously, at the University of Idaho, she received a B.S. in
Business Management and an M.S. in Computer Science. She decided to give up all
animal products in 1991 after learning about the cruelty in the dairy and egg industries
and finding that using these products was unnecessary for the enjoyment of food and for
health. In 2005, she trained at the Cancer Project in Washington, D.C. to teach Food For
Life cooking classes in San Diego County. The work is very rewarding for her since she is
able to share the mission: the power of nutrition in cancer prevention and survival. She
also is certified to teach Food For Life Diabetes classes with the Physician’s Committee for
Responsible Medicine.
Ami Chatalia was a management consultant in her prior life, but she now finds true
passion as a nutritionist – learning, experimenting, discovering, and enjoying food from
around
the
world.
She has been a vegetarian all her life, and then became a vegan in 2011. Food speaks
about history, culture, and patterns of society, it is a universal experience – she uses food
to explore world and nourish her soul. She is a Nutritional Consultant from the Global
College of Natural Medicine and has a Master’s in Computer Science. She strives to help
people see their inner beauty and happiness by maintaining physical and mental
wellness through improvements in diets and lifestyle.
Together, the Veg Appeal team will continue to share their love of food, flavors, fun, and

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