Phil Arkow teaches the Survey and Independent Study courses on Animal-Assisted Therapy and Animal-Assisted Activities at Camden County College in Blackwood, NJ, and the Distance Learning course in AAT/AAA through Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA. He writes "Pet Pals," the Courier-Post's biweekly newspaper column on pet care and has authored or edited 9 key reference books and innumerable articles on animal-assisted therapy, the human-animal bond, humane education, violence prevention, and animal shelter management.
He lectures internationally at veterinary and humane conferences on a wide variety of topics.
Website: www.animaltherapy.net - Animal-Assisted Therapy and Animal-Assisted
Activities
Rob Laidlaw has spent the past 25 years campaigning to protect wild animals in captivity and in the wild. His work has taken him from the polar north to tropical Asia and includes more than 1,000 visits to zoos around the world. A Chartered Biologist, avid outdoorsman, and cave explorer, he is a founder of the wildlife protection organization Zoocheck Canada.
Rob can speak anywhere, with the exception that classrooms and small events are restricted to southern Ontario.
President of The Essence of True Humanity Is Compassion (The ETHIC) Promoting Peace, Nonviolence and Compassion toward All Beings
Website: www.the-ethic.org
Will Tuttle, Ph.D., founder of the World Peace Diet Grass-Roots Education Initiative, and co-founder, The Worldwide Prayer Circle For Animals
Dr. Will Tuttle, acclaimed educator, author, and composer, has lectured and performed widely throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of the acclaimed book The World Peace Diet and is a recipient of The Peace Abbey’s Courage of Conscience Award.
He has been traveling with his spouse Madeleine full-time for 15 years in their solar-powered “rolling home,” presenting over 150 lectures, retreats, workshops, and concerts per year through local vegetarian and animal rights groups, churches, conferences, spiritual gatherings, and for yoga, meditation, environmental, peace, and social justice communities.
Devoted to cultural healing and awakening, he is a Dharma Master in the Zen tradition, and his doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on educating intuition and altruism in adults. He has taught college courses in creativity, humanities, mythology, religion, and philosophy, and has created 7 CD albums of original piano music. He is noted for his clear and inspiring presentations, which often include evocative animal paintings by Madeleine, a visionary artist from Switzerland.
Tina Volpe
WAKE UP AMERICA HOST
Tina Volpe is a health researcher, 32 year vegetarian, author, speaker,
consultant, television host, radio host and published columnist. She is
also a member of, and has made contributions to, the many organizations
that promote animal rights.
Website: Wake Up America
"This show is dedicated to awakening people to the diseases caused by the
American diet, to taking the more compassionate path to eating for our health,
to saving precious lives and saving our planet from any further harm due to
the mass production of animals."
President of The Essence of True Humanity Is Compassion (The ETHIC) Promoting Peace, Nonviolence and Compassion toward All Beings
Website: www.the-ethic.org
Will Tuttle, Ph.D., founder of the World Peace Diet Grass-Roots Education Initiative, and co-founder, The Worldwide Prayer Circle For Animals
Dr. Will Tuttle, acclaimed educator, author, and composer, has lectured and performed widely throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of the acclaimed book The World Peace Diet and is a recipient of The Peace Abbey’s Courage of Conscience Award.
He has been traveling with his spouse Madeleine full-time for 15 years in their solar-powered “rolling home,” presenting over 150 lectures, retreats, workshops, and concerts per year through local vegetarian and animal rights groups, churches, conferences, spiritual gatherings, and for yoga, meditation, environmental, peace, and social justice communities.
Devoted to cultural healing and awakening, he is a Dharma Master in the Zen tradition, and his doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on educating intuition and altruism in adults. He has taught college courses in creativity, humanities, mythology, religion, and philosophy, and has created 7 CD albums of original piano music. He is noted for his clear and inspiring presentations, which often include evocative animal paintings by Madeleine, a visionary artist from Switzerland.
Valerie has completed the Humane Education Certification Program (HECP)
through the Institute for Humane Education She has done:
Vegetarian/vegan presentations for grade 3 classes
Animal cruelty presentations (focusing mainly
on dogs as related to the book Shiloh) with
4th grade classes
Leather/wool/fur presentations for 6th grade classes
Has worked with incoming high school students on
environmental issues which involved understanding
our relationship to our own five senses and
those of other species
Phone: 310-454-7696 (email is the preferred contact method)
Email: vbelt4he@yahoo.com
Dani Hy Dennenberg
Faculty, Cambridge College
Director, Institute for Humane Education's Humane Education Certification Program (HECP)
Founder & Director, Seeds for Change
Emily Bellairs
Available for presentations in Downtown and North East Orlando, Winter Park, Winter Springs, Oviedo, Longwood, Sanford, Chuluota, Geneva and Mims.
Michelle Rivera
Executive Director, Animals 101, Inc.
"Animals 101, Inc. is dedicated to supporting the animal/human bond
through education, rescue, referrals and animal-assisted activities.
Animals 101 will provide humane education services to teachers,
parents and local community and animal-rescue organizations and will
assist others in setting up programs and services dedicated to the
health and welfare of animals and celebrating and supporting the
animal/human bond."
Michelle would like to accept inquiries from people who want to learn to start their own humane education 501 C-3 (non-profit) organization.
Currently doing:
Cell Dog program in the Palm Beach County Stockade
Dog training and behavior modification
Delta Society Evaluations for Activity Dogs
Reading to Dogs program
Vegan Cooking Classes
Animal Advocacy Classes
Red Cross Certified to teach Pet CPR
Phil Arkow teaches the Survey and Independent Study courses on Animal-Assisted Therapy and Animal-Assisted Activities at Camden County College in Blackwood, NJ, and the Distance Learning course in AAT/AAA through Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA. He writes "Pet Pals," the Courier-Post's biweekly newspaper column on pet care and has authored or edited 9 key reference books and innumerable articles on animal-assisted therapy, the human-animal bond, humane education, violence prevention, and animal shelter management.
He lectures internationally at veterinary and humane conferences on a wide variety of topics.
Website: www.animaltherapy.net - Animal-Assisted Therapy and Animal-Assisted
Activities
Robin is currently working as an Animal Caregiver & Volunteer Coordinator
at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
(woodstocksanctuary.org).
She ran an animal rights club for 4 years while in college,
and is especially interested in speaking to young people and
college students about vegetarianism and other issues, such as factory farming.
She can also speak about college level activism, including revamping cafeterias,
campus outreach, and Humane Education as an Education degree requirement.
Email: Robin@woodstockfas.org
Rob Laidlaw has spent the past 25 years campaigning to protect wild animals in captivity and in the wild. His work has taken him from the polar north to tropical Asia and includes more than 1,000 visits to zoos around the world. A Chartered Biologist, avid outdoorsman, and cave explorer, he is a founder of the wildlife protection organization Zoocheck Canada.
Rob can speak anywhere, with the exception that classrooms and small events are restricted to southern Ontario.
Shirley Wilkes-Johnson
Shirley has been presenting Vegetarian Roots: The Fascinating and Little Known
History of Vegetarianism to great reviews!
Email: Veggiesue@gmail.com
Rob Laidlaw
John Morlino
Ken Shapiro
Will Tuttle
Valerie Belt
Kristin von Kreisler
Don Lutz
Michelle Rivera
Joe Gaziano
Kimberly Kurrus
Jamie Kordack
Diane Kasunic
Josephine Bellaccomo
Freeman Wicklund