Lauren Ornelas: Director, Food Empowerment Project

>Lauren Ornelas is the founder/director of the all-volunteer Food Empowerment Project (foodispower.org), a vegan nonprofit seeking to create a more just world by recognizing the power of one's food choices. She’s been active in the animal rights movement since 1987, ran Viva!USA, and, with help from activists, got Trader Joe’s to stop selling duck meat. She also is the spark that got Whole Foods Market’s CEO to become a vegan. Lauren is the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition’s Campaign Director.