Who We Are
The AVA Summit events are organized by AVA International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world in which animals are taken out of the food system and other human uses. Fiscal sponsorship for AVA International is provided by the Humane America Animal Foundation.
Board of Directors
Flavia D'Erasmo
Treasurer
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Julia Reinelt
Chair
Michael Webermann
Secretary
AVA International Team
Amie Albright
Communications & Design Lead
Barbie Castoldi
Social Media Coordinator
Gabby Mora
Partnerships Lead
Aneeha Patwardhan
Operations Consultant
Taylor Waters
Program Lead
Regional Partners Asia
Alcila Abby
Event Manager
AfA Coalition
Vinh Le
Coordinator
AfA Coalition
Thanh Nguyen
Lead Coordinator Coordinator
AfA Coalition
Regional Partners Africa
Aurelia Adhiambo
Open Wing Alliance
Regional Partners Latin America
Marcela Borges
Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (SVB)
Larissa Maluf
Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (SVB)
Ricardo Laurino
Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (SVB)
United States Advisory Committee
Aurelia Adhiambo
Open Wing Alliance
T.J. Bradford
Animal Outlook
Shawn Brown
The Humane League
Genesis Butler
Genesis For Animals
Monica Chen
New Roots Institute
Dr. Faraz Harsini
Good Food Institute, Allied Scholars for Animal Protection
Sebastian Joy
ProVeg International
Sophika Kostyniuk
Aquatic Life Institute
Cheryl Leahy
Animal Outlook
Lauren Mee
Animal Advocacy Careers
Dawn Moncrief
A Well-Fed World
Unny Nambudiripad
Better Food Foundation
Jacob Peacock
Rethink Priorities
Shweta Sood
Mercy For Animals
Mark Westcombe
Animal Think Tank
Naijha Wright-Brown
Black Veg Society
Asia Advisory Committee
Joseph Alcantara
Mercy For Animals
Angel Flores
World Animal Protection
Scott Green
Vive
Elodie Guillion
World Animal Protection
​Lien Huong Trinh
Shrimp Welfare Project
Sarita Joshi
FIAPO
Pavitra Krishnan
Asia For Animals Coalition
Shirley Lu
ProVeg International
Heidi Marquez
Animal Kingdom Foundation
Dave Neale
Animals Asia
Thanh Nguyen
AfA Farm Animal Coalition
Vighanesh Ojha
Samayu
Karthik Pulugurtha
Fish Welfare Initiative
Divya Ramagopal
Welfare Matters
Susianto Tseng
World Vegan Organization
Maho Uehara
The Humane League Japan
Monique Van Der Harst
Animal Friends Jogja
Monica Wang
Xiaobu Vegan
Wanyi Zeng
Welfare Matters
Jeff Zhou
Compassion in World Farming
Latin America Advisory Committee
Lucas Alvarenga
Mercy For Animals
Marcela Borges
SOCIEDADE VEGETARIANA BRASILEIRA
Amanda Collazo Maguire
CASA VEGANA DE LA COMUNIDAD
Carolina Galvani
Sinergia Animal
Gustavo Guadagnini
GFI Brazil
Catalina Lopez
Aquatic Life Institute, Aquatic Animal Alliance
Juana Martinez
Effective Altruism Brazil
Dulce Ramírez
Animal Equality
Taylison Santos
Forum Animal
Ignacia Uribe
Fundación Veg
Africa Advisory Committee
Daniel Abiliba
Animal Welfare League
Hakeem Jimo
ProVeg International
Aurelia Adhiambo
Open Wing Alliance
Judy Murithii
Brighter Green
Jenna Hiscock
Animal Advocacy Africa
Amy P. Wilson
Animal Law Reform
Nabaasa Innocent
Uganda Vegan Society, Thrive Philanthropy