Christin Bummer

Creator of The Forever Diet

Though Christin worked in the pet care industry for 23 years, she went vegan in 2011 when she finally made the connection between her passion for animals and her food choices.  She became involved with animal welfare activism in 2012 and has since been actively involved in steering Pittsburghers away from consuming animal products and moving toward a plant-centric diet.  Christin launched an online video training program called The Forever Diet to help make the transition to a plant-based diet fun and easy.  In fact, when you sign up for the 14 Day Reboot Challenge using this link, 25% of your purchase goes directly to HAP to fund future projects!

Jeffrey Cohan

Jewish Veg, Executive Director

Jeffrey is the Executive Director of Jewish Veg.  He came to Jewish Veg after successful careers in journalism and Jewish communal service.  A vegetarian since 2007 and a vegan since 2010, Jeffrey has a Master's in Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

Paul Shapiro

The Better Meat Co., CEO

Paul is the author of the national bestseller Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World, the CEO of The Better Meat Co., a four-time TEDx speaker, and the host of the Business for Good Podcast. 

John Weinstein

Allegheny County Treasurer

Treasurer Weinstein has served as the elected Allegheny County Treasurer since 1999 and has been re-elected countywide to four (4) consecutive terms.  He has become a leader in green initiatives, implementing e-tax billing for Real Estate.  He established e-pay, Real Estate, Alcohol and Rental Vehicle Taxes, as well as e-pay for Dog Licenses in Allegheny County.  Treasurer Weinstein is committed to helping transform Allegheny County into a truly “Green” government.