Jessica is an animal rights attorney in NY who I met at The National Animal Rights Conference, and has since become my friend. She has helped to ignite my passion for lobbying and has always been a tremendous support system to me in my efforts. She is a wonderful person with a big heart and her friendship is one that I will treasure always. 

The Pollination Project awarded me my first grant and named me their 100th grantee. The grant I received  helped me to turn Lobby For Animals from an idea into a reality and I am eternally grateful for their help. I love their mission to bring about positive change through $1000 a day seed grants and I am proud to say that I am now a member of their grant advisory board for environmental and animal rights related grants and I am honored to have with the chance to help others see their dreams become a reality. 

My Parents have been there for me from the very beginning, even when they didn't quite get it. They sat through countless talks about being vegan and why I needed to speak out against what in my heart I felt was wrong. They supported me when I told them I wanted to protest at such a young age. They supported me through every school project that I decided to turn into an opportunity to speak on issues that were not always school friendly, and they supported me when I decided to lobby; they took me to each and every legislative meeting even gave up their dining room area to turn into a work area for me. I know a lot of kids who don't have that type of relationship with their parents and who don't get the encouragement needed to pursue their dreams, and I am grateful each and every day for the love and relationship I have with my Mom and Dad. I love them both very much and I hope to one day be just as good a parent to my own kids. Thank you Mom and Dad for everything.