Team Vegan Philly :: Running For The Animals!

Meet The Runners

Say hello to some of the current members of Team Vegan Philly - we hope to see your face here soon! Our runners' experience varies from very little running experience to accomplished Marathon runners. What they all share in common is their vegan diet and their drive to help farm animals!

	Lydia Chaudhry - Sponsor her! Lydia is the New York City coordinator for Mercy for Animals and divides her time between consulting in marketing and free-lance vegan recipe development and cooking instruction
	Jen Clark - Sponsor her! Jen is an attorney from Center City Philadelphia and is currently training for the Ironman Triathlon as well as upcoming local races. This is her second race with Team Vegan Philly.
	Chris Price - Sponsor him! Chris is a vegan mixed martial arts fighter and bartender and a Philadelphia resident. This is his second race with Team Vegan Philly.
	Nick Cooney - Sponsor him! Nick is the director of the Humane League of Philadelphia and a South Philadelphia resident. This is his second race with Team Vegan Philly.
	Alex Bomstein - Sponsor him! Alex is a lawyer who lives, works, bikes and runs in Philadelphia.
	Ryan Wachter - Sponsor him! Ryan is a video producer and amateur runner from New Jersey. This is his second race with Team Vegan Philly.
	Allison Crow - Sponsor her! Allison is an artist living in South Philly. She is an amateur runner, but figures that if she eats like a deer then she might as well run like one. This is her second race with Team Vegan Philly.
	Kristina Staab - Sponsor her! Kristina is a vegan and animal lover, and when she is not working or volunteering she spends her time caring for her 3 rescued dogs. This is her second race with Team Vegan Philly.
	Bryan Sandala - Sponsor him! Bryan is a sixth-grade writing teacher at Camden's Promise Charter School in Camden, NJ and will be coaching the school's cross country and track programs this coming year. He's an experienced half-marathoner and completed his first marathon in May 2008. This is his second race with Team Vegan Philly.
	Jessica Sosna - Sponsor her! Jessica is an avid animal supporter and this is her 2nd year running with team Vegan. She is looking to double her fundraising goal to $1,000.00. Along with doubling her fundraising amount, her goal is to run the half marathon, while last year she ran the 8k. Please help her double her goal, she needs all the support she can get!
	Scott Hodukavich - Sponsor him! Scott, 45, is a vegan originally from Delaware who runs trails, ultramarathons and hashes and is also a member of Organic Athlete.
	Sheena Allen - Sponsor her! Sheena is thrilled to attempt her first half-marathon since her sedentary days only two years ago and wants to be inspiring to other former couch potatoes. She is also interested in promoting a vegetarian and vegan diet to others for the greater health of humans, animals, and the environment.
	Michelle Payne - Sponsor her! Michelle is a Philadelphia resident and is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Sally Andersen - Sponsor her! Sally is the Projects Director of the Humane League and an experienced runner, and is excited about running in her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Lindsey Adams - Sponsor her! Lindsey is a veterinary technician and Temple student looking forward to running her first race with TVP!
	Kristian Glover - Sponsor her! Kris graduated from Arcadia University with degrees in Communications and Political Science. She co-founded the Environmental Action Committee at St. Peter's Church, volunteers for Greenpeace and is the Philadelphia Green Living Examiner.
	Debbie Jaffe - Sponsor her! Debbie works as an executive admin asst for a legal recruiting agency in center city Philadelphia. She is a NE Philly resident. Debbie has been vegetarian for 7 years and vegan for 5 years. In her free time she volunteers for the SPCA in North Philly.
	Taylor Gregory - Sponsor her! Taylor is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Nicole - Sponsor her! Nicole is a Delaware resident and is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Jen D - Sponsor her! Jen is 16 years young, a compassionate vegan and animal activist, and across-country runner for Bordentown Regional High School in New Jersey.
	Sarah Kuwik - Sponsor her! Sarah is a music teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. She completed her first marathon last year and in running the Philadelphia half marathon this November with Team Vegan Philly.
	Cherron Perry-Thomas - Sponsor her! Cherron is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Jay Pepito- Sponsor him! Jay Pepito is a Philadelphia resident, and active athlete. He is a personal trainer, as well as a boxer, fighter, runner, and swimmer. He spends his time on tour with his band Reign Supreme, hanging out with his American Pit Bull Terrier, Caesar, and pursuing a lifestyle of leisure and general awesomeness.
	Jim Payne - Sponsor him! Jim is looking forward to his first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Sara Schwartzberg - Sponsor her! Sara is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Mary Foster - Sponsor her! Mary is a Philadelphia resident and is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Jeremy Chan - Sponsor him! Jeremy is a New Jersey resident and is looking forward to his first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Lyn Bassett - Sponsor her! Lyn is involved in feral cat rescue with the Spayed Club and Forgotten Felines, does vegan nutritional counseling as a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York, and is a member of groups like CARE, PETA and Farm Sanctuary. This is her second year running with TVP.
	Todd Schwart - Sponsor him! Todd is a Philadelphia resident and is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Piera - Sponsor her! Piera is a Philadelphia resident and yoga enthusiast and is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Simone Bennett - Sponsor her! Simone is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Nate Larsen - Sponsor him! Nate is looking forward to his first race with Team Vegan Philly!
	Dara Lovitz Dara Lovitz is an attorney with the Center City firm of Zarwin Baum who focuses her pro-bono practice on animal advocacy and participates in local runs and triathlons.
	Darius Fullmer Darius is an experienced marathon runner and longtime animal activist from New Jersey.
	Charlene Padworny Charlene works as a teacher's assistant at Camphill Special School in Glenmore, Pa. She was a four year member of the Division I, West Chester University Field Hockey squad and participated on the 1996-99, West Chester Division II Champion Lacrosse team.
	Jadee Klinger Jadee is a Center City resident, architect, and yoga instructor.
	Boris Dolin Boris is currently studying to be a rabbi. He is a long-time runner, animal rights activist and founder of ShalomVeg.com, a website for Jewish vegans and vegetarians.
	Sarah Mueller Sarah is a 25 year old lab tech for a biotechnology company that makes infectious disease test kits. Sarah has been running for about a year and has completed three half marathons, two sprint triathlons, and her first marathon last fall with Team Vegan Philly.