Board of Advisors

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau--Meal Planner
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is the founder of Compassionate Cooks, an organization whose mission it is to empower people to make informed food choices and to debunk myths about veganism. A recognized expert on healthful plant-based cuisine, Colleen has appeared on the Food Network and is a columnist for VegNews magazine. She lives in Oakland, CA with her human hubby and feline boys.

As a meal planner, Colleen will work with Support VIP'S and the BOP, to help find healty, humane meal plans for current prisoners seeking vegan options.

Brandon Noard

Brandon Noard--Tech Support
Brandon Noard is a long time vegan. He worked with Minneapolis first based college animal rights group Students Organization for Animal Rights (SOAR). Brandon has be a vegan sense the mid 90's.
Brandon received his BS in computer science from the U of M. He works for a start up Wiki support site.

As a tech support person, Brandon will work with Support VIP'S with all of their technical needs, to help this site look awe inspiring.

Max Green

Max Green--Media Relations
Raised in Louisville Kentucky as a confused Jewish boy in a religiously and socially conservative suburban environment. After recurring, vain attempts to be regular, dropped out of dental school in 1975 to pursue, among other things, a doctorate in no particular branch of Psychology…escaped to L.A. in early '82 to rub elbows with celebrities…became an unwitting realty bandit and graduated from Hollywood in mid 2004…landed in a charming & bucolic house in an ethnic neighborhood in the ethnically diverse town of Vallejo Calif., bouncing around like a fish out of water…spending a lot of time tending to metaphorical and literal back yard, manifesting destiny and tripping over perpetual surprises.

As a media relations expert, Max will work with Support VIP'S with all of their media question, to help spread the word of the need for vegan food in prison.

Kevin Kjonaas

Kevin Kjonaas--Inside Prison Advisor
Kevin Kjonaas is an animal rights activists currently in prison for Conspiracy to violate the Animal Enterprise Protection Act, Conspiracy to Stalk, three counts of Interstate Stalking, and Conspiracy to Harass using a Telecommunications Device. He has been active in animal rights for over 10 years. He has been involved in the following animal rights campaigns: SOAR primate research campaign, vegan college dining hall campaigns, fur campaigns, Newchurch Guinea Pigs, Shamrock Monkey Farm, Neiman Marcus fur campaign, campaign to close Huntingdon Life Sciences.

As a current prison insider, Kevin will let us know what is the best way to help a prisoner inside of the prison system.

Ryan Andrews

Ryan Andrews--Nutritionist Ryan Andrews is a dietitian and strength/conditioning specialist. He has worked with groups such as the Vegetarian Resource Group, EarthSave, Light Gives Heat, Organic Athlete and The Healthy Food Bank. He is currently Director of Research for Precision Nutrition. Ryan trained and worked at The Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, one of the most recognized and awarded research institutions in the world. Throughout his time in undergraduate and graduate school, Ryan was trained in Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, and Dietetics. He has done numerous presentations and written hundreds of articles about nutrition, exercise and health.