Laura Montonye Reese
Laura Montonye Reese brings an edge to the animal rights movement in politics. Laura is has a degree in electrical and biomedical engineering from the University of Southern California and pursued a career in product planning for Altera Corporation, a semiconductor company in Silicon Valley. She authored Align, a book on the how-tos of successful business communications based on her work for Altera. Her corporate background has led her to work as a lobbyist for animal rights. Laura co-founded Vegan Justice League, a non-profit that unites vegans in the USA. She also co-founded VJL's sister organization, Agriculture Fairness Alliance, a 501c4 nonprofit which hires lobbyists to fight the multi-billion dollar big-ag bailouts.