Natalie Amezcua
Natalie is a humane educator and solutionary writer, committed to understanding the interconnections of systemic issues that harm humans, animals, and the planet. Natalie spent the greater part of her twenties working in education, and traveling extensively in parts of Asia, Europe, North & South America where the connections between community and education led her to animal rights. With a BA in Liberal Studies; a U.S teaching license; and Master's degree in Humane Education from the Institute for Humane Education with Antioch University, the only graduate program in the US that looks at the interconnections of environmental ethics, animal protection and human rights, Natalie's work at New Roots Institute focuses on empowering thousands of high school and college students each year with the know-how to make more sustainable, compassionate food choices and engaging them in deep discussions about the impacts of factory farming. She works with fellows in the Leadership Program, training them in the skills they'll use to end animal agriculture while building an ecosystem for success. In various turns, she wears the hats of facilitator, coach, mentor, network weaver, and ecosystem builder.
