As a vegan of almost a decade, Rajes hopes to assist organizations and individuals in their fight to speak up for animals. Having dabbled in different industries, she appreciates the value and power of research and is excited to be a part of the Faunalytics team. She dotes on 2 rescue dogs and accepts her fate to slog for them.
Sarah Thorson (she/her) is a sustainable food systems professional who focuses on using research and evidence in support of shifting food paradigms to mitigate the climate crisis and advance social justice. Sarah is a Research Fellow working with Greener by Default to implement plant-based defaults and related behavior change interventions in institutional food service. Ilana Braverman is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Greener by Default. Ilana’s work focuses on the nexus of climate change and food; she gave a TEDx talk on the topic, “Moving Beyond a Hamburger Default World.” Ilana Braverman (she/her) holds a Master's degree in Animals and Public Policy from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences with a focus in Human Dimensions from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
