Laura Lee Cascada

Laura has led environmental and animal protection campaigns for over a decade, overseeing victories like the protection of Virginia’s decades-long ban on uranium mining with the Sierra Club and putting vegan options on the menus of major chains including Starbucks and Subway with Animal Outlook. She continues her work with Better Food Foundation in our efforts to create a more sustainable food system, spearheading the growth of DefaultVeg among other campaigns. As a writer, Laura has been featured by One Green Planet and The Ecologist and published her debut novel, Dellie’s Run, in 2019. SLaura holds a MS in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University.