Dharma Voices for Animals would like to welcome Andrea Diaz to the DVA family as our new Operations Director. Andrea is an animal rights advocate raised on a farm in Phoenix, Arizona. She has a Master of Global Animal Law from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Bachelor of Criminal Justice from Arizona State University. Her interest was fueled by why so many people … Continue reading Welcome Andrea Diaz as DVA Operations Director
To all mothers, human and nonhuman, DVA hopes you had a happy Mother’s Day. It was 4 PM, and after about 50 miles of riding my bike, I was trying to decide between setting up camp in the exposed and super windy Utah desert or riding another 15 grueling miles back to my car. That’s when I saw a baby cow with a dry umbilical … Continue reading A Mother’s Day Story by Carrie Thompson, Director of DVA’s US Centers Project
Stephanie Swann, PhD, LCSW, is the Director of the Atlanta Mindfulness Institute and one of the two founding teachers of the Atlanta Insight Meditation Community. She is a certified MBSR instructor through the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Center for Mindfulness. Stephanie has been a dedicated Vipassana practitioner since 2008 and was a member of the Community Dharma Leaders program (CDL6) at Spirit Rock … Continue reading DVA Teacher Bio ~ Stephanie Swann, PhD, LCSW
Dr. Sharon Methvin is a biocultural anthropologist. She has been a professor of anthropology since 1988, teaching engaged citizenship in the classroom and conducting research resulting in over 25 papers and publications. In 1997, she was honored with a human rights award for her research on poverty. Her humanitarian concerns extend beyond human rights to the rights of animals as well. In this regard, she … Continue reading DVA Volunteer Bio ~ Dr. Sharon Methvin
Watch the 7th Episode of the DVA Speaker Series with DVA President and Co-Founder Bob Isaacson featuring Special Guest Speaker, DVA Advisory Council Member, US Centers Project team member, and Dharma Teacher, Stephanie Swann, PhD, LCSW. Stephanie is the Director of the Atlanta Mindfulness Institute and one of the two founding teachers of the Atlanta Insight Meditation Community. She is a certified MBSR instructor through … Continue reading Replay – DVA Speaker Series 7: In Conversation with Stephanie Swann
Watch the replay of Episode 6 of the DVA Speaker Series: In conversation with Dawn Scott. Continue reading Speaker Series Episode 6: In Conversation with Dawn Scott
