--- title: "Business People - IVU - International Vegetarian Union" description: "Business People: Pictures and Comments from the Cybercafe Cruelty-Free Investment Specialist. Voice mail 1-800-311-4212, enter 3014041245." url: "https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/4221-congress-wvc96-business.html" date: "2026-11-06T00:18:04+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # Business People **Business People** Pictures and Comments from the Cybercafe Cruelty-Free Investment Specialist. Voice mail 1-800-311-4212, enter 3014041245. **Cyndie Kessler** *Animal rights activist, investment executive for PaineWebber dedicated to cruelty-free investing.* Maryland, USA *[](mailto:)* | ![[Cyndie Kessler]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/cyndie_kessler.jpg)![[Douglas N. Graham]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/douglas_graham.jpg)We urgently need your help. HealthEco, a non-profit corporation, is dedicated to educating our children about the joys and benefits of healthy living. Natural Living Retreats in Costa Rica allow adults to experience the rain forest first hand while learning to improve their lifestyle. Your tax deductable donations enable HealthEco to preserve valuable rainforest tracts providing habitat for wildcats and many other endangered animals. Every donation makes a difference. **Douglas N. Graham, D.C.** Marathon, Florida, USA ![[Fran Costigan]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/fran_costigan.jpg)Great conference, super folks, info and food. I love teaching here!! Chef/owner of For Goodness Cakes, positively delicious voluptuous virtuous vegan treats handmade in small batches with love and sustainably grown organic ingredients. Shipping is available. Culinary instructor (Natural Gourmet Cooking School, private classes, traveling teacher), counsultant, recipe developer, published free-lance food writer, etc etc... **Fran Costigan** *Chef/owner of vegan catering & consulting company. Instructor at the Natural Gourmet Cooking School.* New York City, USA ![[Frank Zagrang]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/frank_zagrang.jpg) | Owner of Heartland Products, your non-leather shoe source. The largest selection of anyone. **Frank Zagrang** Humboldt, Iowa, USA ![[John and Amy Shuman]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/john_and_amy_shuman.jpg)Own the Shuman Life Center, which helps others learn about wellness, nutrition and herbs; sponsor monthly open, free meetings about same. Nature's Sunshine managers; interested in helping others learn more about vegetarian lifestyles. Amy is a registered dietitian and enjoys helping others with lifestyle modifications and offers cooking classes Spring and Fall; John bakes all our bread and teaches interesting ways to integrate simple ways into busy lives. Emphasis of teaching is on quick and easy lifestyle changes for health. **John and Amy Shuman** Cumberland, Maryland, USA ![[Michael Tucker]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/michael_tucker.jpg) | I am president of Nalith, Inc., a not-for-profit foundation. We give grants to other 501(c)3 organizations whose mission is to further the causes of Vegetarianism and Organic Gardening. **Michael Tucker** Miami, Florida, USA ![[Rae Sikora]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/rae_sikora.jpg)Zoe Weil and Rae Sikora are the co-founders of The Center For Compassionate Living (CCL). CCL is dedicated to creating lasting social change for Animals, the Earth, and All people through compassionate lifestyle choices. Our workshops focus on everything from simplifying our lives to conflict resolution to humane education. We work with activists, universities, businesses, public and private schools, and individuals of all ages. Many of our workshops take place in beautiful coastal Maine, but arrangements can be made to hold a workshop in your region. In the spring of 1997 we will launch the first Humane Education Certification Program (HECP) in the U.S. In our efforts to create a compassionate world, we have seen that the biggest strides are made through PREVENTION (prevention of the attitude that enables us to cause harm to ourselves and the world around us). In this case the prevention is accomplished through education programs in schools. If you are interested in finding out more about our many workshops and programs, contact us at our e-mail address above or: Center for Compassionate Living PO Box 1209 Blue Hill, Maine 04614 (207) 374-8808 Now... turn off your computer and go outside and look up at the sky and take a hike in the woods... breath, play.... then come back to your computer! **Rae Sikora** Blue Hill, Maine, USA A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Davis, former manager of the International Vegetarian Union. It represents his curation of historical material, and in places includes passages written by him directly. Over the years, the IVU website has migrated between several different hosting servers. In the course of these migrations, a number of PDF files were unfortunately lost, and **some links to PDF documents may no longer function**. Where this is the case, we have chosen to leave the original link text in place, as it may itself carry information of historical value. - Hits: 1193 ### Vegan Recipes - [![Cashew Cream for savory dishes and sauces](https://ivu.org/media/zoo/images/cashew-cream-savory_8ae117f14ec3f39b1bad4a193e28ba5d.jpg "Cashew Cream for savory dishes and sauces")](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/item/cashew-cream-for-savory-dishes-and-sauces.html "Cashew Cream for savory dishes and sauces") #### [Cashew Cream for savory dishes and sauces](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/item/cashew-cream-for-savory-dishes-and-sauces.html "Cashew Cream for savory dishes and sauces") [Sauces](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/sauces.html) [Vegan Cheese](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/vegan-cheese.html) - [![Zrodiya Mcharmla (Algerian Carrots with Vinegar)](https://ivu.org/media/zoo/images/zrodiya-mcharmla--algerian-carrots-with-vinegar--1775656105_5ce92ec37e9f88b6069167317a307d29.jpg "Zrodiya Mcharmla (Algerian Carrots with Vinegar)")](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/item/zrodiya-mcharmla-algerian-carrots-with-vinegar.html "Zrodiya Mcharmla (Algerian Carrots with Vinegar)") #### [Zrodiya Mcharmla (Algerian Carrots with Vinegar)](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/item/zrodiya-mcharmla-algerian-carrots-with-vinegar.html "Zrodiya Mcharmla (Algerian Carrots with Vinegar)") [Algeria](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/algeria.html) [Main course](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/main-course-for-lunch-and-dinner.html) [Mediterranean ](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/mediterranean.html) [Starters & side dishes](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/snack-side-dishes.html) [Whole Food Plant Based](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/whole-plant-based.html) [African](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/african.html) - 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[![Why Women are key if we wanna reach a Vegan World](https://ivu.org/media/zoo/images/vegan_women_web2_d6888fe0ae8546da59105d28834780e2.jpg "Why Women are key if we wanna reach a Vegan World")](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/blog-front-page/item/women-are-key-if-we-wanna-reach-a-vegan-world.html "Why Women are key if we wanna reach a Vegan World") #### [Why Women are key if we wanna reach a Vegan World](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/blog-front-page/item/women-are-key-if-we-wanna-reach-a-vegan-world.html "Why Women are key if we wanna reach a Vegan World") - [Read more](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/blog-front-page/item/women-are-key-if-we-wanna-reach-a-vegan-world.html) ### Science - [ pdf ](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/science/207-rapid-global-phaseout-of-animal-agriculture-has-the-potential-to-stabilize-greenhouse-gas-levels-for-30-years.html) [ Rapid global phaseout of animal agriculture has the potential to stabilize greenhouse gas levels for 30 years](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/science/207-rapid-global-phaseout-of-animal-agriculture-has-the-potential-to-stabilize-greenhouse-gas-levels-for-30-years.html) Popular - 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