Aryenish Birdie

Aryenish Birdie is founder and executive director of Encompass, an organization working to foster racial diversity and inclusivity in the farmed animal protection movement. Prior to Encompass, Birdie was a federal lobbyist at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine promoting alternatives to animal experiments. She was part of a four-woman team instrumental in reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that animal protection language was integrated into the law. Birdie completed her Master’s degree, Magna Cum Laude, in Public Management from Johns Hopkins University.