Our Team
Each team member brings lived experiences of being racialized professionals who are committed to the protection of farmed animals, through the improved living and working conditions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in the United States and in Guatemala. Our formation originates in our active involvement in the Global Majority Caucus at Apex Advocacy (formerly at Encompass Movement).
Josue D. Cabrera
Josue is a conflict capacity builder, community accountability facilitator, and anti-speciesist activist who has been working with advocacy groups in Latin America, the U.S., and the U.K. for years. He specializes in helping people navigate conflicts and find healthy resolutions through transformative justice principles, seeking to transform situations of harm and cultivate long-lasting relationships.
Josue is on a mission to equip social movement groups with the skills and tools necessary to navigate conflict in a transformative way that creates a culture of self-accountability, ultimately reducing the need for external mediators. His ultimate goal is to build the capacity of social movement groups to handle conflict, leading to stronger and more sustainable movements.
Hemi Kim, MEd
Hemi joins the team with a decade of experience in education at a variety of levels. Throughout her career she has focused on creating inclusive environments for her students.
Her advocacy work, also spanning a decade, has focused on building community and advocating on behalf of Asian Americans in a variety of settings including education and health. She is a skilled relationship builder and communicator.
Crystal L. Forman, MPH, MHA
Crystal is the Owner and educator of Holistic Wellness and Health. Holistic Wellness and Health makes healthy living easy, nutritious, delicious and fun with a focus on plant-based foods to help you live a healthier, compassionate and more vibrant life.
Crystal uses a whole person approach focused on mind, body, soul and spirit to improve the quality of life for all beings. Holistic Wellness and Health offers healthy plant-based cooking classes, wellness workshops, health coaching, gardening consultation, and mindfulness meditation.
Crystal also works to improve food justice, food sovereignty and sustainable food access. In addition to her public health and health administration degrees, Crystal is a certified Permaculture designer and a Certified Baltimore City Master Gardener.