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SPEAKERS | SEPT 28, 2025

All ticket holders can enjoy FREE speaking engagements by local and national chefs, body builders, doctors, motivational speakers, & more!

The Speaker Room will be located inside the Turnhalle Event Center. ASL interpreters will be onsite for all presentations.

Check back as more speakers will be announced soon!

Sept 28 at 11:30am

Dr. Andrew Freeman is a regular feature at VegFest Colorado, and continues to expand his teaching & messages of prevention and wellness all over Colorado. Dr. Freeman hosts a monthly Walk with a Doc program in the Denver area, where he volunteers his time ot walk with patients on Saturday mornings to teach key health concepts, but also to explore using exercise as medicine for the greater good of the public.

He currently serves as the Director of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, and Professor of Medicine at National Jewish.

Sept 28 at 1:00pm

After year's of bad eating habits Alethea decided to try something different. She challenged herself to a seven day plant-based diet, not expecting anything more than finishing the challenge and returning back to the way she was eating. On day seven she felt better than she'd ever felt before, and her life was forever changed. Her plant-based journey started her passion for cooking and sharing her newfound knowledge with other's.

She began her social media journey in 2016, where she started sharing her love of plant-based recipes. Through these social platforms she was able to start a plant-based meal service, as well as opening doors for her to teach other's how to cook delicious plant-based recipes. In 2024 she published her first plant-based digital cookbook "Home Is Where The Food Is" filled with 74 beginner-friendly recipes, available on her website www.aletheatodaro.com. Alethea hope's to inspire everyone she encounters to try a plant-based meal, as she knows it will truly change their lives as well as change the world. 

Sept 28 at 2:15pm

Alexandra Caspero MA, RD, RYT, is A Registered Dietitian, Plant-Based Chef, owner of Delish Knowledge. She is part-owner and Nutrition Director of rootberry, a plant-based food company in St. Louis, MO. Additionally, Alex is the recipe developer behind the New York Times bestselling books: The Fiber Fueled Cookbook and Fiber Fueled. 

Alex is the co-founder of Plant-Based Juniors, an evidence-based platform that helps parents navigate the world of plant-based prenatal and pediatric nutrition. She is the co-author of the bestselling book, The Plant-Based Baby + Toddler. Additionally, she is the co-director of the Learning Center, an educational platform that provides evidence-based, comprehensive courses on a variety of nutrition and feeding topics for both professionals and parents.

Sept 28 at 3:45pm

Melinda is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist based in Colorado with a virtual nutrition private practice. She specializes in plant-rich nutrition and vegan lifestyle. Her mission is to simplify vegan diets by providing practical and reliable nutrition education. Melinda collaborates with her clients to implement personalized dietary changes that can help them feel more confident in making plant-based eating fun and fulfilling while meeting their nutritional needs.

Additionally, you can visit her YouTube channel to access educational content on various plant-based and vegan nutrition topics at Connected Vegan Dietitian.

Past Presenters

  • Andrew Bernard

    THE NARD DOG COOKS

  • Priyanka Naik

    AWARD WINNING ECO-CHEF

  • Kennedy Little

    FOOD EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

  • Robert Cheeke

    CHAMPION BODY BUILDER

  • Timothy Pakron

    MISSISSIPPI VEGAN

  • Casey Stock

    BEGREEN HACKS

  • Cam F Awesome

    ATHLETE, CONSULTANT, SPEAKER

  • Lauren Sauer

    THE PLANT BASED REMEDY

  • Colleen Howell

    CERTIFIED HORMONE HEALTH SPECIALIST

  • Sam Grantham

    WHOLE HEALTH CLUB

  • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

    SPEAKER, AUTHOR, POLITICAL ACTION CO-FOUNDER

  • Solaire Denaud

    PHD CANDIDATE, BLACK VEGANISM

  • JL Fields

    VEGAN CHEF, WELLNESS COACH

  • Michelle Simpson

    ECOLOGICAL HORTICULTURALIST

  • Katya Gorbacheva

    VEGAN ELITE POWERLIFTER, STRENGTH COACH

  • Alaina Sigler

    ORDAINED INTERSPECIES ANIMAL CHAPLAIN

  • Dr. Jena Questen

    RESQRANCH FOUNDER, HOLISTIC VETERINARIAN

  • Gene Baur

    FARM SANCTUARY

  • Remy Morimoto Park

    VEGGIEKINS, COOKBOOK AUTHOR

  • Sarina Farb

    EDUCATOR, SPEAKER, ACTIVIST

  • Dr. Joanne Kong

    ANIMAL ADVOCATE, SPEAKER

  • Manny Rutinelz

    STATE REP, CLIMATE REFARM FOUNDER

  • Nithin Ravi

    PRO-ANIMAL FUTURE, ACTIVIST