Biography
Kim W. Stallwood with Beano (photo: Sue Coe)
The Grumpy Vegan is Kim Stallwood, a veteran advocate for animals working in leadership positions for some of the world’s foremost animal rights organizations in the United Kingdom and United States. He is an independent author, scholar and advisor on animal welfare and related matters.
QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive not-for-profit management experience with animal advocacy organizations in the U.S.A. and U.K. Substantial knowledge and understanding of organizational and program dynamics. Superior "people skills" including work with volunteer boards of directors, staff, volunteers, significant contributors, celebrities, academics, experts and the media. Proven ability to analyze problems and implement successful, creative programs and solutions to address major issues. Strong track record in developing corporate identities, including directing the production of various publications, merchandise, Web sites and mail-order catalogs. Excellent communication skills in public speaking, editing and writing.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
• Founded the Institute for Animals and Society, the first animal rights "think tank"
• Consulted with the Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive at North Carolina State University (NCSU)
• Created and taught introductory class in animal rights at a community college and online
• Partnered with the Culture and Animals Foundation to produce four conferences
• Published The Animals’ Agenda, the internationally respected bimonthly animal rights magazine
• Built People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals into an innovative, media-orientated organization with a dynamic and recognizable image
• Transformed British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection from a dormant to a pioneering organization whose programs are emulated worldwide
• Recognized in a Resolution by the City Council of Baltimore City, Maryland for "Outstanding Leadership and Commitment to the Canton Community"
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONSULTANT AND INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR JULY 2007 – PRESENT
• Relocated to Hastings, East Sussex, England
• European Director, Animals and Society Institute
• Wrote the narrative to accompany art by Sue Coe about Topsy, "An Elephant Never Forgets," which is published in Blab! Vol. 18, the graphics novel annual featuring cutting-edge comics, illustration and design.
• Steering Committee Member, Minding Animals 2: The Human Dimension Conference
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANIMALS AND SOCIETY INSTITUTE 2002 – JUNE 2007
• Reinvented The Animals’ Agenda magazine and its not-for-profit publisher, the Animal Rights Network, as the Institute for Animals and Society (IAS) in 2002
• Merged IAS with the Society and Animals Forum to create the Animals and Society Institute (ASI) in 2005
• Responsible for organization management and fundraising
• Frequently a featured speaker at national and statewide conferences as well as the media spokesperson
• In conjunction with scholars, attorneys and advocates, conceived and produced The Animals’ Platform, a national campaign to make animal protection a mainstream political issue
• Co-authored The ASI Guide to Experts in Animal Issues
• Located and recommended collections for donation to the NCSU Regan Archive
• Created and taught introductory classes in animal rights at a local community college
• Rewrote the curriculum to teach the first on line class in animal rights
• Co-produced Teaching About Animals and Society: A Collection of Syllabi, Projects, Assignments, Web Sites, Articles and Bibliographies published by the American Sociological Association
• Co-produced with Tom Regan and the Culture and Animals Foundation four International Compassionate Living Festivals, which included as speakers business leaders (John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market), authors (Jeffrey Masson, When Elephants Weep), advocates (Ingrid Newkirk, PETA), artists (Sue Coe), etc.
• Increased attendance at these conferences from 170 in 2004 to 280 in 2006
• Wrote "A Personal Overview of Direct Action in the United Kingdom and the United States" in Terrorists or Freedom Fighters: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals, edited by Steven Best and Anthony Nocella (Lantern, 2004)
• Developed a new Web site for the ASI to combine the content of the IAS and SAF Web sites
• Represents ASI on the board of directors of the National Council for Animal Protection (NCAP)
EDITOR IN CHIEF, THE ANIMALS’ AGENDA & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANIMAL RIGHTS NETWORK 1993 – 2002
• Editor in Chief of The Animals’ Agenda magazine, which published news, investigative reports, commentary and analysis written by prominent advocates, scholars, attorneys, authors, scientists, artists, etc.
• Wrote editorials and articles, commissioned authors, developed and implemented corporate identity, raised funds, sold advertising, implemented promotional and marketing activities, developed Web site, etc.
• Edited two anthologies of Animals’ Agenda articles:
o Speaking Out for Animals: True Stories About Real People Who Rescue Animals with a foreword by Jane Goodall (Lantern, 2001)
o A Primer on Animal Rights: Leading Experts Write about Animal Cruelty and Exploitation with a foreword by Jeremy Rifkin (Lantern, 2002)
• Wrote "Utopian Visions and Pragmatic Politics: Challenging the Foundations of Speciesism," published in Animal Rights: The Changing Debate, edited by Robert Garner (Macmillan, 1996)
• Wrote "The Animal Rights Movement Must Be Politically Pragmatic," published in Animal Rights: Opposing Viewpoints, edited by Andrew Harnack (Greenhaven, 1996)
• Negotiated the merger of The Animals’ Voice into The Animals’ Agenda, thereby increasing circulation
• Directed the sale of the ARN Collection, the world’s largest archive of its kind, to NCSU for the Regan Archive
• Served as chair and executive committee member of the Summit for the Animals (forerunner to the NCAP)
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT 1992 – 1994
Vegetarian Resource Group; Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM); Citizens to End Animal Suffering and Exploitation; New England Anti-Vivisection Society
Conducted a strategic review of these organizations to produce an individualized Program Plan of Action. This plan detailed the organization's mission statement, long-term goals, campaigns, constituency support bases, and fund-raising and communication strategies, which provided a framework, timetable and perspective with which to direct the organization. For example, PCRM repositioned itself from being a “doctor’s anti-vivisection” organization to an advocacy group for “good medicine” that incorporated a scientific critique of animal research.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS 1987 – 1992
• Responsible for managing the organization's growth from an annual budget of $3.5 million in 1987 to $10.5 million in 1991, including increase in full-time staff from 35 to 85 during this period
• Dramatically overhauled the managerial effectiveness and professionalism of this grassroots organization, transforming it into a nationally recognized force in animal advocacy
• Managed the overall transition, particularly in the areas of development, programs, corporate identity, finance, personnel and administration; relocated the organization twice
• Supervised the complete reorganization of financial management including automation of the accounting system, financial reports and 20 departmental budgets
• Instituted management structure, including procedures for written monthly reports, weekly planning meetings and biannual retreats
• Directed the implementation of a corporate identity program for the organization's publications (e.g., magazines, lifestyle and issue guides, gala programs, etc.) and products (private-label household cleaning products, t-shirts, etc.)
• Responsible for directing the organization's social events, membership development and high donor programs (e.g., direct mail, one-on-one solicitation, grant applications, celebrity cultivation, Anniversary Membership Party and Humanitarian Awards Galas)
• Increased membership by 75% from 200,000 in 1987 to 350,000 in 1991
• Redesigned and relaunched existing merchandise mail-order program with a 32-page catalog featuring Paul and Linda McCartney on the front cover
• Annual gross income in the merchandise program increased from $225,000 to $1.35 million with net income increasing correspondingly
BRITISH UNION FOR THE ABOLITION OF VIVISECTION 1979 – 1986
Office Assistant (1979 – 1981); Campaigns Officer (1981 – 1985); Acting General Secretary (1986)
Played a pivotal role in the transformation of the BUAV from a declining organization into a vigorous and innovative group that succeeded in positioning animal research as an issue of public concern and a mainstream political issue. Duties included organizing national demonstrations on World Day for Laboratory Animals, the "Putting Animals into Politics" campaign, the campaign against the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, and developing and implementing corporate identity program, including co-editor, Liberator, BUAV’s newspaper.
NATIONAL ORGANIZER, COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING 1976 – 1978
As CIWF’s second full-time employee, responsible for national campaigns against factory farming. Established a nationwide network of local groups. Organized campaigns and activities including tabling, demonstrations and public speaking. Assisted with the production of bimonthly newsletter Ag Scene.
QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive not-for-profit management experience with animal advocacy organizations in the U.S.A. and U.K. Substantial knowledge and understanding of organizational and program dynamics. Superior "people skills" including work with volunteer boards of directors, staff, volunteers, significant contributors, celebrities, academics, experts and the media. Proven ability to analyze problems and implement successful, creative programs and solutions to address major issues. Strong track record in developing corporate identities, including directing the production of various publications, merchandise, Web sites and mail-order catalogs. Excellent communication skills in public speaking, editing and writing.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
• Founded the Institute for Animals and Society, the first animal rights "think tank"
• Consulted with the Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive at North Carolina State University (NCSU)
• Created and taught introductory class in animal rights at a community college and online
• Partnered with the Culture and Animals Foundation to produce four conferences
• Published The Animals’ Agenda, the internationally respected bimonthly animal rights magazine
• Built People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals into an innovative, media-orientated organization with a dynamic and recognizable image
• Transformed British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection from a dormant to a pioneering organization whose programs are emulated worldwide
• Recognized in a Resolution by the City Council of Baltimore City, Maryland for "Outstanding Leadership and Commitment to the Canton Community"
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONSULTANT AND INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR JULY 2007 – PRESENT
• Relocated to Hastings, East Sussex, England
• European Director, Animals and Society Institute
• Wrote the narrative to accompany art by Sue Coe about Topsy, "An Elephant Never Forgets," which is published in Blab! Vol. 18, the graphics novel annual featuring cutting-edge comics, illustration and design.
• Steering Committee Member, Minding Animals 2: The Human Dimension Conference
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANIMALS AND SOCIETY INSTITUTE 2002 – JUNE 2007
• Reinvented The Animals’ Agenda magazine and its not-for-profit publisher, the Animal Rights Network, as the Institute for Animals and Society (IAS) in 2002
• Merged IAS with the Society and Animals Forum to create the Animals and Society Institute (ASI) in 2005
• Responsible for organization management and fundraising
• Frequently a featured speaker at national and statewide conferences as well as the media spokesperson
• In conjunction with scholars, attorneys and advocates, conceived and produced The Animals’ Platform, a national campaign to make animal protection a mainstream political issue
• Co-authored The ASI Guide to Experts in Animal Issues
• Located and recommended collections for donation to the NCSU Regan Archive
• Created and taught introductory classes in animal rights at a local community college
• Rewrote the curriculum to teach the first on line class in animal rights
• Co-produced Teaching About Animals and Society: A Collection of Syllabi, Projects, Assignments, Web Sites, Articles and Bibliographies published by the American Sociological Association
• Co-produced with Tom Regan and the Culture and Animals Foundation four International Compassionate Living Festivals, which included as speakers business leaders (John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market), authors (Jeffrey Masson, When Elephants Weep), advocates (Ingrid Newkirk, PETA), artists (Sue Coe), etc.
• Increased attendance at these conferences from 170 in 2004 to 280 in 2006
• Wrote "A Personal Overview of Direct Action in the United Kingdom and the United States" in Terrorists or Freedom Fighters: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals, edited by Steven Best and Anthony Nocella (Lantern, 2004)
• Developed a new Web site for the ASI to combine the content of the IAS and SAF Web sites
• Represents ASI on the board of directors of the National Council for Animal Protection (NCAP)
EDITOR IN CHIEF, THE ANIMALS’ AGENDA & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANIMAL RIGHTS NETWORK 1993 – 2002
• Editor in Chief of The Animals’ Agenda magazine, which published news, investigative reports, commentary and analysis written by prominent advocates, scholars, attorneys, authors, scientists, artists, etc.
• Wrote editorials and articles, commissioned authors, developed and implemented corporate identity, raised funds, sold advertising, implemented promotional and marketing activities, developed Web site, etc.
• Edited two anthologies of Animals’ Agenda articles:
o Speaking Out for Animals: True Stories About Real People Who Rescue Animals with a foreword by Jane Goodall (Lantern, 2001)
o A Primer on Animal Rights: Leading Experts Write about Animal Cruelty and Exploitation with a foreword by Jeremy Rifkin (Lantern, 2002)
• Wrote "Utopian Visions and Pragmatic Politics: Challenging the Foundations of Speciesism," published in Animal Rights: The Changing Debate, edited by Robert Garner (Macmillan, 1996)
• Wrote "The Animal Rights Movement Must Be Politically Pragmatic," published in Animal Rights: Opposing Viewpoints, edited by Andrew Harnack (Greenhaven, 1996)
• Negotiated the merger of The Animals’ Voice into The Animals’ Agenda, thereby increasing circulation
• Directed the sale of the ARN Collection, the world’s largest archive of its kind, to NCSU for the Regan Archive
• Served as chair and executive committee member of the Summit for the Animals (forerunner to the NCAP)
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT 1992 – 1994
Vegetarian Resource Group; Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM); Citizens to End Animal Suffering and Exploitation; New England Anti-Vivisection Society
Conducted a strategic review of these organizations to produce an individualized Program Plan of Action. This plan detailed the organization's mission statement, long-term goals, campaigns, constituency support bases, and fund-raising and communication strategies, which provided a framework, timetable and perspective with which to direct the organization. For example, PCRM repositioned itself from being a “doctor’s anti-vivisection” organization to an advocacy group for “good medicine” that incorporated a scientific critique of animal research.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS 1987 – 1992
• Responsible for managing the organization's growth from an annual budget of $3.5 million in 1987 to $10.5 million in 1991, including increase in full-time staff from 35 to 85 during this period
• Dramatically overhauled the managerial effectiveness and professionalism of this grassroots organization, transforming it into a nationally recognized force in animal advocacy
• Managed the overall transition, particularly in the areas of development, programs, corporate identity, finance, personnel and administration; relocated the organization twice
• Supervised the complete reorganization of financial management including automation of the accounting system, financial reports and 20 departmental budgets
• Instituted management structure, including procedures for written monthly reports, weekly planning meetings and biannual retreats
• Directed the implementation of a corporate identity program for the organization's publications (e.g., magazines, lifestyle and issue guides, gala programs, etc.) and products (private-label household cleaning products, t-shirts, etc.)
• Responsible for directing the organization's social events, membership development and high donor programs (e.g., direct mail, one-on-one solicitation, grant applications, celebrity cultivation, Anniversary Membership Party and Humanitarian Awards Galas)
• Increased membership by 75% from 200,000 in 1987 to 350,000 in 1991
• Redesigned and relaunched existing merchandise mail-order program with a 32-page catalog featuring Paul and Linda McCartney on the front cover
• Annual gross income in the merchandise program increased from $225,000 to $1.35 million with net income increasing correspondingly
BRITISH UNION FOR THE ABOLITION OF VIVISECTION 1979 – 1986
Office Assistant (1979 – 1981); Campaigns Officer (1981 – 1985); Acting General Secretary (1986)
Played a pivotal role in the transformation of the BUAV from a declining organization into a vigorous and innovative group that succeeded in positioning animal research as an issue of public concern and a mainstream political issue. Duties included organizing national demonstrations on World Day for Laboratory Animals, the "Putting Animals into Politics" campaign, the campaign against the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, and developing and implementing corporate identity program, including co-editor, Liberator, BUAV’s newspaper.
NATIONAL ORGANIZER, COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING 1976 – 1978
As CIWF’s second full-time employee, responsible for national campaigns against factory farming. Established a nationwide network of local groups. Organized campaigns and activities including tabling, demonstrations and public speaking. Assisted with the production of bimonthly newsletter Ag Scene.
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