Jess Carter

As Director of Program Innovation at the New Shift Project, she creates, curates, and coordinates digital workshops and resources that highlight how making the shift to plant-based living makes communities more environmentally sustainable, healthy, and resilient.

She created her plant-powered brand, Love Vegan Soul, to explore global flavors, ingredients, and plant-based traditions. Her recipes have been featured on FOX45 Baltimore, Let's Talk Live, and Good Morning Washington.

She received her Bachelor's in African American Studies from Ohio University in 2009 and her Plant-Based Nutrition certificate in March 2019 through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutritional Studies.