Lisa J. Pellegrene

At the age of 5, Lisa Pellegrene was producing and performing in talent shows that she arranged for her family and neighborhood, as well as using her voice to stand up for animals. She is a firm believer that our true self and passions that we wish to pursue in life reveal themselves at a young age. At the age of 25 she was discovered in a Washington D.C. Metro Station and asked to come in to meet with the V.P. of the modeling/talent agency. She then began to work in house for the agency, and as a model/actress for various productions. She later moved to Los Angeles as she knew that there was much more she wanted to do. Her first significant speaking role was in a national production, the Travel Channel's Top 10 Beaches series, namely "Top 10 Southern California Beaches" which aired for over 10 years. In 2001, she started a business development consulting firm to assist filmmakers, non-profits, and entrepreneurs. In 2013, she was a model/contributor as a V-Girl, on the V-Girls/V-guys project created to celebrate the strength, beauty and diversity of those who have adopted a 100% plant based diet/vegan. She was featured this year in a music video entitled, "Believe In Me" which featured music from UK artist Jack the Lad, which was inspired by the silent film, "The Artist". Currently she is Co-Executive Producer on two social cause documentary film projects, "Fluorosis" and "The Women of Central Himalaya, which are both in development. She is the Director of the So Cal Branch of Mid-West Rottweiler Rescue, Director of Pittie's Angels, which is a subsidiary branch of the rescue speaking up for the animals most unjustly discriminated against. And this year, she was also named Chairperson of the Santa Monica Chapter of ALL and as an Ambassador/Spokeswoman for Rise and Stand.