VegRehoboth Board of Directors

At 13, after reading an article about the life of a calf before it is turned into veal, I told a friend I was going to stop eating meat.  She bet me I couldn't do it for a week.  Over 40 years later....  I am still winning the bet!  In my 20's, I developed an allergy to shell-fish, and a friend introduced me to soy-milk.  Slowly but surely, I continued to remove all animals from my diet.  

For me, it was my love of animals that prompted going veg, but I now know there are many health and environmental reasons we should all eat more plants.

I am pictured with my dear friend, and the original founder of VegRehoboth, Patricia Haddock.  In 2013, we planned our first Rehoboth Beach VegFest and ThanksLiving dinner.  11 years later,  and now a 501(c)(3), VegRehoboth continues to be the force behind numerous plant-based events throughout the Rehoboth Beach and Lewes area. 

Recently retired from the state of Delaware after 30 years as a teacher with a master’s in special education and a bachelor’s in philosophy, Rich decided to get involved in the wellness field after going 100% plant based almost five years ago at age 53. He met Tara when he had her son in his advisory class at Cape High School. The plant-based connection forged their friendship and he agreed that once he retired from teaching he would join her in the quest to spread the word about the benefits of a plant based lifestyle.

He credits his health and wellness to his WFPB Lifestyle and his wife introducing him to the Rich Roll podcast from which he learned about everything WFPB and the doctors who promote it.  

His mantra: Sleep Well Eat Well Move Well Feel Well, Connect with Nature, Self and Others, Let’s Save the World with Plants (He has a wellness coaching start-up, ReviveTheFuture part of SEMF Enterprises LLC)

He currently lives in Lewes, DE with his wife Tania, their Golden Retriever, Callie and two cats Bella and Shadow. Their son Steven serves in the US Coast Guard, and their daughter, Victoria, visits weekly with her baby girl Izabella.

I grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and spent my career working as an environmental lawyer for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. I moved to Delaware in 1988 and raised a family in Hockessin. I was interested in plant based eating since reading Diet for a Small Planet when I was in my teens, but it wasn’t until I saw Forks Over Knives in 2012 that I understood the potential of a plant based diet in my life. I attended the McDougall program in Santa Rosa in 2015, and since then I’ve lost 50 pounds and put the brakes on a physical decline that I was experiencing in my fifties.  

I joined VegRehoboth shortly after that and the people I’ve met have been invaluable in encouraging me on my path. Although I became vegan because of health concerns, I am also an environmentalist and an animal lover. The more I have learned about the devastating impacts of animal agriculture, the more committed I have become to this joyful lifestyle.

I am also on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Nature Society. My husband Kevin and I have two grown children and we spend most of our time in Rehoboth Beach.

I am a former educator, animal lover & rescuer.  I’m honored to be serving on the board of VegRehoboth.

My passions are preventing animal slaughter & suffering. Being vegetarian/vegan also helps me to shrink my environmental footprint, especially in the area of climate change.

Changing to a plant-based diet helps in reducing the risk of chronic disease, while honoring my ethical commitment to the animals & live in harmony with all sentient beings.

A heart attack at age 70 turned Dorothy Greet’s life upside down and led her to study and teach about the health and environmental benefits of plant-based eating. Now, with a Cornell Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition, this retired clergywoman has written an online course JOURNEY TO WELLNESS , a book GO VEG WITH CLASS, blogs about her journey at THE CAPE GAZETTE, teaches free classes to community groups and serves on the Board of VegRehoboth.

John H. Hulse became 100% plant-based in November 2020 to help prevent additional plaque build-up in his heart. Since then, John has learned so much about how eating plants is wonderful for our earth, our animals, and ourselves.
John is a former Education Associate for the Delaware Department of Education and was the state coordinator for 21st Century Community Learning Centers and Homeless Education.
John is originally from Islip, NY, and has sung at Carnegie Hall and St. Patrick's Cathedral. He has been described as the area's "go-to funny man" (Delaware Today) and is active acting, singing, and directing with the Second Street Players in Milford, DE.

I grew up near Harrisburg, PA, and moved to Maryland where I began teaching in the Montgomery County Public Schools, and later at Sandy Spring Friends, a Quaker School.  

I was influenced by John Robbins* book "Diet For A New America" and became vegetarian in 1992.  In 2002, after attending the Vegetarian Summerfest in Johnston, PA, my husband, Don and I went vegan.

We have a son Alex and a daughter Jackie and two grandchildren, Alena and Harris.  Jackie is vegan and Alena is vegetarian.

We retired to Rehoboth in 2008 and I became involved in running.  I attribute my success in competitive running up to age 75 to my vegan lifestyle.