Bella O'Connor, Legal and Policy Fellow for the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
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Bella O’Connor JD’24

Titles

  • Legal and Policy Fellow, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems

Degrees

  • JD, Vermont Law and Graduate School

Contact

Phone: 802-831-1203

Biography

Bella O’Connor JD’24 is an attorney and organizer interested in implementing the transformative solutions emerging within the food justice movement. Bella received her JD from Vermont Law and Graduate School, where she served as an Environmental Mission Scholar and was the recipient of the Marc Mihaly Environmental Leadership Award for outstanding service in her volunteer and clinical work. In both her personal and professional life, she has collaborated with local, state, and national organizations on a broad range of grassroots campaigns and policy initiatives combatting our climate crisis and the exploitative nature of industrial agriculture. Moreover, she is the founder of the Vermont Coalition Against Factory Farms (VCAFF), where she passionately advocates for solutions to the public health, consolidation, and animal rights issues created by the proliferation of CAFOs in her state. She lives in South Royalton, manages her local farmers market, and is happiest when she is enjoying a crisp, fall day.

Expertise

  • Food and Agriculture
  • Food Law and Policy

Departments

  • Center for Agriculture and Food Systems