Back to All EventsJanuary Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Legislation and Advocacy 101
January 8, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
For our January 2026 “Lunch ‘n’ Learn” online seminar, Rev. Roland Halpern, a longtime lobbyist with Colorado Voters for Animals, will show the process of how a bill becomes a law in the Colorado General Assembly and how to be an effective advocate.
Roland Halpern is the Executive Director of Colorado Voters for Animals. Roland holds an undergraduate degree from Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio, a Master’s in Nonprofit Management from Regis University, Denver, Colorado, and is an ordained animal chaplain through the Emerson Theological Institute.
Roland was instrumental in helping to pass Prop 106, the Colorado End of Life Options Act, making Colorado the sixth state to offer terminally ill individuals an additional medical treatment option at the end of life.
A staunch advocate for individual rights, Roland has been the recipient of several ministerial awards for outstanding community service in the area of social justice. He is actively involved with animal welfare groups both locally and nationally. He serves as vice-president on the board of the Colorado Council of Churches and is certified as a Human-Animal Bond Specialist by the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) and the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI.)
