Alexis Scherba serves as a Mercy For Animals' Chicago Outreach Coordinator. Since early summer 2009, she has coordinated feed-ins, protests and leafleting events, spoken at outreach events, exhibited at festivals, organized volunteer trips to farmed animal sanctuaries, and promoted vegetarian dining through MFA's Restaurant Outreach Campaign.

It was a communications class assignment on factory farming that inspired Alexis, a college freshman at the time, to go vegan. This transition to a compassionate, plant-based diet sparked her efforts to create the Loyola University Chicago's Vegetarian & Vegan Society. As president of the Society for two and a half years, Alexis worked tirelessly on animal advocacy and vegetarian outreach activities, such as leafleting, tabling, planning banquets with guest speakers, volunteering with rescued animals at PAWS Chicago, organizing vegan cooking classes, and working with her college dining halls to add vegan options.

Alexis was honored for her dedication to protecting animals with the "Youth Activist of the Year" award at the 2009 Chicago Celebrating Compassion Gala. She is pursuing a post-bachelor's certificate in pre-veterinary medicine and plans to attend veterinary school.

Whether organizing an event, promoting animal advocacy on the streets, or working hands-on with animals, Alexis keeps a positive and friendly attitude in her efforts to support veganism and animal protection.