PJ Nyman
Corporate Engagement Manager
Mercy For Animals Canada
Based in Toronto, PJ Nyman is the corporate engagement manager at Mercy For Animals Canada. In this role, PJ guides the organization’s Canadian work through coordinating public engagement around the country’s most critical farmed animal welfare issues, and works with companies to adopt and implement animal welfare policies. PJ became interested in animal protection in the food system while earning their Master’s degree in Social and Political Thought from York University, where they also taught undergraduate courses in critical sociology. PJ began their professional career in animal advocacy as a campaigner, and later program manager, at one of the largest farmed animal sanctuaries in the United States.