Robanne Harrison, President, has been an active member of Animal Protection of New Mexico since 1987 and has served as its president since 1997. Her primary focus is education and international animal rights efforts. She first became convinced of the tremendous need for animal rights on a personal level in 1975 while working on a college art project at a dairy farm in Athens, Georgia. When she moved to New Mexico, she became an activist. Currently, she teaches Social Studies and Language Arts at Manzano High School in Albuquerque. She holds an MA in Anthropology with an emphasis on political and legal anthropology.

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Abigail Davidson is a private business owner currently running two start-up businesses in Santa Fe, and her professional expertise is in marketing and fundraising. Believing that humans have a responsibility to care for animals and be vigilant in that role, Ms. Davidson has been involved in animal welfare for over a decade. She previously served on the board of the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society. In that role, Ms. Davidson established the Barkin’ Ball as a major fundraiser, developed a logo for the shelter and helped to spearhead the concept of the new animal shelter. Ms. Davidson also served as a co-chair for the Buckaroo Ball in support of Santa Fe charities. Abigail’s primary focus is on helping Animal Protection of New Mexico convey to the public its professionalism through its newsletter and all other printed materials.

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Lynn Barnhill is an attorney in her own Santa Fe law firm. She is a life-long resident of New Mexico, receiving both her undergraduate business administration degree and her law degree at U.N.M. Though she has always had dogs in her home, she became more acutely aware of animal issues in 1999 while educating herself on vegetarianism. Now a mother of two, Ms. Barnhill believes that teaching a child about animals, and how to respect all animals, is beneficial not only to the child but to society. Ms. Barnhill briefly served on the board of Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary and continues to serve as an advisor.

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