former Director of Companion Animal Public Policy at The Humane Society of the United States
Katie Lisnik is the former Director of Companion Animal Public Policy at The Humane Society of the United States. Priority work included increasing interventions for and reducing community cats populations through sterilization and vaccination programs, ending the use of gas chambers in animal shelters, ending the abusive greyhound racing industry, as well as keeping more pets in their homes and preserving a strong human-animal bond. Katie has an MS in Animals and Public Policy from Tufts University; she is the Past President of the New England Federation of Humane Societies; and a former Board Member and advisor to the Maine Federation of Humane Societies.
