Cockfighting Ban Campaign

Board Member Biographies:

Robanne Harrison (President) has been an active member of Animal Protection Voters since its inception in 2002. She is also President of the Board of Directors of Animal Protection of New Mexico and has served as its president since 1997. 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.

Robert Schutz (Secretary) spent his early years on a small cattle ranch in Montana and a farm in Minnesota. He worked in the banking industry for five years and after completing a college degree in Anthropology/Archaeology worked on various archaeology projects in California and Montana. In 1980, he moved to New Mexico and began a career in woodworking. Currently he is owner of Tesuque Design and a dedicated animal advocate.

Cecelia Perrow (Treasurer) was raised in a military family, and has lived in many parts of the U.S. and overseas. After graduation from The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, Cecelia began her teaching career in Massachusetts, before joining the Peace Corps and relocating to Kenya. Upon return to the United States, she entered graduate school at UNM and then at Northern Arizona University, and began teaching history and political science at NMSU-Grants Campus. There, Cecelia has been Professor, Academic Coordinator, Coordinator of the Learning Center and the Campus Instructional Officer. Cecelia has served on the Board of Directors for the Grants/Cibola Co. Chamber of Commerce and for the NM Mining Museum in Grants. Along the way, she and her husband acquired two daughters, two grandchildren and a number of horses, dogs and cats.

Anne Coller, her husband and canines moved to Santa Fe from Texas in 2005. Anne is originally from Vancouver, Canada and is a naturalized citizen. While living in Texas she was on the board of the Texas Humane Legislation Network which is a similar group to Animal Protection Voters. She lobbied in Austin for four legislative sessions and is completely committed to getting more humane laws enacted in New Mexico.