Our History

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society was founded in 1915 by Woodstock, Vermont, businessman Frank Mackenzie in memory of his wife, Lucy. Lucy was a caring woman with a “practical interest in humane work and in the various social and religious activities, which always appeal to one of her sympathies…(and a) readiness to do helpful things at every opportunity.” Mackenzie quietly worked to support those who needed help. Upon her death, Mackenzie’s husband established the Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society to care for “abused (and neglected) children as well as animals including horses.”

In a large Victorian building at the center of Woodstock, Vermont, dogs, cats, horses, and children found a refuge where they lived in harmony, well-cared for, when the world let them down. Half a century later, the building moved to another location in Woodstock, and the need to serve children was no longer necessary.

Today, Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society is one of the oldest continuously operating no-kill humane societies in the United States. After almost 100 years, and now located on 14 semi-wooded acres in West Windsor, so much has changed, yet the heart of Lucy Mackenzie remains the same.

JACKIE STANLEY

Executive Director

SAVANNAH LESCORD

Animal Care Provider

AMY WOODMAN

Program Coordinator

AYLA PRICE

Animal Care Provider

SHERRI CHAMPNEY

Shelter Manager

MARIA JOHNSON

Animal Care Provider

DR. MEG FALCONE

Shelter  Veterinarian

MARK STANLEY

Creative Coordinator

JEANNE MATOS

President                   

GABRIEL DELEON

Trustee              

KAREN TELLER

Vice President

CRISTIN O’HARA

Trustee

CINDY LANDERYOU

Treasurer

CLAIRE SHILLEN

Trustee

LINDA ETON

Secretary                    

CLAIRE SHILLEN

Trustee                   

SUSAN BIANCHETTI

Trustee                   

JIM BULMER

SUSAN COPELAND

JACKI HOYT

BARBARA KAUFMAN

SUE WINTON