Director of Advocacy, MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

Kara Holmquist is the director of advocacy for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA). Much of Kara’s work at the MSPCA includes lobbying for stronger animal protection laws in the state legislature. She has also worked on several successful ballot question initiatives. She is on the steering committee of the Humane USA-Massachusetts political action committee, which seeks to elect humane-minded legislators to office, is on the board of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition and is a founder of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Animal Law Practice Group.