Abigail Smith serves as the Executive Director of the Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk, Maine. She currently serves as the Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Maine Humane, on the Board of Directors of the New England Federation of Humane Societies, and as the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement’s representative for the Northeast Region. Prior to moving back to New England, Abigail served as the Chief Animal Services Officer for the City of Austin and Travis County, Texas.  

While there, she was a leading member of Capitol Area Shelter Hubgroup for response to local and statewide disaster events and, on behalf of the City of Austin, received the 2013 Maddie’s Fund Lifesaving Award.Prior to her time in Austin, Abigail was the Executive Director of the Tompkins County SPCA in Ithaca,New York and was a founding member and Vice President of the New York State Animal Protection Federation. Abigail went to New York after serving as the Director of Development at the NewHampshire SPCA and before that as the Executive Director of the Sexual Violence Center in Minneapolis,Minnesota. Abigail lives in Kennebunk with her husband Phillip and dog Maggie.