About Us Get To Know FCAL

Four Corners Animal League's goal is to ensure that every pet has a safe and loving home. We are reducing the population of unwanted pets through spaying, neutering and education programs making this a safer community for all of us.

Four Corners Animal League is not an animal shelter. We have no central location for processing animals. Instead we are actively involved in education through Taos County. We conduct our programs at elementary schools and door-to-door, discussing loving care of pets and all living creatures. Our education always urges spaying and neutering and focuses on the suffering that occurs when unwanted animals proliferate in a small community.

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We also have a foster care program through which individuals throughout the community foster the care of animals we find abandoned or mistreated. The community has responded with much love in offering to care for animals at their homes until we can find placement for them. We are always in need of responsible foster care and volunteers.

Four Corners Animal League Board Members

Jason Wardlow-Herrera
President

Jason Wardlow-Herrera has over 19 years of law enforcement experience and retired from the Los Alamos Police Department in December of 2021. As the Deputy Chief, Jason managed the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter for about 2 years, working with organizations to improve operations. He has prosecuted animal cruelty cases, volunteered to socialize animals, and is passionate about animal welfare. Jason owns two dogs adopted from the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, is an FBI National Academy Graduate (2015), served as a deputy for the Taos County Sheriff’s Department from 2002 to 2006, and is currently the Sheriff of Los Alamos County.

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Jason Wardlow-Herrera President

Lorraine Oest
Vice President

Lorraine graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She was born and raised in Taos, New Mexico and has enjoyed being a Realtor and animal advocate for many years. Lorraine assists with the spay & neuter program for FCAL, taking transfers of dogs and puppies to Colorado, and is an asset to Four Corners Animal League by writing grants and writing letters to donors of FCAL.

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Lorraine Oest Vice President

Barbara
Assistant Director

Barbara has been working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for over 20 years. She started her career by providing services for children diagnosed with autism in home and school programs, and she then provided behavior consultation in general education and special education settings. She also worked as a clinical director for a health maintenance organization where she consulted on complex cases, assisted in legal proceedings as an expert witness, and did an extensive amount of policy work. In 2018, she was awarded the Earl L. Loschen Award for Clinical Practice by NADD. This award is given to a person whose contribution in clinical practice has resulted in significant improvement in the quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as mental health needs.

Barbara works with Four Corners Animal League to help shelter and feed stray/feral cats. She also assists in getting animals spayed and neutered, and when needed, will make the appointments, help to trap, and transport. In addition to her two dogs and three cats (who all have special needs), she fosters hospice cats and disabled kittens.

In addition to helping with Four Corners Animal League, she volunteers as the Acting President and Treasurer of the New Mexico Association for Behavior Analysis (NMABA), and she is part owner of a yoga studio.

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Barbara Agnello, Ph.D., BCBA-D Assistant Director

Pennie Wardlow
Executive Director

Pennie was born in Taos, New Mexico. She was invited to be a board member of New Mexico Animal Shelter Board by Governor Richardson The board’s first accomplishment was to close the gas chambers in New Mexico. Currently, the NM Veterinarian board asked Pennie to be on the New Mexico Animal Shelter Committee. Pennie was a member Attorney General, Gary Kings Animal Cruelty Investigation. She received a special award from the Attorney General's office for contributing to the community, a Humanitarian award for 2005, and was Volunteer of the Year from the Chamber of Commerce in 2002. She was recognized for exemplary dedication and service in enhancing the quality of life among the people in The Land of Enchantment by Rebecca Vigil-Giron, Secretary of State. Pennie has been a top rated agent in real estate in Taos County at Century 21 for over 25 years. She is a proud supporter of the Taos High Scholarship Fund. She enjoys educating Taos elementary school children about animal care.

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Pennie Wardlow Executive Director