Ruth
Ruth MacKay-Shea was born in rural Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia,
Canada and moved to Massachusetts where she attended high school and
college. The lure of the west enticed her to move to San Francisco soon
after college. She recently concluded a long career at San Francisco
State University as the Human Resources Manager in the College of
Science & Engineering.
She has a life long curiosity about the world and has traveled
widely; most noteworthy was a round-the-world adventure for a year in
the mid 90’s. One of the many high points in this journey included her
first African experience with visits to game parks in Kenya and
Tanzania. This sparked a passionate interest in wildlife and their
rightful place on our planet. A recent trip in 2014 to Botswana, Zambia
and Zimbabwe, observing the magnificent African animals wild and free in
their natural habitat, was transformative.
Ruth is deeply concerned about the status of endangered species,
their conservation and the environmental impact of their future loss.
All life forms are inextricably linked and the loss of just one species
often negatively alters an entire ecosystem for both wildlife and human
populations. A world without rhinoceros, elephants, cheetahs, tigers and
all the others is tragic to contemplate. Project Thorn came along at a
perfect time in her life and answers a call to engage
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