National Shelter Director, Farm Sanctuary

Coston joined the Farm Sanctuary staff in March 2000 after six years of working for a veterinarian and at a sanctuary in West Virginia. She holds a master’s degree in special education and has worked with humans with disabilities, but she felt her calling was to work with animals. Coston oversees a full department of caregivers, feeders, cleaners, and project workers,ensuring that the hundreds of animals residing at Farm Sanctuary’s New York and California Shelters.