Lori Kunkel started working with horses at a young age, taking hunter jumper lessons, cleaning stalls and grooming horses. She competed as a hunter jumper, but college, medical school and her biotech career interrupted her equine schooling. In 2016 Lori returned to the horse world, this time studying Dressage with USDF Bronze Medalist Joost Lammers at Heart of the Horses Sanctuary in Santa Fe. Lori then adopted Olympus, an underweight, injured and arthritic gelding. She quickly realized that there is a need for a horse rescue for horses like Olympus and founded Equinimity505. Lori has degrees in internal medicine, hematology and oncology. She brings her vast medical background to Equinimity505 and her love for horses and the wild to Sky Mountain Wild Horse Sanctuary.

Robert is an attorney at Duhigg, Cronin, Spring & Berlin, P.A., located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of Detroit School of Law in 2014. Robert is treasurer of the State Bar Animal Law Section and a mock trial coach with students at Volcano Vista High School. He serves with NM350, an organization addressing climate change in New Mexico. Robert brings a keen interest in environmental law and a caring for horses and their environment to the Sanctuary.

Russell Lynde is a Financial Analyst with Park West Asset Management, a San Francisco-based hedge fund. Prior to Park West, Russell was an Analyst at Copper River Management and Investor Relations manager at General Mills. He has an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA in English from Iowa State University. Russell lives in Oakland, CA with his wife, Renske, his two daughters, Myla and Ani, and their dog, Barley. Russell and his family are dedicated to the non-profit Food System 6, co-founded by his wife Renske, which is transforming how we grow, produce, and distribute food for health, sustainability, and justice. Russell enjoys times with his family, skiing, and working on the sanctuary fence.