
About Us
Manitou Cave of Alabama, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2016.
Our mission is to respect and protect this historic, sacred site through conservation and education so that the cave, land and water are preserved for visitors and wildlife,
as a place of peace.
Board Officers and Directors

Founder, Director and Steward, Manitou Cave of Alabama (MCAL)
Annette F. Reynolds, MPS
Managing Director
Alabama

Antech Imaging Services, Wildlife Conservation, Zoo Exotics Specialist
E. Marie Rush, DVM, DACZM
President
Alabama

Marketing Director, DeKalb County Economic Development Authority
Diana Goss, MBA
Secretary/Treasurer
Alabama

Retired National Park Service Ranger
Larry N. Beane
Board Member
Alabama

Lead Archaeologist, Tribal Historic Preservation Office of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI)
Beau Duke Carroll, MA
Board Member
North Carolina

Pastor, New Oregon United Methodist Church
Rev. Ian Conerly
Board Member
Alabama

Technician, US Geological Survey (USGS)
Alan Cressler
Board Member
Georgia
Director of Geological Investigations, Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA)
Sandy Ebersole, PhD, PG, GISP
Board Member
Alabama

Executive Director, Georgia-Alabama Land Trust
Katherine Eddins, J.D.
Board Member
Alabama

Archaeologist
Sharon Ashcraft Freeman, MA
Board Member
Alabama

2020 Lee University Student Intern
Victoria R. Martin
Board Member
Tennessee

Hydrogeologist, Tennessee Water Science Center, US Geological Survey (USGS)
Benjamin V. Miller, MS
Board Member
Tennessee

Bengali Association of Greater Birmingham (BAGB)
Sati Nath, PhD
Board Member
Alabama

Assistant Professor, University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine
Ramaraju Rudraraju, PhD
Board Member
Alabama

“Teach for America” Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of Oglala Lakota
Caleb Walden, BA
Board Member
South Dakota

Adjunct Instructor of History Learning Resource Center (LRC); Archivist/Specialist North East Alabama Community College
Blake Wilhelm,
MA
Board Member
Alabama