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
Antech Imaging Services, Wildlife Conservation, Zoo Exotics Specialist
E. Marie Rush, DVM, DACZM
Marketing Director, DeKalb County Economic Development Authority
Diana Goss, MBA
Retired National Park Service Ranger
Larry N. Beane
Lead Archaeologist, Tribal Historic Preservation Office of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI)
Beau Duke Carroll, MA
Pastor, New Oregon United Methodist Church
Rev. Ian Conerly
Technician, US Geological Survey (USGS)
Alan Cressler
Director of Geological Investigations, Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA)
Sandy Ebersole, PhD, PG, GISP
Executive Director, Georgia-Alabama Land Trust
Katherine Eddins, J.D.
Sharon Ashcraft Freeman, MA
2020 Lee University Student Intern
Victoria R. Martin
Hydrogeologist, Tennessee Water Science Center, US Geological Survey (USGS)
Benjamin V. Miller, MS
Bengali Association of Greater Birmingham (BAGB)
Sati Nath, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine
Ramaraju Rudraraju, PhD
“Teach for America” Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of Oglala Lakota
Caleb Walden, BA
Adjunct Instructor of History Learning Resource Center (LRC); Archivist/Specialist North East Alabama Community College
Blake Wilhelm,
MA
