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.
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Board of Directors
MCAL Director and Steward
Annette Reynolds,
MPS, RN, ATR-BC
MCAL Secretary, Treasurer
Marketing Director, DeKalb County Economic Development Authority
Diana Goss,
MBA
Retired National Park Service Ranger
Larry N. Beane
Elementary Teacher, Fort Payne City Schools
Julie L. Caminiti
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
US Geological Survey (USGS)
Georgia Water Science Center
Alan Cressler
President and CEO, DeKalb Tourism
John Dersham,
TMP
Director of Geological Investigations, Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA)
Sandy Ebersole,
PhD, PG, GISP
Sharon Ashcraft Freeman,
MA
Magazine Director, Times-Journal Newspaper
Derek Jackson
2020 MCAL Student Intern; Anthropology Major, Lee University
Victoria R. Martin
Hydrogeologist, Tennessee Water Science Center, USGS
Benjamin V. Miller,
MS
National Strategic Accounts Manager, AZZ Surface Technologies
Clark Miller
President, Bengali Association of Greater Birmingham (BAGB)
Sati Nath,
PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine
Ramaraju Rudraraju,
PhD
Antech Imaging Services, Wildlife Conservation, Zoo Exotics Specialist
E. Marie Rush,
BS, DVM, DACZM
"Teach for America" Little Wound School, 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