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
Archaeologist
Sharon Ashcraft Freeman, MA
Board Member
Alabama
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
Chief Information Officer (CIO) Jefferson County Commission
Srikanth Karra, MBA
Board Member
Alabama