David Lyons grew up in Northwest England and spent the last three decades in the Southeast United States. As a life-long hiker, he is passionate about spending time in the wilderness and using the wilderness as a place of transformation. David integrates his work as a leadership and organizational development facilitator and his ministry training to create unique experiences for spiritual growth. David’s background includes graduate education in Organizational Leadership, Marketing, Adult Learning, Instructional Design, and Theology. David has a master’s degree from Birmingham Theological Seminary and is a graduate of Dubuque University Theological Seminary’s Leadership Program. David is a Board-Certified Executive Coach, Wilderness Guide, Wilderness First Responder, and a Leave No Trace Level II Trainer. As part of giving back to the trails, David began volunteering with Wild Alabama on trail maintenance projects. This led David to serve as a Forest Ambassador and Volunteer Wilderness Ranger. David joined Wild Alabama in 2023 as the Interim Stewardship Coordinator for the Talladega National Forest until the position was permanently filled. David serves as volunteer Chaplain for the Alabama Pinhoti Trail.

Kevin England has been a life long resident of Lawrence County spending a great deal of time exploring the wilds of the Bankhead National Forest. As a trained Botanist, he has collected and identified over 12,500 species of flora. His thesis research was entitled "The Vascular Flora of Marengo, County Alabama". He has led hikes introducing and inspiring many people to learn about the biodiversity of our great state. He is married and has two adult children. His hobbies include botanizing in Alabama, golf, hiking and herbarium curation.

Chuck's career began upon graduating from Mississippi State University in 1987. As an Air Force "Brat", he has lived all over the country but calls Selma, Alabama home. His enthusiasm and passion for planning started in his mid-teens. Planning, design and landscape architecture is what he most enjoys doing and he knows that he is doing what he was intended to do. Chuck has extensive experience with leading firms in Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA and Birmingham before founding Kelly Landscape Architects in 2010. Over his career, he has had the opportunity to work in 17 states as the prime consultant or through collaborations. Chuck is involved in 'Your Town' which is a great opportunity to work with community leaders from all over the state to understand why having a vision for your hometown is so important and how easily it can be accomplished. As a firm, KLA offers a full of design services in land planning, landscape architecture, site planning and environmental graphics. Past projects have been recognized and received various awards, some nominated and selected by peers and/ or civic organizations. Over the years, a number of articles have featured projects that Kelly served as a principal on including such publications as Southern Living, Portico, Landscape Architecture Magazine, Landscape Architecture Specifier, Alabama Business Journal and Birmingham Home & Garden. Chuck says, “I enjoy being engaged in the middle of the planning/design process for projects, big or small, that work towards and reflect people's objectives to see something realized one day.”

Saturynn Grace is currently a Systems Safety Engineer for The Boeing Company in Huntsville, AL. She is a native of Jasper, AL and graduated from The University of Alabama with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. In her free time, Saturynn enjoys visiting parks and museums with her family.

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Vincent Lee is currently working as a software developer in Birmingham. He spends many weekends at Oak Mountain State Park, Cheaha State Park and generally along the Alabama Pinhoti Trail in the past several years. He even visits trails and parks in our neighboring states, mainly North GA, and TN. Through these adventures, he learned about Wild Alabama and its mission. He enjoys spending his free time in the woods, and hopes to help preserve the wild places in Alabama.

Timothy Michael Joe is a self taught artist, engineer and instructor from the rural southern town of Greensboro, Alabama. His love of art started at the age four coloring on paper bags form the grocery store. Growing up in small town there were not any art instructors available. Over the years, Timothy produced artwork for galleries and commissioned work. He creates art based on themes associated southern rural culture concerning God, His creation, and heritage. He enjoys using his art to educate, uplift, and encourage. He teaches nature journaling in gouaches and landscape art in soft pastels online and in person.

Dr. Shandy Porter is a native of Addison, Alabama, and joined the Wild Alabama Board of Directors in the fall of 2025. He brings more than 25 years of experience in education and leadership to the organization. Dr. Porter retired as Assistant Administrative Superintendent and Federal Programs Coordinator for the Winston County Board of Education in Double Springs, where he oversaw curriculum implementation, professional development, and a range of district-wide initiatives. Prior to this role, he spent 15 years at the Winston County Technical Center, serving as a marketing teacher and later as Career Technical Director. He holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a bachelor’s degree in Marketing Education from Auburn University. Dr. Porter currently resides in Winfield, Alabama, where he serves as Chief Administrative Officer for Winfield First Methodist Church. He and his wife, Brittney, a native of Lynn, have been married for over 20 years and have two children.