Alexis Jacob Teacher Naturalist Alexis grew up around Birmingham, Alabama, where she spent much of her life outdoors playing competitive soccer (though she also loves many other sports, including hockey.) She quickly learned that Alabama is one of the most biodiverse states in the country and wanted to learn more about how to protect [...]

Elizabeth Davis Field Programs Specialist Elizabeth is a native east Tennessean who grew up exploring and backpacking in the Southern Appalachians before moving away to the snowy mountains of the northeast. She received a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Conservation Biology from Middlebury College, worked at John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, [...]

Logan Rosenberg Youth Programs Director he/him Although he was born and raised on the eastern shore of Maryland, Logan has found a home in Walker Valley and the Smokies. He’s excited to have a job where he can help people make their own connections in such a special place. Logan has undergraduate degrees in [...]

John DiDiego Education Director he/him John grew up catching snakes and turtles in the creeks of upstate South Carolina, and he has never lost his love of wild things and wild places. He has a BA in English Literature from Notre Dame and an MS in Natural Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. [...]