Meet Our Staff
Amy Gaddy, RF, CF
Managing Director
Amy Gaddy is the Managing Director of MTM Environmental, LLC. She is located in the Alabama field office. Amy was raised on a dairy farm in Charleston, Tennessee. She graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Forestry in spring of 2006 with a B.S. in Forestry and in fall of 2008 with a M.S. in Forestry. Amy had the opportunity to work with several government agencies and research laboratories while completing her degrees including the Department’s Stand Dynamics Research Lab, the Human Dimensions Research Lab, as well as the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station’s Forest Inventory and Analysis Unit. She was also able to interact with other agencies including the USFS Cherokee National Forest- Unaka Ranger District, and the Tennessee Division of Forestry- Chuck Swan State Forest. After completing her degrees, she was the Staff Forester for a private company in East Tennessee, managing all forestry activities on their 72,000 acres as well as private forestry consulting for landowners.
Upon moving to Alabama in 2013, Amy worked in the Stewardship Department of the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust (GALT). First serving as the Stewardship Manager and Staff Forester, Amy monitored conservation easement properties and wrote baseline documentation reports. In 2016, she became the Stewardship Director for GALT. As Stewardship Director, Amy restructured the department based upon regions and filled those regional positions with qualified natural resource professionals. She was responsible for supervising the annual monitoring program, stewardship of conservation easements and lands held in fee simple, landowner relationship building, and management of the baseline documentation reports of working conservation easements. Additionally, Amy was responsible for coordinating all staff training related to habitat, wildlife, GIS systems, department/company policies, and safety. In July 2019, Amy joined the staff of Moon River Environmental, LLC (MRE) with the intent to continue her efforts to protect special properties and habitats through conservation easements. As the Director of Stewardship, Amy worked with staff, land trust staff, landowners, foresters, consultants, surveyors, etc. to gather information on new projects in order to conduct fieldwork and write baseline documentation reports (BDR). In February 2021, Amy launched MTM Environmental, LLC, which provides similar services as MRE, specializing in Baseline Documentation Reporting, Current Condition Reports, and Land Management Planning. With her land management skills, she is able to make recommendations to landowners about the best use of their land, which also helps during the negotiation of new easement terms. Having experience with different habitat types, she is well equipped to assist in determining conservation values on new projects, while maximizing the land management opportunities and meeting landowner objectives.
Amy is a Certified Forester® and a Registered Forester in Alabama and Georgia. She is also active in Tree Farm, serving as the Piedmont District Inspector in Alabama and on the Finance Committee of the state’s executive committee. She is also an active member of the Society of American Foresters, having served in different roles for various chapters since joining in 2005.
Amy now resides in Jacksonville, Alabama, with her husband and son on their farm. She enjoys outdoor activities including fishing, kayaking, diving, camping, and hiking.
Lesley McDaniel
Chief Financial Officer
Lesley McDaniel, a Valdosta, GA native, is the Chief Financial Officer for MTM Environmental, LLC. She attended Georgia Southern University where she obtained both her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Master of Accounting degrees. Lesley began her career in public accounting in Savannah, GA, before she and her husband moved to Denver, CO where they lived for 3 years. They knew when they moved back to Georgia, that Savannah would be called home. Growing up on a dairy farm, Lesley has always loved being surrounded by nature and now, being in Savannah, she has gained an admiration of the surrounding low country and marshlands. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Georgia with over 10 years of public accounting experience. She specializes in accounting for high net worth individuals, estates, trusts, and small businesses. Lesley is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Lesley and her husband live on Wilmington Island with their three young children.
Katheryn Albrecht, CWB
Certified Wildlife Biologist/Ornithologist
Katheryn Albrecht, Certified Wildlife Biologist (“CWB”), is the Wildlife Biologist/Ornithologist for MTM Environmental, LLC. She is in the Tennessee field office. Katheryn Albrecht was born and raised in Harrison County, West Virginia. Love for the outdoors and animals was instilled in her at a young age. She enjoyed exploring the woods and creek behind her house looking for wildlife. This interest led her to obtaining a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science, with a minor in Forestry, from the University of Tennessee in 2008; and a M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2015. While obtaining her degrees, Katheryn worked various seasonal positions conducting shorebird and waterbird surveys in New York, Texas, and Alabama. Upon graduating with her M.S., she worked two years with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in Lakeland, as the state’s first regional shorebird biologist working with partners and stakeholders on various shorebird conservation issues, habitat management projects, breeding and nesting surveys, and public education.
During 2019 and 2020, Katheryn worked as a Contractual Conservation Biologist for Moon River Environmental, LLC, where her duties included fieldwork and baseline reporting for conservation easement properties. She was involved in projects in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia. Katheryn began working for MTM Environmental, LLC as a Contractual Conservation Biologist upon its conception until becoming a Wildlife Biologist/Ornithologist in 2022. Her experience as Wildlife Biologist/Ornithologist for MTM Environmental, LLC involves data analysis, fieldwork, mapping, and baseline reporting for conservation projects. Requirements for completion of these projects include knowledge of flora and fauna, listed species, habitats, and conservation values.
Katheryn is an active member of The Wildlife Society and the Tennessee Ornithological Society. She currently lives in East Tennessee with her husband, two daughters, two dogs, and two cats on approximately 4 acres of land close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In her spare time, Katheryn enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, birding, hiking, gardening, and photography.
Gabriella (Gabby) Gentry
Conservation Education and Outreach Coordinator
Gabriella (Gabby) Gentry is an adjunct professor at Jacksonville State University and serves as the Conservation Education and Outreach Coordinator for MTM Environmental, LLC.
Gabby grew up in Gaylesville, Alabama, near the scenic Little River Canyon and Lookout Mountain. Her interests have always been diverse. As a high school student, Gabby volunteered at local animal shelters and shadowed professionals at Perry Funeral Home. She also worked in food service and retail, where she recognized the value of strong management and passionate coworkers in creating a fulfilling work environment.
Initially pursuing a major in Criminal Justice, Gabby shifted her focus to Biology, earning a B.A. in Biology from Jacksonville State University (JSU) in 2021. During her undergraduate years, she developed a strong interest in freshwater ecology and entomology. Gabby interned with Dr. Tolley-Jordan in Florida, where she assisted in sampling and processing invasive apple snails. She also gained valuable experience in animal husbandry while interning with the Anniston Natural History Museum.
After completing her bachelor’s degree, Gabby continued her studies at JSU, earning a Master of Science in Biology in the spring of 2024. While pursuing her graduate studies, she took a broad range of courses, including spatial analysis, freshwater biology, entomology, ichthyology, ornithology, geology, and plant taxonomy. Gabby’s personal research focused on stonefly populations in the Cahaba River, assessing their use of various habitats through historic collection records. Additionally, she completed an internship with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), conducting rapid stream assessments and collecting freshwater macroinvertebrates.
Throughout her time at JSU, Gabby worked as a graduate teaching assistant for three years, instructing introductory and CURE biology labs. She also balanced this with a job as a cook at Mellow Mushroom for a year and a half, honing her ability to juggle multiple responsibilities and stay organized under pressure. Her rural upbringing fueled her passion for the importance of education, especially in underserved communities, and sparked her desire to make a meaningful impact through conservation and outreach.
Gabby is passionate about conservation, education, and outreach, and continues to combine her love for teaching with her commitment to environmental stewardship through her roles at JSU and MTM Environmental, LLC.