Who's Who? - Contacts for ESSO Grotto
2007 ESSO Officers - Click here for more details...
2007 Meeting Presentations -
If you would like to speak or present something at a meeting contact
an officer to discuss your idea for a presentation and a date to speak.
For membership fees, payment, donations please contact:
Sheila Gilliam - Grotto Treasurer
Mail all membership dues her at:
ESSO Grotto - c/o Sheila Gilliam
211 Woodland Ct.
Grayson, KY 41143
For Additional Trip Report Information, General Trip Questions Contact:
Trip or Event Organizer or Contact Directly,
Trip Committee Co-Chairman's- Brian Saul & Lisa Pruitt-Thorner
Land Owner Relations, Questions about Caves, Contact:
Land Owner Relations Advisor - Mark Walker
For all comments and inputs on the ESSO Grotto Website, Contact:
Webmaster - Jonathon F. Lewis
Direct questions about State & Federal Laws, Land Owner Risks / Liability to:
Lisa Pruit-Thorner, Grotto Legal / Law Advisor
Have a HOT tip for a story in the ESSO Bee? Contact one of our officers.
Send all tips, articles, and Bee comments to them for the time being...
Standing Committees
Trip Coordination
Brian Saul - Co Chair / Lisa Pruitt-Thorner - Co Chair
Safety Committee and Chair
Marlene Whecter - Chair
Training Committee & Chair
Safety - Chris Chandler
Vertical - Jeremy Chapman
Conservation Committee
Jonathon Lewis - Roy Vanhoozer - Larry Matiz
Other Committees of the Grotto
Program Committee
Headed up by V.P. of the Grotto
Landowner Relations
Mark Walker - Grotto Representative
Equipment Coordinator
Dave Junker - Chair
Photography Committee
Mark Walker - Chair
2008 Summer Picnic Committee
** 2008 - 40th Year of ESSO **
Chair of Summer Picnic - OPEN Position
Cookout Coordinator - OPEN Position
CHEF of Cookout - OPEN Position
Youth Activities Coordinator - OPEN Position
Family Trip Coordinator - OPEN Position
2008 Convention Trip Committee
OPEN Position
Vertical Section of the Grotto
Jeremy Chapman - Section Chair
Brian Saul - Committee Member
Survey Section of the Grotto
Steve Duncan - Section Chair
40th Anniversary of the Grotto Committee
Jonathon Lewis - Section Chair

For all questions about Carter Caves, Crawlathon and
general CCSRP questions contact the park directly.
John Jordan - Park Manager
Coy Ainsley & Sam Plummer - Park Naturalists
(606) 286-4411