Susan E. Reynolds (Editor)
SUSAN E. REYNOLDS is associate editor at Alabama Heritage. She earned a PhD and MA in English at the University of Alabama and has a master's in library science. Prior to working at Alabama Heritage, she was employed by Southern Living magazine and taught courses in the University of Alabama English department.

Donna Cox Baker (Editor)
DONNA COX BAKER has a PhD in history and has served as editor-in-chief of Alabama Heritage magazine since 2002. Throughout Alabama's bicentennial period, she was co-chair of the Statewide Initiatives Committee of the Alabama Bicentennial Commission. She is the author of Views of the Future State: Afterlife Beliefs in the Deep South, 1820-1865, publishes the The Golden Egg Genealogist blog, and is cofounder of the Beyond Kin Project, which encourages the genealogical documentation of enslaved populations.

Elizabeth Wade (Editor)
ELIZABETH WADE is consulting editor for Alabama Heritage. She earned her PhD and MA in American Literature from the University of Alabama. She earned her bachelor's in English from Davidson College. In addition to Alabama Heritage, her work has appeared in such publications as the Oxford American, Kenyon Review, and others.