Meet Our Staff
Joseph T. Capps, RF, ACF
Alabama Registered Forester
Georgia Registered Forester
Alabama Professional Logging Manager
Alabama Certified Prescribed Burn Manager
Alabama Commercial Pesticide & Herbicide Applicator
Member, Association of Consulting Foresters
Member, Alabama Forestry Association
Member, Alabama Forest Owners Association
Member, Lee County Forestry Planning Committee
After earning his BS in Forestry from Auburn University in 2006, Joseph launched his professional career at Forestry Consultants, Inc., initially serving as a forester before advancing to Consulting Forester in 2014. In 2019, he briefly worked as a Regional Forester with the Alabama Forestry Association before joining WJ Sorrell Lumber & Pulpwood Company as Procurement Forester, a role he held until 2024. With the retirement of Forestry Consultants, Inc.’s founder Melisa V. Love and husband, Terry R. Love, Joseph returned to FCI in June 2024 as President and Consulting Forester. Joseph is married to Laura Parkman Capps, and they have four children. His personal interests include spending time with family, being active members of Lakeview Baptist Church in Auburn, AL, and traveling.
Payton Reynolds, RF
Alabama Registered Forester
Wildland Firefighter, I & II
Basic EMT
Payton served as a firefighter for the City of Auburn while pursuing his studies at Auburn University.
Following his graduation with a BS in Forestry in 2022, he joined the Alabama Forestry Commission. In
September 2022, Payton moved to Forestry Consultants, Inc., where he achieved his Registered Forester
license in July 2024. Payton is married to Abigail Reynolds and enjoys watching University of Alabama
football, cattle farming in Clay County, AL, and spending time with his family and dogs in his personal
time.