Lee Walters leads the firm’s Gulf Coast region and serves on the company’s board of directors. Since beginning his career as a wildlife biologist in 1999, Lee has been instrumental in developing GMC’s Environmental Division and expanding the firm’s footprint in Mobile and the Gulf Coast region. He is a Professional Wetland Scientist in Alabama, one of the most ecologically diverse states in the country, due in large part to the countless species inhabiting its wetlands. He assisted with the first commercial stream and wetland mitigation bank in Central Alabama and the first commercial stream mitigation bank in Mississippi, and has continued making great strides that have distinguished him as a leading expert in the profession. In addition, Lee works with many economic development organizations to assist with the recruitment of new industries to Alabama. An advocate for giving back to the community, Lee is a member of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Advisors, Alabama Coastal Foundation Board and Habitat Restoration Committee Chair and Mobile Bay National Estuary Program’s Project Implementation Committee.