You cannot tell the story of Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards without talking about Bill Hodge. Bill was the Executive Director of SAWS from 2010 – 2019. If 2010 stands out for some reason, it might be because that was the year SAWS was founded. Bill was part of a group that identified the need for wilderness stewardship across the Southeast. Born from this need was an organization that would stand shoulder-to-shoulder in partnership with the United States Forest Serv