Our Motto
People changing lives through the outdoors.
Ground Level Outdoors Board Members
Kenny Monzon - President, Spokesman, Donations Coordinator
Kenny "Bucky" Monzon brings over 40 years of experience as both an outdoorsman and an advocate. Some of his earliest memories of the outdoors were of tagging along with his father during squirrel hunts. When he was old enough to deer hunt, his father introduced him to archery. He has been hooked ever since. He enjoys hunting everything from squirrel to ducks and deer, with a special love of turkey hunting. He also loves to raccoon hunt and he enjoys fishing, especially bass fishing.
A founding member of Ground Level Outdoors, he is excited and eager to share his love of the outdoors with others. When approached with the concept of what would become our Jakes Day Out event, he committed himself to the cause. He says, “Helping give others, especially children, a chance to experience what he is so enthusiastic about makes him happy and keeps him motivated.”
He is deeply passionate about the outdoors and what outdoor experiences can bring to children’s lives. He believes that meaningful engagement with nature can have tangible benefits and lasting life lessons. Whether it’s hunting, fishing, camping, hiking or any other outdoor activity of choice, he believes that the outdoors has the potential to change lives for the better, regardless of whether it's a child or an adult.
Todd Forrest - Vice President
Todd Forrest has enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and really anything in the outdoors since he was young, tagging along with his dad and granddad. He also enjoys sharing those activities, moments and memories with his three children.
He became involved with Ground Level Outdoors after attending an event with his children. He thought that it was just so hard to believe all the things that were happening there for the kids and for absolutely no money to the attendees. The following year, he began donating to the event to help it continue. He became more involved as time went by and eventually, in 2019, he became a member of the board of directors.
He believes that Jake’s Day Out is one of the best programs in the country in which kids are introduced into the outdoors for absolutely no cost to them or their parents. He feels that with this program, there is absolutely not reason that anyone can’t, at the very least, come out and have a good time.
Kathryn Lowry - Treasurer, Advertising Coordinator
Kathryn brings many years of experience in the outdoors. She began fishing and hiking as a child with her family. Her father would take her pheasant hunting with him on occasion. She did not actually get to hunt, but she enjoyed the time in the fields with her dad. He also introduced her to shooting and archery. She introduced her son to fishing and hiking as well, beginning at the age of 2. She was her son’s Den Leader in Cub Scouts, taking him from Tiger cub to Webelos. She continued hiking, fishing, camping and canoeing with him and his pack after leaving as a leader. When he crossed over to boy scouts, her adventures with the scouts ended, but she continued these activities outside the troop with her son. He wanted to hunt, so she started taking him hunting as well, and discovered that she really enjoyed it. In 2019 she got her first buck on a muzzleloader hunt. Her son is still an avid outdoorsman. Hiking, fishing and hunting are still very much a part of his life. He was on his high school’s fishing team and golf team, the KBFTN team and he also made Eagle Scout. She’s very proud of him and believes in the life altering effects of introducing him to the outdoors at an early age.
Kathryn became involved in Ground Level Outdoors after her son, Evan, won the 2016 Grand Prize. She started off helping with advertising and graphic design with flyers and signage. Eventually she was invited to attend the meetings and ultimately asked to join the organization. She was voted in as the Treasurer in 2018. She continues to do the organizations advertising, signage and now the website; and also assists with social media. She has enjoyed her time with Ground Level Outdoors and truly believes in the mission of GLO and the power of the outdoors to change lives.
Sandy Tuberville, Secretary
Sandy Tuberville didn’t grow up hunting or fishing and had never been hunting until she met her husband. He, on the other hand, had been hunting and fishing his entire life and when their children were born, he couldn’t wait to take them hunting and teach them all the life lessons that come along with that. As their children grew up they started inviting their friends over on the weekends and holiday breaks. Her husband, without hesitation, would load up a truck full of kids and take them hunting. For years, this was a regular occurrence most weekends and holiday breaks, but as the kids got older, these outings slowed down. While Sandy rarely went with them, she would always make sure they were well fed before they left. That became a regular thing, she would cook a huge meal and he would take them hunting.
Sandy’s involvement with Ground Level Outdoors started because her husband and son attended the very first Jake’s Night Out event. She vividly remembers them telling her all about the event when they got home. In the years to come, she would volunteer and eventually take over the responsibility of the kitchen and became the Secretary of the organization.
She feels that being able to volunteer for Ground Level Outdoors and the Jake’s Day Out event, allows her to continue to carry on the tradition that she and her husband had when their kids were growing up.
Jason Kelso
Jason Kelso brings over 34 years of experience as an outdoorsman. Jason, like so many others of his generation, was introduced to the outdoors through small game hunting, fishing and camping by his father. Those memories are something that Jason says he will never forget and now enjoys making and sharing memories of the outdoors with his own kids. Jason was also an avid fisherman and frequently tournament fished. He still enjoys getting out whenever possible. He is an avid deer hunter and loves to chase the turkeys in the spring.
Jason was actually introduced to Ground Level Outdoors by attending one of our events with one of our donors. After seeing the event for himself, Jason brought his own kids the next year. While at this event, Jason’s daughter won a pink BB gun. The smile that came over her face made him want to get involved. Jason said that the idea of being a part of something that brings joy to so many kids got him to contact a board member about being a part of the event. Jason has been on the board of directors for a couple of years and brings a unique perspective and experiences to the board.
Jason sees the lack of interest in the outdoors in kids today as troublesome. Without the future outdoors men and women, all the things that he enjoyed doing while making memories with his dad and that he enjoys doing with his children, may very well disappear. He believes that getting these kids involved in some type of outdoor activity not only helps preserve the things that he enjoys, it ensures that future generations will be able to enjoy them as well.
Randall Smith
Randall “Randy” Smith was born and raised in Cheatham County TN. He grew up farming and has been hunting and fishing since he was 4. He grew up in the outdoors always exploring and doing what he could outside. After he graduated high school he went to college and was a college athlete. He joined the Army after his freshman year of college and served 8 years total. He’s been in law enforcement for 7 years now. He has servied as a K9 handler, SWAT, FTO, and Corporal. After leaving active duty, he transitioned to the reserves. He’s worked in the oil fields in North Dakota, worked as a foreman for two large construction companies in St. Louis and owned a business in Cheatham County. He’s always had a huge passion for his two favorites, deer and rabbit hunting. Just last year, his son harvested his first deer and first buck. He has always had a huge passion for the outdoors and helping others. He hopes to pass on his passion to anyone who’s willing to learn and wants to be outdoors.
Nick Lovelace
Nick Dearman
About Us
The members of Ground Level Outdoors know that children aren’t just potential hunters and outdoor enthusiasts they are future politicians, business men and women, consumers and voters. Children are the future of the sports of hunting and fishing, the future of wildlife management and conservation efforts, the future of our Second Amendment rights and the future of this great country that we love. It’s important to show them there is more to life than a video game, computer screen or cell phone.
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