Vidal Davis - President and Chief Executive Officer
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Founding member of Good Hope
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Bachelor of Science in Business; University of Southern Mississippi, 1982
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38+ years of real estate brokering in Mississippi and Louisiana
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Experience in all facets of residential and commercial realty
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Concentration on land and timber, recreational hunting properties, and investment grade real estate
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Owner/manager of Geronimo Hardwood Timber and other real estate entities
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Cottonport Hardwoods founder
Conner House - Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
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Founding member of Good Hope
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Mississippi River Regional Forester
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Bachelor of Science in Forestry; Louisiana State University,1997
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20+ years of experience in timber procurement and management
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Mississippi Registered Forester #1972
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative #6994
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Cottonport Hardwoods barge operations manager
Will Carter - Chief Financial Officer
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Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Louisiana State University, 2009
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Paul M. Herbert Law Center with a focus in tax law; Louisiana State University, 2012
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Certified Public Accountant
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5 years working in public accounting, specializing in tax planning, tax preparation, financial planning and audits of financial institutions
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Joined Good Hope in 2017
Louie Kinsinger - Executive Operations Manager
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Bachelor of Science in Forestry and Wildlife Management; Louisiana State University, 1976
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40+ years of timber management and procurement in Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana.
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Connected Forest Security Ticket System Manager
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Joined Good Hope in 2015
John Coates - Executive Vice President
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Central Mississippi Regional Forester
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Bachelor of Science in Forest Management; Mississippi State University, 1995
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Mississippi registered forester #1683
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative #4378
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25+ years of experience in wood procurement and harvesting management
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Joined Good Hope in 2008
John Avis - Central Louisiana Regional Forester
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Bachelor of Science in a Forestry; Louisiana Tech University, 2011
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
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10 years Industrial procurement experience.
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Louisiana Logging Council member #1864
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Joined Good Hope in 2018
Spencer Beasley - North Mississippi Regional Forester
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Bachelor of Science in Forestry with a concentration in Environmental Conservation, Mississippi State University, 2015
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Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Technology certified
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Mississippi Registered forester #2776
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative #9629
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FSC Certification Forester
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Joined Good Hope in 2020
Steven Fontenot - Southeast Louisiana Regional Forester
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Bachelor of Science in Forest Management; Louisiana State University, 2011
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Louisiana State Agriculture Leadership Program, Class VII
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18 years of experience in wood flow and log transportation management
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10 years of experience in timber procurement and harvesting management
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Joined Good Hope in 2011
Jason Lemoine - Southwest Louisiana Regional Forester
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Bachelor of Science in Forestry; Louisiana State University,1996
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Over 24 years timber procurement throughout Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
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Joined Good Hope in 2003
Chas Maroney - Southwest Mississippi Regional Forester
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Bachelor of Science Degree in Forest Management; Mississippi State University, 2015
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Mississippi Registered Forester #2654
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative #9774
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Joined good Hope in 2015
Jimmy Thurman - Mississippi Delta Regional Forester
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Bachelor of Science in Forest Management; Mississippi State University, 1996
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Mississippi Registered Forester # 2123
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative # 6980
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6+ years Industrial procurement
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Over 18 years private hardwood procurement and management
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Joined Good Hope in 2002
Ernest Moore - Island & Barge Operations
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Over 40 years in timber harvesting industry, with 25 years as an owner/operator
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Manager Cottonport Hardwoods ferry boat and island operations in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas
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Joined Good Hope in 2015
Joey Suen - Forestry Technician
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West Central Louisiana region timber buyer
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Forty-one years in timber harvesting
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Joined Good Hope in 2000