Vidal Davis - President and Chief Executive Officer

• Founding member of Good Hope

• Bachelor of Science in Business; University of Southern Mississippi, 1982

• 38+ years of real estate brokering in Mississippi and Louisiana

• Experience in all facets of residential and commercial realty

• Concentration on land and timber, recreational hunting properties, and investment grade real estate

• Owner/manager of Geronimo Hardwood Timber and other real estate entities

• Cottonport Hardwoods founder

​Will Carter - Chief Financial Officer

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Louisiana State University, 2009

• Paul M. Herbert Law Center with a focus in tax law; Louisiana State University, 2012

• Certified Public Accountant

• 5 years working in public accounting, specializing in tax planning, tax preparation, financial planning and audits of financial institutions

• Joined Good Hope in 2017

​Mike Brown - VP Business Development, Timber Buyer, Land Sales

• 44 years with International Paper

  • Procurement Forrester​

  • Land Management

  • Chip Mill Supervisor

  • Fiber Fuel and Chip Quality

• Joined Good Hope in 2021

​John Coates - Executive Vice President

• Central Mississippi Regional Forester

• Bachelor of Science in Forest Management; Mississippi State University, 1995

• Mississippi registered forester #1683

• Sustainable Forestry Initiative #4378

• 25+ years of experience in wood procurement and harvesting management

• Joined Good Hope in 2008

​Landon Case - Office Manager

• 15 years of Business Management experience

• Sawmill Operations

• Logging Management / Operations

• Oil and Gas Construction

• Oil and Gas Production Operations

• Disaster Recovery

• Joined Good Hope in 2020

​John Avis - Central Louisiana Regional Forester

• Bachelor of Science in a Forestry; Louisiana Tech University, 2011

• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

• 10 years Industrial procurement experience.

• Louisiana Logging Council member #1864

• Joined Good Hope in 2018

​Spencer Beasley - North Mississippi Regional Forester

• Bachelor of Science in Forestry with a concentration in Environmental Conservation, Mississippi State University, 2015

• Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Technology certified

• Mississippi Registered forester #2776

• Sustainable Forestry Initiative #9629

• FSC Certification Forester

• Joined Good Hope in 2020

​Steven Fontenot - Southeast Louisiana Regional Forester

• Bachelor of Science in Forest Management; Louisiana State University, 2011

• Louisiana State Agriculture Leadership Program, Class VII

• 18 years of experience in wood flow and log transportation management

• 10 years of experience in timber procurement and harvesting management

• Joined Good Hope in 2011

​Chas Maroney - Southwest Mississippi Regional Forester

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Forest Management; Mississippi State University, 2015

• Mississippi Registered Forester #2654

• Sustainable Forestry Initiative #9774

• Joined good Hope in 2015

​Jimmy Thurman - Mississippi Delta Regional Forester

• Bachelor of Science in Forest Management; Mississippi State University, 1996

• Mississippi Registered Forester # 2123

• Sustainable Forestry Initiative # 6980

• 6+ years Industrial procurement

• Over 18 years private hardwood procurement and management

• Joined Good Hope in 2002

​Cole Walters - Southeast Mississippi Regional Forester

• Bachelor of Science in Forestry with a concentration in Forest Management

• Mississippi Registered Forester # 2803

• Professional Logging Manager Certification # 10316

• Certified Mississippi Tree Farm Inspector

• In woods logging experience

• Joined Good Hope in 2021

​Ernest Moore - Island & Barge Operations

• Over 40 years in timber harvesting industry, with 25 years as an owner/operator

• Manager Cottonport Hardwoods ferry boat and island operations in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas

• Joined Good Hope in 2015

​Joey Suen - Forestry Technician

• West Central Louisiana region timber buyer

• Forty-one years in timber harvesting

• Joined Good Hope in 2000