Vidal Davis
Principal
- 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
Conner House
Vice President, Business Development
- Founding member of Good Hope
- Mississippi River Regional Forester
- Bachelor of Science in Forestry; Louisiana State University, 1997
- 20+ years of experience in timber procurement and management
- Mississippi Registered Forester #1972
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative #6994
- Cottonport Hardwoods barge operations manager
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
Zach Senneff
Chief Executive Officer
- Bachelor of Science in Forestry; Mississippi State University, 2015
- 6+ years Industrial wood procurement and wood products logistics
- Joined Good Hope in 2020
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
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
Steve 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 Moroney
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
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
Bryan Netterville
Projects Manager
- Associates Degree in Business Administration
- 16 years Logging Management and Operations including 8 years as an owner operator
- Professional Logging Manager's #8712
- Sawmill Operations/Sales/Logistics
- Heavy Equipment
- Transportation
- Joined Good Hope in 2022
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
