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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
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
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
Landon Case
Chief Operating Officer
- 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
Katelin Brown
Office Manager
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
- Currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Over 6 years of experience in office leadership roles
- 3+ years of expertise as an Accounts Specialist
- 2+ years of experience in marketing coordination
- Dedicated wife and mother of one
- Proud member of the Good Hope team since 2018
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
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
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
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
John Avis
North 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
Bryan Netterville
Project Manager/Regional Forester
- 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
Zachary Stewart
Central Mississippi Regional Forester
- Bachelor of Science in Forest Management, Mississippi State University, 2013
- Mississippi registered forester #2586
- Industrial wood procurement
- Experienced with state and federal forestry cost-share programs
- Forest management: site preparation, prescribed burning, reforestation
- Joined Good Hope in 2023
Ben Doherty
Central Louisiana Regional Forester
- 29 years of Timber Procurement and Timber Harvest Management
- Sawmill Procurement Manager
- Pole Procurement Manager
- Louisiana Logging Council Member # 9169
- Joined Good Hope in 2024
Sam Ballard
Southwest Mississippi Regional Forester
- Bachelor of Science in Forest Management, Mississippi State University, 2016
- Mississippi Registered Forester #2662
- 9 years of experience in industrial forest management ranging from logging management, harvest and road planning, and timber marketing and merchandising management.
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
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
Van Hendry
Project Manager
- Forestry Graduate from Jones College 1983
- Registered Forester in MS. 1311 And AR. 430
- Real Estate Appraiser
- Certified Prescribed Burner
- Owned and Operated: Woodyards, Sawmills, Logging Operations, Forestry Consulting, Real Estate and Timber Procurement Companies.
- 42 years of experience in the Forest Products Industry
Jake Moody
North Mississippi Regional Forester
- Bachelor of Science in Forestry; Mississippi State University, 2017
- Mississippi Registered Forester #2709
- 7+ years in Industrial Procurement
- Joined Good Hope in 2025
