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EDUCATION
High Honors Graduate, 1988, National Graduate Trust School, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Graduate, 1985, Southern Trust School, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama
Master of Forestry in Forest Business, 1980, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
Bachelor of Science in Forestry, 1977, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
Graduate, 1972, Callaway High School, Jackson, Mississippi
EXPERIENCE:
March 2022- Present
Tall Timbers, Brandon, Mississippi Owner and President of a real estate brokerage, appraisal, and consulting company specializing in timberland properties. Consulting services include litigation support for forestry related litigation, timber trespass, trustee malfeasance, property partitions, etc.
October 1989- Present
TimberCorp, Inc., Brandon, Mississippi Owner and President of a land management company specializing in forest management assistance to non-industrial and institutional forest owners. Services include forest management, property inspections, timber inventories, timber and land sales, litigation support, wildlife management, and real estate appraisal. In March 2022 TimberCorp, Inc. was sold and renamed TimberCorp Services, Inc where I serve as Chief Executive Officer.
September 1980- October 1989
Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi Vice President and Trust Officer. Head of Trust Real Estate Department managing 90,000 acres of rural land and 400 commercial and residential properties owned by trusts, estates, and pension plans. Other responsibilities include estate planning, investment analysis, land acquisition, business development, and supervision of officer and non-officer staff.
March 1980- September 1980
Self-employed as consulting forester providing management services to private landowners. Services included appraisals, land management, and forest investment analysis.
January 1979 – March 1980
Mississippi State University, Teaching Assistant, School of Forestry Assisted with Forest Fire and Biometrics courses.
May 1979 – August 1979
Wesley Rickard, Inc. Gig Harbor, Washington Summer graduate internship on professional staff of noted forest economists.
May 1977 – January 1979
Mississippi Forestry Commission, Jackson, Mississippi Area Forester responsible for supervision of office staff and field crews, public and private land management, fire control, and public relations.
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES:
2012 Meritorious Service to Forestry Award, MFA
1989 Outstanding Young Forester, Mississippi Society of American Foresters
1985 Presidential Citation, Mississippi Forestry Association
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Past President (2000), Mississippi Forestry Association
Past President (2000), Mississippi Forestry Association
Emeritus Trustee, Past Chairman (2006), Mississippi Forestry Foundation
President, Mississippi Chapter of Association of Consulting Foresters 2024-2025
Trustee, The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi Chapter 2012-Present
Mississippi Registered Forester, License #771
State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, License #GA-109
Mississippi Real Estate Broker, License #8435
Member and Co-founder, Timberland Sales LLC
Past Director, Past President (2026) MS chapter Assn of Consulting foresters
Member, Southern Hardwood Forestry Group
Member, The Nature Conservancy
Past President, M.S.U. Forestry Alumni Association
Past President, Hinds and Rankin County Forestry Associations Certified
Financial Services Counselor
Certified Lead Auditor, American Forestry Foundation
Member, International Society of Forest Resource Economics
Past President, Mississippi Chapter Realtors Land Institute 2023-2024
Member, Mississippi Loggers Association
Member, Association of Consulting Foresters of America
Member, Rotary Club of Jackson
Editorial Advisor, Mississippi Forestry Association magazine
Member, International Assn. of Arboriculture
Past President (2026) MS chapter Assn of Consulting Foresters