Board of Directors

Philip Barrett, now retired, was the vice president of Finance for Chick-fil-A, Inc.. An avid outdoorsman and shooter, Barrett is the chairman of the board of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Outdoors Ministry, and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. He resides in Darby, Montana.

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Bruce is employed by the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board and has served as director of the Baptist Student Union (Collegiate Ministry) at Copiah – Lincoln Community College in Wesson, Mississippi for over twenty years. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College in 1984 and his Master’s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1987. Bruce and his wife Beth reside in Brookhaven, MS.

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As the founding Board Chairman, Marty has provided continuous leadership for all programs and activities of the Catch-A-Dream Foundation since its inception in 2000. He oversees all operations, finances, resource development, personnel and programs.

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As Senior Vice President, Forest Sustainability for Resource Management Service, LLC, Jimmy oversees sustainable forestry policy and programs; advocacy on forestry issues; and environmental, wildlife, and recreation policy and programs for RMS-managed timberlands in the United States.  He also has responsibility for forest certification and audit programs for RMS-managed timberlands in the US and globally in Brazil, China, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Cliff Covington is a retired Wildlife Specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service.  A 1988 graduate of Mississippi State University, Cliff holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science.  A native of Brookhaven, Mississippi, Cliff and his wife, Angela, make their home in Vicksburg, Mississippi.  In their spare time, they raise commercial beef cattle and grow hardwood timber on their family farm near Port Gibson, Mississippi.

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A veteran entrepreneur, corporate executive and perennial marketing professional whose career has included over 35 of executive level management and marketing positions. Darrell is currently CEO of CMB Construction Company, a commercial construction company focused on providing concrete finishing, grading, utility and commercial building services in Raleigh, NC and the surrounding area. In 2009 Darrell founded Savvy Homes, one of the largest homebuilding companies in America. Prior to that he was executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Haas Outdoors, the global licensing and marketing company for all of the Mossy Oak branded enterprises.

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Upon retirement from his chosen profession, Harry has remained very active with several non-profit organizations.  He also is a legislative consultant for clients that seek his input on legislative matters.  He spends a lot of his time at the 7,202 acre Togo Island  where he is co-manager of the day-to-day operations and is Treasurer for Togo Land Company, LLC.

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Mike Hainsey retired in 2022 as the Executive Director at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport. He is also a retired Air Force pilot and a former Assistant Professor of Aerospace Science for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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Matt is the COO of Parkway Property Investments, a privately owned, full-service real estate investment firm with more than $4 billion in assets under management.

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When most people think of hunting and fishing supplies, there is one name that usually comes to mind: Bass Pro Shops. The man behind that name is Missourian Johnny Morris. He took his love of the great outdoors and turned it into a multi-million-dollar company, which enables people all over the world to enjoy their leisure time more than ever.

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A staunch lifelong conservationist, Peggy Brady Pierce lives in Huntsville, AL with husband Jim Pierce a retired Aerospace Engineer who spent many years with NASA. Together, they enjoy traveling, spending time with family and friends, and attending Mississippi State University athletic events.

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Sammy Slaughter is the Northeast Mississippi President, Guaranty Bank and Trust Bank in Starkville, MS. Sammy is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a BBA Degree in Business and a BPA Degree in Accounting. His main focus is providing clients financial solutions that meet their individual needs. Sammy works with all his Guaranty Bank and Trust partners to provide these financial solutions including Insurance, Wealth Management, Investment options as well as traditional loans and deposit solutions.

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Bill Sugg is a lifelong outdoorsman who is passionate about hunting and all things outdoors, with a specific reverence for waterfowl and wild turkey. As President of Haas Outdoors, home of the well-known camouflage brand Mossy Oak, Bill channels that passion into overseeing the day-to-day processes and business decisions at Mossy Oak.

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