Mitch has been the broker in charge of the Lucedale, MS office since 2022 and has worked as a professional forester since 2007. During his career he has experienced various aspects to not only forestry but many areas of agriculture. After graduating from Mississippi State University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management he began his career as a Procurement Forester for Amite County Poles and Piling in Gloster, Mississippi, where his primary responsibilities were purchasing pole and piling timber and supervision of logging crews. In 2012, Mitch went to work for Mississippi State Extension Service as a county extension agent in Greene County, Mississippi, and while working there he obtained a Master of Science Degree in Agriculture and Extension Education. In 2016, Mitchell accepted a position as project manager for Advanced Residuals Management at Leaf River Cellulose in New Augusta, Mississippi, managing byproducts for pulp and paper mills across the Southeast United States. Since 2018, he has worked for Mitchell Forestry and Wildlife Services, LLC as a staff forester in Lucedale, Mississippi. In his current role, Mitch works with landowners to achieve their goals and objectives by developing and implementing management plans and carrying out timber harvest, reforestation, and various other management activities with sustainable forest management in mind.