Meet Our Staff | Southern Baptist Foundation

BSBA from Union University and MBA from Middle Tennessee State University
Certified Estate Planner (CEP)
Worked as a Trust and Tax Accountant at the Southern Baptist Foundation from 1994 to 1996
Prior experience as First Vice President at SunTrust Bank in the Institutional and Government Banking Group
He began serving Southern Baptist Foundation in 2007

BS from Union University and JD from University of Tennessee College of Law
John has extensive experience and expertise in estate planning, trust management, and developing strategies to help clients achieve their personal, financial, and charitable goals
He was a partner in the law firm of Scott & Kea, and then served as Vice President in Wealth Management & Trust for Cavalry Banking and Pinnacle Financial Partners
John lived in Europe where he served as the team strategy leader of Belgium for the IMB
He serves on the national Board of Directors of the Christian Legal Society
Admitted to practice in Tennessee, the 6^th Circuit of U.S. Ct. of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court
He began serving with the Southern Baptist Foundation in 2012

BS in Accounting from Murray State University
Certified Public Accountant
Christy is a member of the American Institute of CPA's and the Tennessee Society of CPA's
She has over twenty years of combined experience in public and not-for-profit accounting.
Formerly with Frasier, Dean & Howard, CPAs and Deloitte and Touche, LLP
She began serving the Southern Baptist Foundation in 2015

BS in Accounting from Western Kentucky University
Certified Public Accountant
Josh is a member of the Tennessee Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs
He has over fourteen years of combined experience in public and bank accounting
Formerly with Rayburn, Bates and Fitzgerald, PC CPAs and First Freedom Bank
He began serving with the Southern Baptist Foundation in 2021

University of Alabama - College of Continuing Studies and American Management Association
Prior work experience with Georgia Regents University & Health System and Hunt Refining Company
She began serving the Southern Baptist Foundation in 2014

BBA in Finance from the University of Memphis
Jim has over 20+ years of experience in the investment field, specializing in market analysis, manager research, portfolio management, and asset allocation
Prior to joining the Southern Baptist Foundation, Jim worked for ten years as a research analyst conducting asset class and manager research
Prior to his work as a research analyst, he served as the investment officer overseeing a corporate cash and bond portfolio
He began serving with the Southern Baptist Foundation in 2015

BA from Azusa Pacific University
JD from Regent University School of Law
MBA from Pepperdine University
Jody served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from 2008 to 2012
He was an attorney for Fort Collins, CO from 2012-2019
He began serving with the Southern Baptist Foundation in 2019

BS in Accounting and MBA with a concentration in Accounting from Murray State University
Certified Public Accountant
Kimmi is a member of the American Institute of CPA’s and the Tennessee Society of CPA’s
She has over twenty years of experience in corporate and not-for-profit accounting
Formerly with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and The Crichton Group (HUB International)
She began serving the Southern Baptist Foundation in 2023