Our Staff

Warren Peek, President & CEO

Warren Peek

President & CEO
  • 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
John Kea, Executive Vice President & General Counsel

John Kea

Executive Vice President & General Counsel
  • 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 6th Circuit of U.S. Ct. of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court
  • He began serving with the Southern Baptist Foundation in 2012
Christy Gold, Treasurer/Controller/Director of Operations

Christy Gold

Treasurer/Controller/Director of Operations
  • 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
Josh Clemmons, Trust/Tax Accounting Manager

Josh Clemmons

Trust/Tax Accounting Manager
  • 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
Leigh Anne Bowick, Director of Communication/Corporate Secretary

Leigh Anne Bowick

Director of Communication/Corporate Secretary
  • 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
Jim Mooney, Vice President of Investments

Jim Mooney

Vice President of Investments
  • 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
Jody Hurst, Associate General Counsel

Jody Hurst

Associate General Counsel
  • 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
Kimmi Hayes, Assistant Trust/Tax Accounting Manager

Kimmi Hayes

Assistant Trust/Tax Accounting Manager
  • 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