Bart Copes

Bart Copes is a Vanguard Resources success story. For the past 17 years, he has moved up the ranks, wearing many hats within the company.

A veteran that served with the 1st of the 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Calvary Division during Desert Storm, Copes began his career with Vanguard Resources in 1995 as Security Manager for St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana. His hard work and dedication earned him a promotion to Facilities Director of Jackson Parish Hospital in Jonesboro, Louisiana.

Copes then became the Director of Facilities Management/Safety Officer for the Methodist Richardson Medical Center. He oversaw the 209-licensed bed facility, 112 employees with an annual budget of $14 million dollars. Copes oversaw the facility’s operational and strategic engineering, environmental service, laundry, dietary, security, construction, bio-medical engineering and environmental safety and emergency management.

In January 2012, Copes joined the management team as Vice President of Business Development and has since stuck to his commitment of nurturing team members throughout the organization.

Copes is a Certified Healthcare Safety Professional, Certified Healthcare Environmental Manager, Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional and has obtained his amateur radio license. He is also active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the First Cavalry Division Association.