Betree Wannabees

First published 4/2/2010

Republished copyright 10/27/2022, BETREE WANNABEES, april Graves-Minton, Love MoonEagle. all rights reserved.

      Since my first article about our National Forest, BTREES, I have dug up more about our Nations’ ability to be competitive on the world stage. Since relationships are important, and most often, personal, I wanted to list some of our finest representatives of National pride. These participants show exemplary behavior and valor in the face of strong opposition. In fact, they have all of the qualifications necessary to notice subtle changes in our political, environmental, real property, educational, trade, health, agricultural, treasury, housing, natural resources, communications, energy, defense, legal integrity spectrum on an international level.

     The list below is taken word for word from the website for the company called, “Weyerhaeuser” in the year 2010. Quoted information below is from their website many years ago. You may find their website and current information about this company by going to: https://www.weyerhaeuser.com. My home state of Arkansas is proud of their association with these important representatives of such a massive organization. I mean, just look at all the associations and personal friends of the people on this list. My, my, how very enterprising:

“ ‘Debra A. Cafaro

Debra A. Cafaro, 50, a director of the Company since February 2007, has been chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ventas, Inc. (health care real estate investment trust) since 2003. She was its president and chief executive officer from 1999 when she joined the company until 2003, and has been a director of the company since 1999. She served as president and director of Ambassador Apartments, Inc. (real estate investment trust) from 1997 until 1998 when it merged with AIMCO and previously was a founding member and partner of the law firm of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum Perlman and Nagelberg, LLC. She is the Treasurer of NAREIT (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts) and Chair of the University of Chicago Law School Visiting Committee.

 

Mark A. Emmert

Mark A. Emmert, 55, a director since June 2008, has been president of the University of Washington since 2004. He served as chancellor of Louisiana State University from 1999 to 2004 and chancellor and provost of the University of Connecticut from 1994 to 1999. Prior to 1994, he was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Montana State University and held faculty and administrative positions at the University of Colorado. He is a director of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., and co-chair of the Board of Oceans and Atmosphere for the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. He is also a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

 

Daniel S. Fulton

Daniel S. Fulton, 59, became a director in April 2008, when he was also named Weyerhaeuser’s chief executive officer. He has been Weyerhaeuser president since January 2008 and was president and CEO of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company from 2001 to 2008. He joined Weyerhaeuser’s investment evaluation department in 1976. From 1987 to 1988 he served as CEO of Cornerstone Columbia Development Company. From 1998 to 2000 he was president and CEO of Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors and Weyerhaeuser Venture Company. He also serves as a board member of United Way of King County and the Chief Seattle Council of Boy Scouts of America. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the University of Washington Business School and the Policy Advisory Board of the Joint Center of Housing with Harvard University.

 

John I. Kieckhefer

John I. Kieckhefer, 63, a director of the Company since 1990, has been president of Kieckhefer Associates, Inc. (investment and trust management) since 1989, and was senior vice president prior to that time. He has been engaged in commercial cattle operations since 1967 and is a trustee of J.W. Kieckhefer Foundation, an Arizona charitable trust.

 

Arnold G. Langbo

Arnold G. Langbo, 70, a director of the Company since 1999, was chairman of Kellogg Company (cereal products) from 1992 until his retirement in 2000. He joined Kellogg Canada Inc. in 1956 and was elected president, chief operating officer and a director of Kellogg Company in 1990. He served as chief executive officer of Kellogg Company from 1992 to 1999. He is also a director of The Hershey Company, Johnson & Johnson and Whirlpool Corporation.

 

Wayne W. Murdy

Wayne W. Murdy, 64, a director of the Company since January 2009, served as chairman and chief executive officer of Newmont Mining Corporation until his retirement in 2007. He had been CEO since 2001. Before joining Newmont in 1992 as chief financial officer, Murdy spent 15 years serving in senior financial positions in the oil and gas industry, including positions with Apache Corporation and Getty Oil Company. He also is a director of Qwest Communications International Inc.

 

Nicole W. Piasecki

Nicole W. Piasecki, 45, a director of the Company since 2003, is president of Boeing Japan. Previously, she served as executive vice president of Business Strategy & Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, The Boeing Company, from 2003 to 2006; was vice president of Commercial Airplanes Sales, Leasing Companies from 2000 until January 2003; and served in various positions in engineering, sales, marketing, and business strategy for the Commercial Aircraft Group from 1991. She is a member of the Board of Governors, Tokyo, of the American Chamber of Commerce of Japan and a former member of the Federal Aviation’s Management Advisory Council, the YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County and a former director of Washington Works.

 

Richard H. Sinkfield

Richard H. Sinkfield, 65, a director of the Company since 1993, is a senior partner in the law firm of Rogers & Hardin in Atlanta, Georgia, and has been a partner in the firm since 1976. He was a director of United Auto Group, Inc. (automobile retailer) from 1993 to 1999 and its executive vice president and chief administrative officer from 1997 to 1999. He was a director of Central Parking Corporation from 2000 to February 2005. He is a former director of the Metropolitan Atlanta Community Foundation, Inc. and the Atlanta College of Art. He is a Trustee of Vanderbilt University, a member of the executive board of the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and was a member of the board of governors of the State Bar of Georgia from 1990 to 1998.

 

D. Michael Steuert

D. Michael Steuert, a director of the Company since October 2004, has been senior vice president and chief financial officer for Fluor Corporation (engineering and construction) since 2001. He served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Litton Industries Inc. (defense electronics, ship construction and electronic technologies) from 1999 to 2001 and as a senior officer and chief financial officer of GenCorp Inc. (aerospace, propulsion systems, vehicle sealing systems, chemicals and real estate) from 1990 to 1999. He also serves as Trustee of Prologis.

 

Kim Williams

Kim Williams, 52, a director of the Company since October 1, 2006, was senior vice president and associate director of global industry research for Wellington Management Company LLP (investment management) from 2001 to 2005, was elected a partner effective January 1995 and held various management positions with Wellington from 1986 to 2001. Prior to joining Wellington, she served as vice president, industry analyst for Loomis, Sayles & Co., Inc (investment management) from 1982 to 1986. She is a member of the Overseer Committee of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and a Trustee of Brookwood School, Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts.

 

Charles R. Williamson

Charles R. Williamson, 60, a director of the company since October 2004, has been chairman of the board since 2009. He was the executive vice president of Chevron Texaco Corporation (international oil company) from August 2005 until his retirement on December 1, 2005. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Unocal corporation (oil and natural gas) until its acquisition by Chevron Texaco Corporation in 2005. He served as Unocal Corporation’s executive vice president, International Energy Operations from 1999 to 2000; group vice president, Asia Operations from 1998 to 1999; group vice president, International Operations from 1996 to 1997; and held numerous management jobs including positions in the United Kingdom, Thailand and the Netherlands since joining Unocal in 1977. He was a director of Unocal Corporation and former Chairman of the US-ASEAN Business Council. He is also a director of Talisman Energy Inc. and PACCAR Inc. ‘”

     Now, after learning all about how enterprising our international representatives are, let me explain. The American Indian KNOWS about all the communications between foreigners and those people representing our National Interests. If you expect to benefit from our expertise, you better learn the rules of the game. The American Indians make the rules. You are a player. We move your ‘piece’ whenever we so choose. Those are the rules. I did not MAKE the rules. My FATHER made them. I trust HIM without question. Because of my personal association with my FATHER, I am more than qualified to participate.

    In 2010, the list above board members were a fact. At this point, I am only an observer. But I do wonder if you know how to use your search engine. I also wonder why a Chinese company also moved into Camden, Arkansas and began forestry production, real estate, and services. Maybe the federal government and other interested people should wonder about the indoctrination and inclusion of extremely important associations which may have culminated in the massive deforestation and anti-democracy political landscape of participants in the good ole’ U.S.A. Using soft assets to infiltrate and pose as accepted safe harmless patriotic organizations’ memberships may have an insidious or cancerous agenda. But then, what do I know?

     I hope you can read, understand, and follow the rules, because the game ends when you read the last WORD.