Mark A. Emmert

Director Since:

• 2008

Education:

• B.A. Political Science - University of Washington
• M.P.A. and PhD Public Policy - Syracuse University

Committees:

• Compensation
• Governance & Corporate Responsibility

Business Experience:

• President, National Collegiate Athletic Association (2010 to 2023)
• President, University of Washington (2004 to 2010)
• Chancellor, Louisiana State University (1999 to 2004)
• Chancellor and Provost, University of Connecticut (1994 to 1999)
• Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Montana State University (1992 to 1995)
• Faculty and administrative positions, University of Colorado (1985 to 1992)

Board Experience:

• Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (2008 to present)
• Omnicare, Inc. (2011 to 2015)

Other Experience:

• Fellow of the American Council on Education
• Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
• Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
• Fulbright Fellow

Qualifications:

• Experienced executive leadership of large and complex educational, healthcare and athletics organizations
• Extensive background in government, public policy, international affairs and strategic planning
• Significant experience overseeing public company governance and executive compensation matters

Sara Grootwassink Lewis

Director Since: 

• 2016

Education:

• B.S. Finance - University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
• Certified Public Accountant, registered in Illinois
• Chartered Financial Analyst

Committees:

• Audit (Chair)

Business Experience:

• Founder and CEO, Lewis Corporate Advisors (2009 to 2018)
• Executive Vice President and CFO, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Company (2002 to 2009)
• Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations, Corporate Office Properties Trust (1999 to 2001)
• Sell-side REIT equity analyst, Johnston, Lemon & Co. (1997 to 1999)

Board Experience:

• Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (2019 to present)
• Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (2021 to present)
• PwC LLP U.S. (2024 to present)
• Sun Life Financial, Inc. (2014 to 2021); PS Business Parks, Inc. (2010 to 2019); Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (2013 to 2016); Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014 to 2016); CapitalSource Inc. (2004 to 2014)

Other Experience:

• Senior Trustee, The Brookings Institution
• Member, the Audit Committee Council of the Center for Audit Quality
• Board Leadership Fellow and Delegate, the Advisory Council for Risk Oversight for the NACD
• Leadership Board, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness
• Former Member, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Standing Advisory Group

Qualifications:

• Extensive executive, financial and real estate industry experience as a senior executive of a publicly traded REIT as well as a member of several public company boards
• Significant public company board experience in audit, compensation and governance matters

Rick R. Holley

Director Since:

• 2016

Education:

• B.S. Accounting & Business Administration – San Jose State University
• Advanced Executive Program – Northwestern University

Committees:

• Compensation (Chair)
• Executive

Business Experience:

• President and CEO, Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (1994 to 2016)
• CFO, Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (1989 to 1994)

Board Experience:

• Avista Corporation (2011 to 2014)
• Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (1999 to 2016)

Other Experience:

• Former Member, the Economic Advisory Council at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
• Former Director, the National Alliance of Forest Owners and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®

Qualifications:

• Significant executive leadership experience, having previously served as one of the longest tenured principal executive officers in the timber industry
• Extensive understanding of the company’s industry and business lines
• Executive and board experience in strategic planning, corporate governance, finance, government affairs, risk oversight and public company executive compensation

Deidra "Dee" Merriwether

Director Since:

• 2020

Education:

• B.S. Chemical Engineering – North Carolina A&T State University
• M.B.A. Finance and Operations Management - Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business
• Executive Accounting Program – University of Texas at Austin
• CFO Leadership Program – Harvard Business School

Committees:

• Audit

Business Experience:

• Senior Vice President and CFO, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (2021 to present)
• Senior Vice President of North American Sales & Strategic Services, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (2017 to 2021)
• Vice President of Pricing and Strategy, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (2015 to 2017)
• Vice President of Finance, Americas, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (2013 to 2015)
• Chief Operating Officer, Retail Formats; Senior Vice President and CFO, Retail Formats; Vice President of Procurement & Merger Integration; and Vice President of Kmart Real Estate Strategy, Sears Holding Corp. (2002 to 2013)
• Finance, operations and management roles with Sears, Isiah Investments, PwC LLP and Eli Lilly & Company (1991 to 2002)

Board Experience:

• Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, IL (2013 to 2024)
• Sears Canada (2007 to 2010)

Other Experience:

• Advisory Board, the North Carolina A&T State University Athletic Foundation
• Board of Trustees, Ravinia Festival
• Member, The Chicago Network and Women Corporate Directors organizations

Qualifications:

• Significant breadth and depth of executive experience in the areas of finance, sales and international supply chain management
• Extensive finance experience serving as the chief financial officer for one of the world’s largest industrial supply companies, as well as having served in several other professional finance roles
• Served in several executive sales positions with significant profit and loss statement responsibilities

James C. O'Rourke

Director Since:

• 2023

Education:

• B.A.Sc Mining Engineering - University of British Columbia (Canada)
• E.M.B.A. International Finance – INSEAD (France)

Committees:

• Compensation

Business Experience:

• President and CEO (2015-2023); Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer (2012 to 2015); and Executive Vice President, Operations (2009 to 2012), The Mosaic Company
• President, Australia Pacific for Barrick Gold Corporation (2006 to 2008)
• Various management, engineering and other roles in the mining industry in Canada and Australia

Board Experience:

• Toro Company (2012 to present)
• Rio Tinto Ltd. (2023 to present)
• The Mosaic Company (2015 to 2023)

Qualifications:

• Significant executive leadership experience in overseeing a global producer of some of the most important nutrients in agriculture
• Extensive background in commodities markets, procurement and managing international supply chains and customers, as well as deep leadership expertise in driving innovation, operational efficiency, safety and sustainability performance
• Executive and board experience with public company executive compensation and governance matters

Nicole W. Piasecki

Director Since:

• 2003

Education:

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering – Yale University
• M.B.A. Business – University of Pennsylvania

Committees:

• Governance & Corporate Responsibility (Chair)
• Compensation

Business Experience:

• Vice President and General Manager of the Propulsion Systems Division of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (2013 to 2017); Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Integration (2010 to 2013); President of Boeing Japan (2006 to 2010); Vice President of Marketing and Business Strategy for Boeing Commercial Airplanes (2003 to 2006); and Vice President of Sales, Leasing Companies (2000 to 2003), The Boeing Company (1991 to 2000)

Board Experience:

• BWX Technologies, Inc. (2024 to present)
• BAE Systems PLC (2019 to present)
• Howmet Aerospace Inc. (2020 to 2023)
• Kymeta Corporation (2022 to present)

Other Experience:

• Senior Advisor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in Tokyo
• Director, The Stimson Center
• Member, Advisory Council of the Federal Aviation Administration
• Former Trustee, Seattle University
• Former Director, Seattle Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank
• Former Member of the Board of Governors, American Chamber of Commerce of Japan (Tokyo)

Qualifications:

• Significant executive experience in overseeing one of the largest and most complex business divisions of a leading global aircraft and air defense systems designer and manufacturer
• Extensive background in capital-intensive industries, sales and marketing, strategic planning and international operations and relations
• Considerable board experience in public company executive compensation and governance matters

Lawrence A. Selzer

Director Since:

• 2016

Education:

• B. S. Environmental Science - Wesleyan University
• M.B.A. Business - University of Virginia

Committees:

• Executive (Chair)
• Audit
• Governance & Corporate Responsibility

Business Experience:

• President and CEO, The Conservation Fund (2001 to present)

Board Experience:

• Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (2012 to 2016)

Other Experience:

• Director, American Bird Conservancy
• Director, Leading Harvest
• Former Trustee, Manomet, Inc.
• Former Chairman, Outdoor Foundation

Qualifications:

• Significant executive leadership experience in managing and overseeing a large, complex and geographically diverse environmental conservation organization
• Experience and expertise in the areas of conservation procurement, conservation finance, timberland acquisitions and dispositions and real estate management
• Considerable board experience in public company executive compensation and audit matters

DEVIN W. STOCKFISH

Director Since:

• 2019

Education:

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering – University of Colorado
• J.D. – Columbia University School of Law

Committees:

• Executive

Business Experience:

• President and CEO, Weyerhaeuser Company (2019 to present)
• Senior Vice President, Timberlands; Vice President, Western Timberlands; Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary; Assistant General Counsel, Weyerhaeuser Company (2013 to 2019)
• Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Univar Inc. (2010 to 2013)
• Attorney, Starbucks Corporation (2007 to 2010)
• Attorney, K&L Gates LLP (2002 to 2007)
• Engineer, The Boeing Company (1996 to 1999)

Board Experience:

• Xcel Energy Inc. (2025 to present)

Other Experience:

• Board Chair, National Alliance of Forest Owners
• Policy Advisory Board Member, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

Qualifications:

• Significant executive leadership experience in overseeing the largest and most geographically diverse integrated timber and forest products company in North America
• Experience and background in capital-intensive industries, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, legal and regulatory matters and strategic planning, as well as deep leadership expertise in driving innovation, operational efficiency, safety and sustainability performance
• Experience with public company executive compensation, governance and audit matters

Kim Williams

Director Since:

• 2006

Education:

• B.A. French and Economics - Kingston Polytechnic (UK)
• M.S. Economics - University of London (UK)

Committees:

• Audit
• Governance & Corporate Responsibility

Business Experience:

• Senior Vice President and Associate Director of Global Industry Research (2001 to 2005); Partner and various other management positions (1986 to 2001), Wellington Management Company LLP
• Vice President, Industry Analyst, Loomis, Sayles & Co., Inc. (1982 to 1986)

Board Experience:

• E.W. Scripps Company (2008 to present)
• Xcel Energy Inc. (2009 to present)
• MicroVest (2007 to 2021)

Other Experience:

• Life Trustee, Concord Academy
• Member, Women’s Health Leadership Council of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA
• Trustee, The James Beard Foundation
• Former Director, Oxfam America

Qualifications:

• Significant executive experience in investment management and operations, serving as a senior executive of one of the world’s leading investment asset management organizations
• Extensive understanding of the investor perspective and experience and a background in corporate finance, strategic planning and international operations
• Considerable public company board experience in audit and governance matters