Ms. Patricia M. Bedient, Patty, is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Weyerhaeuser Co. since April 2007. She manages the integration of Weyerhaeuser Co planning processes, including financial planning and budgeting, investment evaluation, and investment direction setting. Ms. Bedient served as Senior Vice President of finance & Strategic Planning of Weyerhaeuser Co., from February 2006 to 2007 and served as Vice President of its Strategic Planning from 2003 to February 2006. She joined the firm in 2003. Prior to this, Ms. Bedient served as a Managing Partner at Arthur Andersen LLP in Seattle before joining Weyerhaeuser. She worked at the Portland and Boise offices as a Partner. Ms. Bedient worked with Andersen for 27 years. Ms. Bedient has been a Director of Alaska Air Group Inc. since December 1, 2004 and Alaska Airlines Inc., since June 7, 2005. She serves as Trustee of Overlake Hospital Medical Center. Ms. Bedient served on the boards of a variety of civic organizations, including the World Forestry Center, the City Club of Portland, St. Mary's Academy of Portland and the Chamber of Commerce of Boise, Idaho. She serves on the Oregon State University Foundation Board of Trustees, the Weyerhaeuser Foundation board and the advisory board of the University of Washington School of Business. Ms. Bedient serves on the San Francisco regional advisory board for FM Global. She is a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants. She attended Oregon State University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting and Finance.