In 2004, Hogans retired as SVP after 25 years with Weyerhaeuser Company, where he held several leadership positions responsible for corporate communications, environment, health and safety, government affairs, law, e-business, procurement and supply chain management. He currently serves on the board of Boise Cascade Company. Mack L. Hogans joined Weyerhaeuser Company in 1979. He has been a forester, a branch manager for the Building Materials Distribution business, and a government affairs manager. He was the director of Government Affairs and public-policy issues management before being appointed vice president of Government Affairs in December 1990. In April 1995, Hogans was elected senior vice president, Corporate Affairs. He currently leads the Environment, Health and Safety Department, the Law Department, Government Affairs, Corporate Contributions, and Corporate Communications. He also is chair of the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation. Hogans holds a bachelor of science degree in forestry and natural resources from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and a master of science degree in forest resources from the University of Washington. He attended Tuskegee University as a pre-forestry student. He is also a graduate of Stanford Universitys Graduate School of Businesss executive program. Hogans serves as a board member for The Association of Washington Business, the Washington Council on International Trade, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the University of Puget Sound, the Zion Preparatory Academy, the Public Affairs Council, the Discovery Institute and The Nature Conservancy.