John ("Jack")
Haase
I live in Fairway Nine II Townhomes during the summer and winter and have been
coming to Sun Valley since 1948 and I said at the time I would live here one
day. In the off season I live in Scottsdale, AZ. I have been a member of the
Fairway Nine II board for a number of years and am currently the president. I
have also been on the board of a HOA in Portland and was active on a committee
in an HOA in Scottsdale. In addition I was on the SVEA board for 6 years and
president for two years (1994 - 1999).
I was a Navy Fighter pilot on active duty and served in the reserves ending as a Navy Captain after 21 years. I worked for Boise Cascade Corporation for 32 years in various positions being a senior vice president when I retired. During my tenure with BC I was involved in sales, manufacturing, International General Manager for the paper business and finally responsible for Engineering/Construction, Research and Purchasing.
With three friends, we started 7/11 of Alaska and built it to an 80 store business in five years and later sold it to Tesoro.
After leaving Boise I volunteered to work in the Czech Republic for three years assisting a Paper Company emerge out of the Velvet Revolution under Vaclav Havel the Czech President. I also was a contract employee for a Canadian Engineering firm representing them on the board of a joint venture Engineering Company in Chile, and worked with them in Brazil, Indonesia and Thailand.