In addition, Mr. Sievers is a Consulting Director of the Skirball Foundation and a Senior Fellow Emeritus with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

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Now, Senator Rockefeller must carry this argument to his fellow West Virginians who have consistently elected him since 1976.

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Now, along with William Rockefeller's great-granddaughter and fellow tree conservancy member Ann Elliman, he plans to plant 1, 000 by next year.

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