Background
Straw, Gary Robert was born on March 19, 1951 in Springfield, Vermont, United States. Son of Robert Archie and Muriel Gwendolyn (Mayette) Straw.
Straw, Gary Robert was born on March 19, 1951 in Springfield, Vermont, United States. Son of Robert Archie and Muriel Gwendolyn (Mayette) Straw.
Student, Deerfield Academy, 1970. Bachelor of Science, University Vermont, 1974.
General manager Point Sebago Resort, Casco, Maine, 1974-1980. General mgr Meramec Valley Resort, Cuba, Missouri, 1980-1981. General manager, director sales and marketing Lost Valley Lake Resort, Owensville, 1981-1986.
President Straw and Associates, Inc., Port Clinton, Ohio, since 1986, Straw & Associates Pennsylvania, Inc., Straw & Associates Wisconsin, Inc., Port Clinton, since 1987, S and A Marketing, Port Clinton, since 1987, Straw & Associates of Ohio, Inc., Port Clinton, since 1988. Guest speaker University Vermont, 1975-1978, Coast To Coast, Inc., Marco Isle, Florida, 1987, Washington, 1987, Palm Springs, California, 1989. Sales and marketing manager Jellystone Park, Milwaukee, 1987-1988, Tievoli Hills Resort, Clarksville, Missouri, 1987, Erie Island Resort and Marina, Port Clinton, 1987-1990, Hunter's Station, Tionesta, Pennsylvania, 1988, Carey Station, Greensboro, Georgia, 1988.
Owner, managing partner Park Place, Park City, Kentucky, since 1989. Marketing salesman Royal Key Yacht Club, Benton Harbor, Michigan, since 1990. Consultant Patten Corporation, Stamford, Vermont, since 1988, Resort Funding, Syracuse, New York, since 1987, Broadway Bank Trust, Paterson, New Jersey, since 1988, Villa Owners Club, Ltd., Suffolk, England, since 1990.
Member Ohio Residential and Resort Development Association, American Residential and Resort Development Association (guest seminar speaker Hiltonhead, North Carolina 1989, Las Vegas, Nevada 1990, Highest Outdoor Resorts Sales award 1988-1989), Coast to Coast, Inc. (guest speaker 1987-1990, Dun and Bradstreet).
Married Diane Leslie Durnall, March 17, 1979. Children: Gary Robert II, Megan June.