Background
Slaats, Gary William was born on August 12, 1945 in Hazel Green, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Louis and Evelyn Eileen (Weier) Slaats.
Slaats, Gary William was born on August 12, 1945 in Hazel Green, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Louis and Evelyn Eileen (Weier) Slaats.
Associate of Arts, Waldorf College, 1965; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, 1965-1967, 69-70; postgraduate, California State University, Fresno, 1967.
Director communications, Commision on Religion in Appalachia, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1970-1972; editor, co-public, Clark County Press, Neillsville, Wisconsin, 1972-1985; vice president marketing, ALB Public Rels. Company, Madison, Wisconsin, 1985-1987; private practice public relations consultant, Madison, 1987-1988; director corporation development, Morgan & Myers, Jefferson, Wisconsin, since 1988.
Board of directors Wisconsin Freedom Information Council, 1981-1985. Member of commission Wisconsin News Council Task Force, 1982-1983. Volunteer United States Peace Corps, 1967-1969.
Member American Civil Liberties Union, National Council Returned Peace Corp Volumes, Returned Peace CorpsVols. Wisconsin, Wisconsin Newspaper Association (golden member, 15 Journalism awards 1972-1985), Nature and Wildlife Protection Society Sri Lanka (life), Asia Society, Friends of Sri Lanka, Madison International Trade Association, Unitarian-Universalist United Nations Organisation, Social Investment Forum, Audubon Society.
Married Jane D. Harvey, January 3, 1970.