Background
Claes, Gayla Christine was born on October 17, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Henry George and Glorya Desiree (Curran) Blasdel.
Claes, Gayla Christine was born on October 17, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Henry George and Glorya Desiree (Curran) Blasdel.
AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1968; postgraduate, Oxford (England) University, 1971; Master of Arts, McGill University, Montreal, 1975.
Administrative assistant University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1968-1970. Teaching assistant English literature McGill University, Montreal, 1970-1971. Editorial director International Consultant Group, Los Angeles, 1972-1978.
Vice president Gaylee Corporation, 1978-1981, Chief Executive Officer, 1981-1988. Writer, consultant Los Angeles and Paris, since 1988. Vice president Grenville Research Inc., since 2010.
Director public relations Center International for the Performing Arts, Paris and Los Angeles, 1991—2000.
Co-founder White Swan Awards, annual benefit for Crippled Children's Society dba AbilityFirst, 1999. Member Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Southern California, Royal Commonwealth Society (London).
Married Daniel John Claes, January 19, 1974.