Resumé

Background: Born August 28, 1946 in St. Joseph, Missouri
Reared: Greenwood, Missouri

Publications

• 2006 Released Water All Over the World CD
• 2006 Released My Green Dream CD
• 2006 Re-released In Tune With All Species CD
• 2005 Re-released Rot N’ Roll CD
• 2001 Released The Eco-Troubadour CD
• 1999 Released Compost Gin composting card game
• 1998 Released Unintended Consequences CD
• 1995 Published Rot N' Roll Songbook
• 1994 Published The Compost Learning Guide
• 1993 Released Rot'N Roll environmental music tape.
• 1992 Published In Tune With All Species Songbook.
• 1989 Released In Tune With All Species music tape.
• 1980 Published Guide to Barrel Compost Toilet

Awards and Honors

• 2006 Kansas Recycling Hall of Fame
• 2002 Lee’s Summit High School Hall of Fame
• 2000 Educator of the Year, United States Compost Council
• 1997 Governor's Waste Reduction Award, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
• 1995 Missouri Environmental Educator of the Year from Region VII U.S. EPA
• 1994 MO Sierra Club Excellence in Environmental Communications
• 1993 Environmental Educator of the Year, Missouri Waste Control Coalition.
• 1976 Junior High Science Teacher of the Year for Greater Kansas City.

Presentations

• Girl Scout of America Keynote August ‘06
• Kansas Master Gardeners Keynote November ‘03
• Arkansas Recycling Conference Keynote August ‘00
• National Earth Day organizers Conference, Boston, 1992
• North American Bioregional Congresses, 1988, 90, 92, 94, 02
• Iowa Conservation Education Coalition, Guthrie Center 1993-95
• National Water Quality Volunteer Conference Madison, WI '96
• Midwest Environmental Education Conference, 92-’01.
• Featured in videos for Fox Network and MO DNR
• Traveled four states for Midland Energy Institute, 1980-1

Experience

• 2003 Managing Partner, Tall Oak Productions, LLC (educational media)
• 1993 Started Stan's Environmental Services (later Tall Oak Productions) consulting and educating regionally
• 1990 Started full time work with Heartland All Species Project as Director of The Composters and assembly presenter.
• 1987 Founded Heartland All Species Project with Marty Kraft.
• 1987-89 Contractor with Repairs Unlimited
• 1980-87 Owner, operator of Slaughter Energy Enterprises, providing weatherization and solar services to Greater Kansas City.
• 1980-81 worked as Lead Instructor for Midland Energy Institute, one of five regional Solar and Energy Conservation Resource Centers
• 1980 Pioneered in solid waste management forming Slaughter Energy Enterprises.
• 1971-1980 Ervin Junior High School, general science and physics teacher
• 1975 Built a personal solar home serving as general contractor.
• 1970-77 US Army Reserves, Honorable Discharge Staff Sergeant E-6
• 1969-70 Lee's Summit Junior High-biology, general and earth science teacher.

Education

• 1975 Master of Arts in Biology from U.M.K.C., 3.81 G.P.A.
• 1967-69 Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MO. B.A. Education, Full NAIA basketball scholarship.
• 1965-66 Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas, Full NCAA basketball scholarship.
• 1964 Graduated Lee's Summit High School, Lee's Summit, Missouri