Ann Slate

Ann Slate recently culminated a 22 year public sector career in Human Resources. She has worked for the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, before transitioning into municipal government in the early 1980’s, first with the City of Watsonville, as their first Personnel Director. Ann spent the remaining 14 years of her career with the City of San Luis Obispo, as the Director of Human Resources.

She served as President of the League of California Personnel and Employee Relations Department, Chair of the Central Coast Cities’ Self Insurance Fund, a risk management joint powers authority (two terms) and as President of the San Luis Obispo County United Way. She is a member of the International Personnel Management Association, and the California Public Employee Relations Association (CALPELRA).

Ann is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and did graduate studies at San Francisco State University and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Since her retirement in 2003 from the City of San Luis Obispo, Ann has assisted a number of non-profit organizations and other cities with team-building, organizational goal setting, and recruitment for executive officers. Ann joined Avery in 2004.