Bill Slater
Senior Vice President, Response and Recovery Senior Director
Bill Slater is a Senior Vice President and Response & Recovery Senior Director for the Mitigation, Environmental, Response, Recovery & Resiliency (MER3) business vertical, which brings together Tidal Basin Group, MLU Services and Michael Baker International’s Emergency Management and Response professionals into a single, united team focused on end-to-end contingency operations and resilience solutions. He has extensive experience as a disaster professional and emergency response volunteer, starting his emergency management career in response and serving as a police officer and firefighter.
Mr. Slater spent over 20 years in law enforcement and supervisory roles, including serving as an emergency management supervisor and station commander. He served at the “ground zero” New York City Mayor’s command post following the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center Terrorist attack in support of rescue and recovery efforts. Later, Mr. Slater was selected by the New York State Office of Emergency Management as a member of the initial cadre of New York State’s Type II All-Hazards Incident Management Team and served on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region II’s IMT.
In 2012, when Mr. Slater transitioned to the disaster recovery field, he leveraged his experience to guide various clients through the recovery process. He worked as a project management lead for New York, Hawaii, Alaska and numerous local municipalities. His experience in response and recovery has proven to be an asset to his clients.
