​THE SLA TEAM

​Craig Gallop, 
​SENIOR ADVISOR  
For over 40 years Craig has provided successful lighting solutions for municipalities, schools, and universities across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.

​Craig’s product expertise, industry knowledge and project leadership has awarded him over 94% of the state's outdoor athletic facilities lighting projects.

Having recently retired from an industry leader in sports lighting systems, Craig continues to provide his award-winning work to guarantee the best outdoor lighting solutions for local recreational facilities, high school sports stadiums, and university sports complexes.

Craig received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota - Duluth and a Master of Arts degree from Minnesota State University - Mankato. Craig has served on the Planning Commission for the City of Minnetonka and is a past chairman of the Minnesota State Boxing Commission. In addition to Craig’s many accomplishments he is a proud veteran of US Navy.

Harlan Gallop, 
​PROJECT ADVISOR
For 15 years Harlan has been serving Minnesota and the upper Midwest managing 250+ sport lighting installation, and other sports facility projects.

Harlan has extensive experience working with park and recreation directors, school superintendents, athletic directors, park superintendents and building & grounds managers.

He has managed all different types of projects from local sports facilities to college stadiums. He excels with project coordination, installation oversight and always ensures the project is on time and in budget. ​​
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Harlan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drake University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of St. Thomas. Harlan also has a passion for helping local nonprofit youth serving organizations including: ACES (Athletes Committed to Educating Students), Bolder Options and Big Brother/Big Sister of the Greater Twin Cities.

mike stout,
​​marketing
For over 30 years Mike has led marketing and innovation for companies ranging from the privately owned to the Fortune 100.
Mike possesses broad-based management skills and deep knowledge of current trends, methodologies, and approaches to improve organizational performance.  He maintains a high level of quality to facilitate growth and change.
His expertise in project and vendor management will ensure SLA continues to impress by leading the industry, consistently exceeding client expectations, and outperforming industry benchmarks. 
Mike is a graduate from Michigan State University with post graduate studies at Aquinas College and Grand Valley State University. Active in the community he has served as chairman of a Twin Cities non-profit, served on his city's economic development advisory committee, a MNCAPS coach mentoring business leaders of tomorrow, and regularly advises Twin Cities non-profits and their leaders. He is also a published author.
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