2005 Conference Advisory Board
Executive Committee
Judy Patterson • Senior Vice President and Executive Director • American Gaming Association
Courtney Muller • Industry Vice President & Executive Director • Global Gaming Expo
Penny Kyle • Executive Director • Virginia Lottery
Ernie Stevens • Chairman • National Indian Gaming Association
Overall Program
Paul Dworin • Publisher • Global Gaming Business
Roger Gros • Editor • Global Gaming Business
Allison McCoy • Conference Director • Global Gaming Expo
Keli Wallace • Director of Special Projects • American Gaming Association
Bingo Track Leader
Tamara L. Dietrich • Managing Director • Electronic Bingo Manufacturers Association, Inc.
Design & Décor Track Leader
Julie Brinkerhoff-Jacobs • President/CFO • Lifescapes International
Victoria Erickson • Director of Business Development • Paul Steelman Design Group
F&B; Track Leaders
Rino Armeni • Executive Marketing Director • Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada
George Burkhardt • President • Burkhardt Associates
Sarah Lee Marks • Author • Reservations Required
Finance & Money Track Leaders
Glenn Christenson • CFO • Station Casinos, Inc.
Maureen Mularkey • CFO • International Game Technology
Games & Technology Track Leader
Peter Mead • Publisher • Casino Enterprise Management
Gaming Development Track Leader
Bruce Rowe • President • Renaissance Casino Solutions, Inc.
Gaming Law & Regulation Track Leader
Lloyd Levenson • Senior Partner • Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law
iGaming Track Leader
Sue Schneider • President & CEO • The River City Group
International Track Leader
Frederic Gushin • Managing Director • Spectrum Gaming Group
Marketing Track Leaders
Jim Wise • Director of Corporate Communications • Argosy Gaming Company
Marcus Prater • Senior Vice President of Marketing • Bally Gaming and Systems / SDG / Alliance Gaming Corp.
Operations Track Leader
Virginia McDowell • Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing • Argosy Gaming Company
Racino Track Leaders
James Rafferty • President • Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center
Richard Thalheimer • Professor • Department of Equine Administration, University of Louisville, and President • Thalheimer Research Associates
Research & Public Policy Track Leaders
Wes Ehrecke • Executive Director • Iowa Gaming Association
Dean Hestermann • Corporate Director, Public Affairs • Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
Security & Surveillance Track Leader
Alan Zajic • Security Consultant
Slot Operations Track Leader
Jack Bulavsky • Executive Director • AGEM
Slot Technology Track Leader
Michelle Olesiejuk • Executive Director • Gaming Standards Association
T&DI; Operations Track Leader
Rob Russell • Senior Gaming Analyst • Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap P.C.
Table Games
Mark Yoseloff • Chairman & CEO • Shuffle Master Gaming
Tribal Gov’t Track Leader
Knute Knudson • Vice President, Administration • Sodak Gaming
Jana McKeag • Vice President, Government Relations • VCAT (Venture Catalyst Incorporated)
Kate Spilde • Visiting Scholar • Center for California Native Nations, University of California
