Contributor Profile

Sandra Douglass Morgan serves as Chair and Executive Director of the Nevada Gaming Control Board where she is responsible for the Board's daily operations, including managing a $44 million dollar budget and approximately 400 employees in five cities throughout Nevada. Sandra was appointed to this role by Governor Steve Sisolak for a 4-year term from January 28, 2026 to January 28, 2023. She was previously appointed to the Nevada Gaming Commission in 2018 and to the Nevada Athletic Commission in 2017 by former Governor Brian Sandoval. While serving as a Gaming Commissioner, she was also the Director of External Affairs for AT&T Services, Inc. She formerly served as the City Attorney for the City of North Las Vegas, and was the first African-American City Attorney in the state of Nevada. Prior to her public service with the City, she served as a Litigation Attorney for one of the world's largest gaming companies. Her awards and honors include the Corporate to Community Connector award from the National Urban League Young Professionals, "Women in Business and Politics" award from the Urban Chamber of Commerce, Ladies of Distinction Award from Olive Crest, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting abused and neglected children, the National Bar Association's Nation's Best Advocates "40 under 40," and Attorney of the Year Award by the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association. Sandra is a member of the State Bar of Nevada. She earned her B. A. in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno and her J. D. from the William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She resides in Southern Nevada with her husband, Don Morgan, where they raise their two children.