Board of Directors
Diana Bennett
Board President
President
Paragon Gaming LLC
Term 2009 – 2013
As CEO and co-founder of Paragon Gaming, a developer and operator of gaming based properties, Diana Bennett is a second-generation casino operator and one of the most effective and respected executives in the gaming industry today. She has been personally responsible for the management of multiple casino operations and has been licensed in multiple jurisdictions. Diana is recognized as an expert in establishing gaming systems, and served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Casino Data Systems (CDS), where she planned, grew and managed one of the major gaming manufacturers in North America and was licensed in multiple gaming jurisdictions including Missouri.
As President of the Bennett Family Foundation, she supports various youth and women’s organizations throughout the Southern Nevada area such as Three Square Food Bank and Noah’s House at the Shade Tree Women’s Shelter. She was also recognized for her support of the I Have A Dream Foundation in 2009. Diana has been named repeatedly to the Outstanding Women of Nevada since 1994 and in 2007 was named as one of the Top Ten Great Women of Gaming in the US.
Anita Romero
Board Secretary
Vice President/Special Projects
Southwest Gas Corporation
Term 2010 – 2013
Gina Polovina
Board Treasurer
Vice President of Government Affairs
Boyd Gaming
2011 - 2014
Andy Abboud
Vice President Government Relations & Community Development
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Term 2007 – 2014
Brian Ayala
President
Ayala’s Concession Group
Term 2008 – 2012
Michael J. Brown
Vice President - Corporate & External Affairs
Barrick Gold
2012 - 2015
Louis Castle
Vice President
Studios, Zynga
Term 2009 - 2012
Kirk V. Clausen
President
Wells Fargo
Term 2007 – 2013
Marsha Gilford
Vice President Public Affairs
Smith’s Food & Drug Stores, Inc
Term 2010 – 2013
Christopher Handy
XNO Sports
Term 2007 – 2014
Eric Hilton
Board Director
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Term 2007 – 2012
Bill Hornbuckle
Chief Marketing Officer
MGM Resorts International
Term 2009 – 2013
Fran Inman
President
Majestic Realty Foundation
Term 2008 – 2012
Kara Kelley
Kara Kelley
The Kelley Company
Term 2009 – 2013
Robyn Ratcliffe Manzini
Community Organizer
Term 2009 – 2012
Punam Mathur
Term 2007 – 2014
Rick Mazer
Regional President
Caesars Entertainment
Term 2011 - 2015
Tom McCartney
Term 2009 – 2013
Rose McKinney-James
Managing Principal
Energy Works Consulting
Term 2010 – 2014
Sam McMullen
Attorney
Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Term 2009 – 2013
Emily Neilson
General Manager/President
KLAS-8 News Now
Term 2007 – 2012
Dick Rizzo
Vice Chairman
Perini Building Company
Term 2007 – 2014
George Smith
President
Bank of America
Term 2007 – 2012
John M. Sullivan
Of Counsel
Rice, Silbey, Reuther & Sullivan
Term 2010 – 2014
Si White
Vice President Chief Audit Executive
International Game Technology
2012 - 2015
