Our Board of Directors

Global Gaming Women is led by women gaming executives representing diverse industry segments, organizations and geographic areas. Under the direction of our President and Chair Cassie Stratford, the GGW Board of Directors, made up of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee,  Education Committee, Events Committee, Finance Committee, Kick Up Your Heels Committee, Marketing Committee, Membership Committee, Mentorship Committee, and Nominating Committee, steer the development of programs, events and educational offerings for the organization. We are proud to have over 100 female gaming executives and emerging leaders engaged on our committees and leading the future of GGW.


CASSIE STRATFORD
GGW President & Chair

SVP Legal Operations & Regulatory Compliance
Boyd Gaming Corporation


LAUREN BATES
GGW 1st Vice President
Vice President West Game Sales,
Konami Gaming, Inc.


SHIOBHAN LANE
GGW 2nd Vice President 
EVP & CEO of Gaming,

 

MAUREEN KEENAN
GGW Treasurer &
Finance Committee Chair
Vice President of Finance, 

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa

 
Jennifer Roberts
JENNIFER ROBERTS
GGW Secretary & General Counsel
Education Chair
General Counsel & VP, 
WynnBET


ANIKA HOWARD
DEI Committee Co-Chair
President & CEO, 
Wondr Nation



DEANNE McKISSICK
Events Committee Chair
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Aristocrat


 
ERICA KOSEMUND
Kick Up Your Heel Committee Chair
Sr. Director of Gaming Brand & Partnerships, 
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

 
FELICIA GASSEN
Nominating & Governance
Committee Chair
Chief Administration Officer &
Chief of Staff, 
Sightline Payments


Grainne Hurst
GRAINNE HURST
International Committee Chair

Group Corporate Affairs Director, 
Entain Group



KATE WHITE
Membership Committee Chair
Vice President of Business Intelligence & IT Program Management, 
Penn Entertainment


LAUREN O'BRIEN
Mentorship Committee Chair

Regional Sales Manager, 
Aristocrat

Tiffany Sides
TIFFANY SIDES
Marketing Committee Chair

Vice President of Marketing Operations,
Green Valley Ranch

Virginia McDowell
VIRGINIA MCDOWELL
Sponsorship Committee Chair
Retired CEO, 
Isle of Capri Casinos



ANDREA FERGUSON
VP Brand Marketing & Entertainment
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians & Yaamava' Resort & Casino


BRANDI ELLIS
Sr. Vice President VIP Marketing
Caesars Entertainment


CARMEL GONZALES
Vice President of Labor,
MGM Resorts
 
CHARLENE NIELSON
Director Enterprise Games, 
BCLC


DOROTHY COSTA
Sr. Vice President of People & Transformation, 
IGT

Ellen Whittemore
ELLEN WHITTEMORE 
EVP & General Counsel, 
Wynn Resorts


S
HEILA BANGALORE
Games Global Board Member