Stanford

About Stanford

Global senior leadership background shaping international, national, regional, and local integrated resort property strategy for Fortune 500 casino companies including Wynn Resorts, Sands China (Las Vegas Sands), and Caesars Entertainment • Opening and pre-opening planning experience for five integrated resort properties including Wynn Palace, Encore Boston Harbor, Parisian Macao, Aliante Casino + Hotel, and Golden Nugget Atlantic City • Demonstrated track record of success in each senior strategic leadership role with each resort property either reaching double digit percentage growth, holding the market’s highest share, or both • History of attracting, developing, and retaining team members, even in recognized high turnover environments • Extensive brand-enhancing media and crisis management expertise as company spokesperson • Two post-graduate degrees, a master\'s degree in management and law degree (JD), earned concurrently while attending Cornell University CEO, CMO, General Management, Board Member, Advisory Board Member, Operations Management, Loyalty Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Lifecycle Marketing, Performance Management, Digital Marketing, Brand Management, Advertising, Database Marketing, Entertainment Marketing, Partnership Marketing, Direct Marketing, Public Relations, Retail Marketing, Integrated Resort Marketing, Project Management, Community Relations, Analytics, Casino Marketing, VIP Marketing, Player Development, Sales Leadership, Hospitality Management

Experience

1. CEO and President

   Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel

   Dec 2019 — Present

   Oversees all business strategy and operations for the regional casino, featuring 1,700 slot machines, over 50 table games, sq. ft. of ballroom space, a 1,300-seat entertainment venue, and eight dining establishments • Leads resort expansion, which includes a 210-room hotel tower, sq. ft. of meeting space, three restaurants, parking garage, and a destination spa • Reinvigorated company culture, resulting in Snoqualmie Casino earning three consecutive Top 100 Washington Workplace Awards in the Puget Sound Business Journal • Within first year and half of overall leadership, guided company to the highest annual EBITDA performance in its history, exceeding previous annual record by 30% • Led the Tribal Compact negotiation efforts on behalf of the casino and Snoqualmie Tribe, reaching successful agreement with the Washington State Gaming Commission to increase wager limits, allow credit lines, and offer sports betting • Launched the first sports book in Washington history, collaborating with the Snoqualmie Gaming Commission and the Washington State Gaming Commission to navigate stringent game integrity regulations and standards; followed suit by launching Washington\'s first sports betting mobile app two months later • Accomplished lowest annual team member turnover rate in the company\'s 14-year history, reducing turnover by 11% from the previous five-year best • Fulfilled CEO and CMO duties concurrently as interim CEO from 12/2019 - 5/2021 • Led operating team to five of the highest EBITDA months in company performance history within first ten months of assuming CEO responsibilities • Devised and implemented pandemic plan that retained entire workforce; pivoted overall business strategy to achieve the highest annual EBITDA the year following Washington state\'s multi-month “shelter in place\"

Education

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  Juris Doctor, Law

  2003 — 2006

• Cornell University

  Master of Management (MMH), Management/Hospitality

  2004 — 2006

• University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Kinesiology

  1996