Advisory Leadership/Executive

Matthew Dodd

General Manager
Elk Valley Casino and Founder at Disruptiv3Innovation.com

Matthew has worked in the casino industry for more than 28 years, with leadership roles in poker, table games, and slots leading to his current role as General Manager for Elk Valley Casino on the Northern California coast. Currently, Matthew is involved in working with the Elk Valley Rancheria to build a brand new casino, which will open in 2022. Throughout his experience, Matthew has had an interest in mentoring and leadership development, which most recently culminated in a M.S. in Business Psychology from Franklin University in Ohio. Matthew also holds a B.A. degree from Ohio State University. Matthew enjoys consulting on business leadership, growth and development in Indian Country with Disruptiv3Innovation.com, a company he founded in early 2019. Disruptiv3Innovation.com develops growth and ascension planning for Tribal Members and property leaders within their own casino businesses. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife, three children, and two dogs at the beach or in the redwoods.

Reese Weber, MBA, CISSP

Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer
Indian Health Service, California Area Office

California Area Office in Sacramento, CA. In this role, she works with Federal, Tribal and Urban healthcare facilities throughout California to improve their cybersecurity posture, technical infrastructure, privacy and security policies, and HIPAA compliance. In her 10 years at IHS, she served as both the System Administrator and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) before becoming the California Area Office CISO. Prior to joining Indian Health Service, she served as an ISSO for the Department of Defense, and before that, as a Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force. Ms. Weber holds an MBA from Brandman University, a graduate certificate in Public and Non-Profit Leadership, a BBA in Information Systems, and the highest information security credential, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Her combined 20 years of civil service has given her a wide breadth of IT, security and leadership experience that lend to her passion and enthusiasm for all things cybersecurity. Ms. Weber has a mild (read: major) Disney obsession; and she loves traveling with her family.

Steve Neely

General Manager
Rolling Hills Casino

Steve Neely is the General Manager of Rolling Hills casino, located about 90 minutes North of Sacramento, California, where he has oversaw a 25% increase in revenue over the past 22 months, primarily through improved marketing efforts specifically database marketing. Prior to joining Rolling Hills Steve served as the COO and CMO for Casino Del Sol in Tucson. He also served as the Vice President of Marketing at Rivers Casino in Chicago, Illinois, the highest grossing casino in the state. Additionally Steve has held a senior level casino positions at a number of properties around the country including Pechanga Resort and Casino in Southern California, Isleta Casino and Resort and Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was the Corporate Director of Marketing for Cherokee Nation Enterprises, and oversaw the marketing activities of their seven properties in Eastern Oklahoma. In addition to his property level experience, Steve also has performed consulting work specializing in strategic processes and program development and implementation for properties around the country. Prior to entering the gaming industry Steve held multiple positions in radio and television including on-air personality, account executive, Sales Manager, General Manager and Market Manager.

Dawn McGrady

Director of Finance
Little River Casino Resort

Dawn McGrady is a Tribal Member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s in Business Administration. Dawn has 25 years of gaming experience working in multiple Tribal casinos in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and currently in Michigan.

David Owens

CEO
Skokomish Indian Tribal Enterprise, Inc.

David Owens began his gaming career in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1985, notably at Caesars Palace as a dice dealer from 1989 to 2000 and as a member of the opening management team of the Aladdin (now Planet Hollywood) in 2000. David relocated to Oklahoma in 2003, where he worked directly with Tribal Councils and gaming commissions developing and managing Tribal businesses and Casinos as a Casino General Manager, Director of Gaming and Vice President of Development. David is currently the CEO of Tribal Enterprises for the Skokomish Tribe of Washington.

Christopher Orozco

Director of Team Member Relations
Win-River Resort & Casino

Christopher is the Director of Team Member Relations at Win-River Resort & Casino. He believes the fundamental purpose of HR is to improve the quality of life of every single person within an organization, both inside and outside the workplace. He’s passionate about purposeful leadership; listening to the needs of others, setting out to intentionally do good for others, and seeing the potential in someone to empower them to add something meaningful to our world. You can read more about Christopher’s thoughts on life and leadership by following along with him on Twitter.

Dan Garrow

Board Member Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort and Consultant VPS

Mr. Garrow has over forty years of IT experience in several industries. As a 20+ year veteran of the hospitality and gaming industry, Mr. Garrow served as Chief Information Officer in the management teams at Mohegan Sun, Turning Stone Casino, the Choctaw Casinos, and Baha Mar.

Roy Corby

Senior VP of Operations- Global Gaming Solutions
Chickasaw Nation

I got my start in the gaming industry more than 30 years ago working as a craps dealer and slot attendant in Atlantic City. Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma marks the tenth tribe I have worked for in leadership roles, most recently serving as the Senior VP of Operations for their Global Gaming Group. My career has taken me across the country, having worked in New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida – where I worked on cruise ships – New Orleans, Detroit, Arizona, Las Vegas, Seattle, New Mexico, Califonia and now Oklahoma. My previous roles include serving as the general manager of casino operations / Chief Operating Officer for Sandia Resort & Casio in Albuquerque, New Mexico, general manager at Jena Choctaw Pines Casino in Dry Prong, Louisiana and Chief Gaming officer at Snoqualmie Casino in Washington. I also worked as the Chief Operating Officer for Sol Casinos in Tucson, Arizona, during a $122 million expansion. In addition, I served as Chief Operating Officer at Acres 4.0 in Las Vegas, a leading gaming technology firm, and Vice President of casino operations for the five-star property The Greenbrier in West Virginia, a more than 200-year-old historical resort.

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2021 TribalNet Advisory Boards

Matthew Dodd

Dan Garrow

Dawn McGrady

Steve Neely

Christopher Orozco

David Owens

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Matthew Dodd

Reese Weber, MBA, CISSP

Steve Neely

Dawn McGrady

David Owens

Christopher Orozco

Dan Garrow

Roy Corby