Vice President, Corporate Communications
CurrentSenior corporate communications executive for Fortune 1000 casino entertainment company, with 29 locations in 11 states. Oversee all aspects of Boyd Gaming’s communications functions, including media relations, public relations and publicity, internal communications, financial communications, ESG communications and crisis communications; provide strategic counsel and support to government affairs and social media teams. Directly manage Boyd Gaming’s corporate charitable giving budget, and assist in development and execution of Boyd's ESG initiatives.Key accomplishments: + Negotiated and executed $5 million, multi-year sponsorship agreement with University of Nevada, Las Vegas Athletics department (largest corporate agreement in UNLV Athletics’ history).+ Executed strategic financial communications plans for seven separate acquisitions, totaling $3.2 billion in value; led internal communications campaigns to integrate 11,000 new employees to Company.+ Implemented nationwide public relations and marketing campaign aimed at raising visibility of Company’s brands with Hispanic/Latino customers through Spanish-language media outreach.