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Board of Directors

The ICRG is overseen by a Board of Directors that provides oversight to assure the financial well being of the organization. Further, board members serve as Ambassadors for ICRG, to make sure others are aware of our mission and the importance of the work that we do. Board members assist in securing financial support for the ICRG both directly and indirectly to assure that new research can be initiated annually.

Board Officers

President and Secretary
Arthur Paikowsky
President Emeritus
Phil Satre
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Wynn Resorts
Chair Emeritus
Alan M. Feldman
Distinguished Fellow in Responsible Gaming
UNLV International Gaming Institute
Chair
Mark Lipparelli
Founder, Gioco Ventures LLC
Former Chairman, Nevada Gaming Control Board
Treasurer
Andrew Zarnett
Managing Director, Head of Gaming
Investment Banking at Jefferies LLC

Board Members

Maria-Christina Annaloro
Director of Government Relations and Responsible Gaming
Sands Corp.
Steven Crystal
Chairman of Board and President
Automated Cashless Systems, Inc.
Alex Dixon
Chief Executive Officer
Q Casino
Daron Dorsey
Executive Director
AGEM
Dean Hestermann
Vice President, Issues Management and Strategic Communications
Caesars Entertainment
Alison Kutler
Vice President of Sustainability and Responsible Gaming at FanDuel
Stephen Martino
Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
MGM Resorts International
Bill Miller
President & CEO
American Gaming Association
Eileen Moore Johnson
Vegas Loop General Manager
The Boring Company
Sheila Morago
Executive Director
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association
M. Cristina Romero De Alba
Partner LOYRA Law Firm
Birgitte Sand
Independent Consultant
Birgitte Sand & Associates ApS
Kathleen M. Scanlan
Former Executive Director Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling
Scott Seligman
Seligman Western Enterprises, Ltd
Michael Soll
President
The Innovation Group
Kate Spilde, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Endowed Chair, Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming
Professor, San Diego State University
Mark Vander Linden
Director of Research and Responsible Gaming Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Andrew Zarnett
Managing Director, Head of Gaming
Investment Banking at Jefferies LLC

ICRG Advisory Council

The ICRG Advisory Council is a group of industry leaders that provides guidance and direction to the President on topics related to responsible gambling.
Trevor J. Croker
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Aristocrat Leisure Limited
Jonathan Halkyard
Chief Financial Officer
MGM Resorts International
Bobby Soper
President and CEO
Sun Gaming & Hospitality
Jacob Coin
VP Speech Writer & Executive Advisor
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Ellen Whittemore
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

ICRG Scientific Advisory Board

The ICRG’s competitive grant-making process is overseen by a Scientific Advisory Board that is composed of leading independent scientists with expertise in addiction and related topics. They monitor the conduct of the research grants and make final grant-making decisions for ICRG-funded research projects.
Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., Chair
Dean's Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Epidemiology
Associate Dean for Research and Planning
College of Public Health & Health Professions
College of Medicine
University of Florida
Tammy Chung, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David C. Hodgins, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Calgary
Miriam Jorgensen, M.P.P., Ph.D.
Research Director, Native Nations Institute University of Arizona
Research Director, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development Harvard University
Gloria Miele, Ph.D.
Program Director, Opiod and Stimulant Implementation Support
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Chair, UCLA ISAP Continuing Medical Education Committee
Joyce (Joy) Balls-Berry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine Core Leader, Health Disparities and Equity Core in the Knight ADRC
T. Celeste Napier, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Center for Compulsive Behavior and Addiction
Rush University Medical Center

ICRG Staff

The ICRG staff is dedicated to funding the highest quality research and advancing public education about gambling disorder and responsible gaming. Please feel free to contact them by email below.
President
Arthur Paikowsky
apaikowsky@icrg.org
Director of Research and Education
Travis Sztainert, Ph.D.
tsztainert@icrg.org
Director of Tribal Nations Relations and Communications
Nicole Scott
nscott@icrg.org
Senior Fundraiser
Joshua Belkin
jbelkin@icrg.org
Executive Assistant
Noelle Mancini
nmancini@icrg.org