Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership
Progress in the empowerment and advancement of Women in Lottery
PRESENTED at LOTTERY EXPO NASHVILLE 2023
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Moderator: Rebecca Paul, President & CEO, Tennessee Education Lottery, President of the World Lottery Association, and Founder and Chair of WILL
Panelists:
Richard Bateson, Chief Commercial Officer, INTRALOT, Inc. Wendy Montgomery, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications and Sustainability , IGT
Jennifer Welshons, Chief Marketing Officer, Scientific Games Jennifer Westbury, Executive Vice President Sales & Customer Development, Pollard Banknote
WILL Session (Women’s Initiative in Lottery Leadership) Moderator: Rebecca Paul, President and CEO, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation; President of the World Lottery Association (WLA)
PRESENTED at SMART-TECH MIAMI 2023 -
Vivian Abdelmessih, Member of the Board of Directors, Scientific Games With a career in global corporate and investment banking
Rose Hudson, President & CEO, Louisiana Lottery Corporation
Maria Pinelli, Member of the Board of Directors, IGT
Wanda Young Wilson, Member of the Board of Directors of Bally’s
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Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership Program (WILL) Seminar - Panel Discussion: 'A Conversation with Sarah & Ryann' The WILL Mentorship Program
Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership Program (WILL) Seminar February 2019
Thank you to IGT for Sponsoring this WILL Seminar
Panel Discussion: 'A Conversation with Sarah & Ryann'
The WILL Mentorship Program
Moderator: Rebecca Hargrove, CEO Tennessee Lottery, President World Lottery Association and Chair of WILL
Sarah Taylor, Executive Director, Hoosier Lottery (IN)
Ryann Petit-Frere, Marketing Manager, IGT (Tennessee)
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Recorded live @ SMART-TECH 2019 February 2019 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership Program (WILL) - 'How You Become Who You Are'
Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership Program (WILL)
Thank you to IGT for Sponsoring this WILL Seminar
Ø Panel Discussion: 'How You Become Who You Are'
Moderator: Rebecca Hargrove, CEO Tennessee Lottery, President World Lottery Association and Chair of WILL
Gretchen Corbin, President & CEO, Georgia Lottery
Sue van der Merwe, CEO, Tabcorp Lotteries, Australia
May Scheve Reardon, Executive, Director, Missouri Lottery
Sarah Taylor, Executive Director, Hoosier Lottery (IN)
Ann Simmons Nicholson, CEO, Simmons Group
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Recorded live @ SMART-TECH 2019 February 2019 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Rebecca Hargrove at 'Industry Days' in Prague June 5, 2018
The Mentor/Mentee program was launched in the U.S. in April. Now, watch Rebecca Hargrove, Chair of Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership (WILL), CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, Sr. Vice President of the WLA, as she announces the Mentor Training Program Launch for European Lottery executives. This event was held Tuesday June 5th in Prague during 'Industry Days' and sponsored by the European Lottery Association.Visit the Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership website at womeninlotteryleadership.com
Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership Invitation to become a MENTEE by Rebecca Hargrove, CEO, Tennessee Lottery
Please click here Rebecca Hargrove, CEO, Tennessee Lottery invites lottery directors and CEOs to encourage the women in the industry to sign up as Mentees to participate in the upcoming WILL Web-based Training Sessions. Please click to download the MENTEE Form here and save to your desk top. After filling out your form please save the form under your name and email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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