Black Oak Names Crawford-Smith Director of Marketing

A 12-year veteran of casino marketing on and off the water as well as visitors and hospitality management, Liane Crawford-Smith, has been named executive director of marketing and entertainment at Black Oak Casino Resort in Tuolumne, California.

Black Oak Casino Resort in Tuolumne, California, has named Liane Crawford-Smith executive director of marketing and entertainment.

The new executive comes to the casino with 12 years of senior management in casino marketing for both land-based and cruise casinos. She was also executive director of the Florida and Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands visitors and convention bureaus—and in charge of hospitality management for a collection of hotels and resorts.

Just prior to joining Black Oak, she was VIP Loyalty and casino marketing manager for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and before that was casino marketing manager for the Norwegian Cruise Line.