The National Council on Problem Gaming has added three new members to its advisory board: Christopher Hebert, Valerie Spicer and George Sweny. Together, they bring a wealth of experience to the council.
Spicer joins the board with more than 35 years of gaming experience including Trilogy, a consulting group where she works in a collaborative fashion on opportunities for tribes and businesses. In that capacity, Spicer oversees industry conferences and trainings across the country.
Prior to founding Trilogy, she served as executive director of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association, where she worked in the Tribal, private and public sectors. Before taking the AIGA, Spicer was CEO of Gaming Strategies Group and vice president and general manager at Borrego Springs Bank in San Diego. A Mescalero Apache with Hispanic roots, she holds a degree in business management from Anthem College in Phoenix.
Hebert, an assistant attorney general for the state of Louisiana for 15 years, serves as director of the Gaming Division. Previously he was section chief of the Litigation and Adjudications Section. He was also instrumental in creating the Problem Gambling Resource Services program under the Louisiana Department of Justice, Gaming Division. In that position, he helped bring awareness to the legal community about problem gambling and no-cost gambling treatment services available for state residents.
George Sweny joined the Stars Group in 2014 and serves as vice president, compliance. Prior to working for TSG, he held executive level positions in the gaming industry, most recently as senior vice president with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and as chief strategy officer with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Earlier roles included posts with the British Columbia Lottery Corp. and Len Stuart and Associates. Sweny is a member of the board of directors of the Responsible Gambling Council and has served in the past as a board member for the North American State Provincial Lotteries Association and the Interprovincial Lottery Corp.
