People on the Move: Bally’s Names Two Execs, Gordon School Appoint Middle School Head

People on the Move: Bally’s Names Two Execs, Gordon School Appoint Middle School Head

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Bally's Names Westcott as SVP, Global Compliance Officer and Tammi Barlow as Inaugural VP of Global Responsibility and Social Impact

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Bally's Corporation (NYSE: BALY) announced the appointment of Don Westcott as SVP, Global Chief Compliance Officer, and Tammi Barlow as Inaugural VP of Global Responsibility and Social Impact. 

Kim M. Barker, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer Bally's, said, "On behalf of the entire leadership team, I am pleased to welcome Don and Tammi to Bally's. Their deep expertise enables Bally's to continue our progress toward building industry leading compliance, responsible gaming and social impact functions as the Company continues to grow and expand."

Don Westcott is a compliance leader with more than 25 years of experience within the financial technology and gaming industries. Most recently, Don served as the Global Head of Compliance for Nuvei, an international payment service provider. Prior to that, Don served in Vice President and Director roles with Fortune 500 companies Fiserv and First Data. While within financial technology, he developed regulatory compliance programs and control frameworks enabling financial institutions and financial technology service providers' services within the gaming industry. He started his professional career within the gaming industry, which included leadership roles with, among other enterprises, Caesars Entertainment, Osage Casinos, and the Isle of Capri Casinos. Coming full circle, Don started his gaming career with Jumer's Casino & Hotel, which is now Bally's Quad Cities. He holds an M.B.A. from Georgia State University. 

Tammi M. Barlow has over a decade of experience building and managing responsible gaming and corporate social responsibility programs for companies in the gaming industry. Tammi is a highly experienced executive with a demonstrated history of developing successful responsible gaming and community engagement programs that comply with regulatory requirements and enhance local communities around the world. Prior to joining Bally's, she led the development and execution of Rush Street Interactive's (RSI) corporate social responsibility strategy, including the continued implementation of the RSI's responsible gaming initiatives. As part of her role, Tammi worked with C-suite executives and external industry experts to promote the expansion of RSI's diversity, equity, and inclusion program, its CSR programs, and developing the strategy to create its first community engagement and employee volunteerism program. Tammi is the previous co-chairwoman and is now a committee member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for Global Gaming Women, and is currently Chairwoman of the Responsible Gaming Committee for the National Council on Problem Gambling, a Board member of the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health, and a committee member of African Americans in Gaming. Tammi has an M.B.A from Roosevelt University in Chicago and will be based in Bally's headquarters in Providence, Rhode Island.

 

 

Gordon School Names Matthew Boyd New Middle School Director

The Gordon School, located at 45 Maxfield Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island, is pleased to announce Matthew Boyd as its new Middle School Director. Boyd will begin his new role at the start of the 2023–2024 school year.

“In Matthew, we found a relational leader with a remarkable track record cultivating spaces of trust and belonging in schools that center the well-being of young people and the adults that care for them – all while honoring the diversity of identities, perspectives, and backgrounds that define an authentic learning community,” said Noni Thomas López, Head of School, Gordon School. “Matthew’s authenticity, passion for Gordon’s mission, and his commitment to placing children at the forefront of his work, made him the top choice as leader of Gordon’s Middle School.”

As Middle School Director, Boyd will work with students, family, faculty, and staff to support the social and emotional well-being of all students and oversee curriculum that will give each student skills to hone their voice and find their own path to leadership.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the Gordon School’s next Middle School Director,” said Matthew Boyd. “I am eager to see firsthand how Gordon’s progressive values and habits of critical thinking develop and contribute to learning. I look forward to working with the faculty, staff, students, and families.”

Boyd previously served as the Upper School Dean of Students at The Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island. At Wheeler School, he took on a range of roles where he oversaw advisory and co-curricular programs, taught history, and served as the history department chair; as dean of students, Boyd led the efforts to incorporate restorative practices, engage in research and professional development to craft a system focused on repairing community harm in ways that reflected and amplified the school’s standards and values.

Boyd holds a B.A. in English from Bowdoin College and a Master’s degree in Independent School Leadership from Vanderbilt University. He is trained in restorative practices from Restorative Solutions, Inc. and in RULER, a systemic approach to social and emotional learning developed at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.