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Holly Gagnon is the president of HGC Hospitality Gaming Consulting and is the Lead Independent Director of Bragg Gaming Group. From 2017 to 2020, Ms. Gagnon served as Chief Executive Officer of Seneca Gaming Corporation, which manages the gaming operations of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Prior to this, she served as Chief Executive Officer for Chumash Enterprises for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians from 2015 to 2017. Before joining Chumash Enterprises, Ms. Gagnon served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pearl River Resort from 2012 to 2015 and, prior to this, in a number of key financial and operational roles with Caesars Entertainment Corporation, MGM Resorts International and Harrah's Entertainment Inc.. In addition, she is a founding board member of Global Gaming Women where she currently serves on the advisory committee and is a Trustee for the Conference Board and the Committee for Economic Development where she co-chairs the Women in Leadership Committee. She is a Distinguished Fellow for the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she has been part of the EDP team for the past 5 years. She lectures at the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management on leadership and hospitality/gaming. Ms. Gagnon holds a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley University in Massachusetts and an MBA from Chaminade University of Honolulu and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Jim McClenahan's mission is to link the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business's most valuable asset - its students -with companies that will benefit from their skills and talent and help those students grow in their personal and professional skills. As the college's executive director of outreach and engagement, McClenahan is responsible for connecting students to businesses through community events, internships, mentorships and providing contacts for career opportunities. He is also responsible for the Nevada Global Business program, which takes students around the world for experiential opportunities and for administering the college's Corporate Partners program. As the College expands programs, he handles professional and executive instruction, conference service, and serves as Interim Director of the Institute to Study Gaming and Commercial Gambling. McClenahan also teaches marketing in The College of Business Executive MBA program. McClenahan holds a master' degree in business administration from the University of Nevada, Reno and bachelor' degree in economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. McClenahan currently serves as Past Chair of the Board of Directors for United Federal Credit Union, a $4 Billion national financial institution, and as past chair of the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement Northern Nevada, a nonprofit dedicated to financial literacy in K-12 schools. He recently finished his term as the past chairman of the board for The Reno Chamber of Commerce. He is an ordained Deacon in the Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Reno. He and his wife Karen have lived in Reno for the last 23 years and enjoy all the outdoor activities Northern Nevada has available.

I am a visual storyteller drawn to the quiet, honest moments that often go unnoticed. Working in both film and digital photography, my practice is rooted in capturing authenticity—images that feel lived in, human, and emotionally present. I specialize in food and street photography because both exist at the intersection of culture, memory, and connection. They reveal who we are, where we come from, and how we move through the world.

My artistic foundation was shaped early by studying my father’s photographs from Munich, Germany and the work of masters such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Josef Koudelka, and Irving Penn. Living in Paris on and off for seven years deepened my understanding of light, rhythm, and everyday poetry, influencing how I frame the world and find meaning in small, fleeting details.

Alongside my studio practice, I am deeply committed to arts education, with 14 years of experience teaching photography. I currently teach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and have instructed special courses at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California. I began my teaching career at Collin College’s Continuing Education Department in Plano, Texas. Teaching informs my creative process, just as my creative work shapes the way I teach—both rooted in curiosity, observation, and storytelling.

At the core of my work is the belief that photography is not just about what is seen, but what is felt. Whether I am documenting a dish, a street scene, or a passing expression, I seek to create images that invite viewers to pause, reflect, and connect. My photographs are not about perfection, but presence—about honoring the stories that exist within a single frame.