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In a little over four years, Fivi has established herself as one of the leading Lottery marketers in
North America.
Buddy Roogow
Executive Director, DC Lottery
Buddy Roogow was named the D.C. Lottery Executive Director in December 2009, after serving
13 years in as Executive Director with the Maryland lottery. He now brings over 18 years of valu-
able experience to the lottery industry. Roogow served as President of NASPL in 2012–2013. With
Roogow leading the D.C. Lottery team, his vision and expertise is the driving force propelling DC
Lottery growth. Before joining the lottery industry ranks, Roogow served as Deputy Chief of Staff to
two Maryland governors. Immediately preceding his career in Maryland state government, Roogow
served as Chief Administrative Officer of the Howard County Government from 1988 to 1991.
Julin Shaw
Manager of Interactive Sales & Marketing, NeoPollard Interactive
Julin brings forward her years of experience in the lottery industry with Pollard Banknote to newly formed
NeoPollard Interactive as Manager, Interactive Sales and Marketing, where her focus is on supporting lot-
teries in their efforts to maximize revenues in the digital space.
Julin is excited to apply her interactive knowledge gained through Pollard Banknote’s innovative lineup of
Space Between products to the adventure that is iLottery.
Greg Smith
Executive Director, Vermont Lottery
Before being appointed to head the Vermont Lottery Greg was the Director of Strategic Cost Manage-
ment. He also served as Director of Operations and Finance Manager at The Vermont Country Store, a
catalog and retail shop located in Manchester Center. Prior to that he owned and operated the Vermont
Inn in Mendon, worked for SmithKline Beecham Corp. in Philadelphia, and the Hyatt Hotels Corp.
in Chicago.
Friedrich Stickler
Managing Director of Austrian Lotteries; President, The European Lotteries
Friedrich Stickler has been a member of the board of Österreichische Lotterien GmbH (Austrian Lot-
teries) since 1986. In June 2009 he was elected President of the European Lotteries (EL), the umbrella
organization of state lotteries in Europe. He was re-elected to this position in June 2011. In his role as
EL President, Mr. Stickler the represents interests of the European lottery sector towards the Commis-
sion and the European Parliament and is fighting for the preservation of the lottery model based on
sustainability. As EL President, Mr. Stickler is also in the forefront of the fight to defend the integrity
of sport and sports-betting.
Charles Strutt
Executive Director, Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL)
Chuck Strutt was the first employee at MUSL, beginning in December 1987. He manages the daily op-
erations of MUSL and has primary responsibility for implementing the decisions of the MUSL Board of
Directors. He was named one of the Top 100 Marketers in the nation by Advertising Age magazine; has
been profiled in Forbes magazine; was awarded the Power’s Award for significant contributions to the lot-
tery industry, shared Public Gaming Research Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award with Steve Wynn,
and has been inducted into the Lottery Hall of Fame. Before joining MUSL, Chuck’s lottery experience in-
cluded managing the instant game show and the on-line game for the Iowa Lottery. He was also a member
of a technical committee to establish a multi-state lottery game. He received his doctorate of jurisprudence
