Posted on American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Arizona
NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2012 www.aiccaz.org
SPEAKER: Valerie Spicer, Executive Director, Arizona Indian Gaming Association
TOPIC: How Gaming Has Given American Indian Business Owners New Opportunities and How the Gaming Industry Has Affected the Arizona Economy
Valerie Spicer brings 26 years of gaming experience to the Arizona Indian Gaming Association (AIGA) having worked extensively in the tribal, private and public sectors of this growing industry. Most recently, Spicer served as Deputy Director, AIGA, having been selected in a national search from a field of 80 candidates before appointed as the executive director.
Before joining AIGA, Spicer was CEO of Gaming Strategies Group where she promoted business development with Tribal enterprises, governments and consulted to tribal and individually-owned businesses. She has consulted to the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association, Casino Omaha, Global Gaming Group, Arizona Indian Gaming Association and Dick Clark Signature Entertainment. She was also Vice President and General Manager Borrego Springs Bank and provided marketing and public relations services to Viejas Enterprises.
Valerie Spicer was named as a Great Woman of Gaming; Proven Leader 2011 by Casino Enterprise Management magazine. In 2004, Spicer was named one of the “Top 25 People To Watch” by Global Gaming Magazine. Spicer co-chaired the landmark, ten-year Harvard/National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) National Census Data Impact Study and was founder and co-chair of the American Indian Business Network. She also served as Founding Chair for NIGA Spirit of Sovereignty Scholarship Foundation.
Her corporate experience includes serving Vice President National Relations for Travelers Express, Vice President Indian Gaming Services for Ceridian/Comdata Corporation, and Director Business Development for Service Data Corporation. As Director, Business Development for Integrated Payment Systems for American Express, she received the Chairman of the Board Award for designing and developing a card acceptance feature to worldwide MoneyGram money transfers. Spicer is proud of her Mescalero Apache and Hispanic heritage. She holds an Associate of Arts Degree, Business Management from Anthem College. She serves as a Board Member to Tribal Financial Advisors.
If you need information about the chamber, please call 480-545-1412 or go to the chamber website at www.aiccaz.org.
LUNCHEON DATE:
Friday, October 19th, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
LUNCHEON LOCATION:
Casino Arizona Eagles Buffet Banquet Room
LUNCHEON PRICES:
Chamber Members: $20
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Non-Chamber Members: $30
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The American Indian Chamber of Commerce will host a Chamber Mixer on November 14th during the Arizona Indian Gaming Association Conference at Wild Horse Pass Hotel
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Arizona Indian Gaming Association
Conference & Trade Show
November 14-15, 2012
Wild Horse Pass Hotel
AICC Multi-Chamber Mixer
Wednesday, Nov. 14th: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
AIGA Trade Show Floor
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The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Arizona
and the Arizona Indian Gaming Association has teamed up to host a Chamber Mixer on Wednesday evening, November 14th beginning at 5:00 PM and ending at 7:00 PM, during the Arizona Indian Gaming Conference being held November 13-15, 2012 at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel, Chandler, Az. The Mixer will take place in the trade show floor at the gaming conference. Attendees to the Mixer will given full access to the trade show floor to visit exhibitor’s tables and to network with gaming representatives.
ONLY ADVANCED REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. Deadline for registration for the Mixer will be Tuesday, 5:00 PM November 12th.
NO ONSITE REGISTRATION due to the anticipated sell-out crowd for the gaming conference. The registration is $20 for American Indian Chamber members and $30 for non-Chamber members.
Chamber Member MIXER Registration – $20
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Non-Chamber Member MIXER Registration – $30
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ARIZONA INDIAN GAMING CONFERENCE:
The three-day gaming conference and trade show opens with the Desert Classic Golf Tournament on November 13, 2012. It will be played at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, Maricopa, Arizona. The evening of November 13, guests will gather at Wild Horse Hotel & Casino to enjoy the popular Arizona Chef’s Challenge. This year, in addition to cuisine by local casino chefs, Arizona Vineyard wines and breweries will be featured.
This unique conference will serve two distinct audiences: those already in the gaming industry and others who want to do business with Arizona gaming tribes. According to Valerie Spicer, Executive Director of the association, “We are extremely excited to present this new format that will address both the gaming and business side of our industry. By emphasizing diversification, we can support our Tribal economies and reach out to Native and non-Indian business owners who want to work with our Tribes. Attendees will gain introductions and information they need to enter and succeed in this market, along with insider knowledge about trends and opportunities in our industry.”
Individuals are invited to register for the conference to learn more about how Arizona gaming tribes are an integral part of Arizona’s growing economy.
More information can be found by calling the AIGA office at 602-307-1570.
Meet our Newest Non-profit
Chamber Members
Walnut Canyon Press
www.walnutcanyonpress.org
Walnut Canyon Press hopes to give the gift of literacy through the pride of book ownership, thereby inspire the spirit of curiosity, promote the excitement of learning, and support the power of a child’s mind.
We support the education of our children, in particular the under served and under represented and create bonds based on respect, reaching all social and economic demographics.
Our programs promote literacy, diversity, multicultural understanding, leadership and youth service.
Walnut Canyon Press was also created to raise funds to enable gifting “Arizona: Nations and Art,” a book written by Annica Benning at age 14 to all 4th Graders in Arizona.
Gifting the book has made a profound impact on tribal children, their sense of self-respect and appreciation of their culture. Teachers write that their tribal students speak with new pride about their cultures and the ways of their elders for the first time in the classrooms. Elders are grateful to Annica Benning for educating both Native and non-Native children with such respect. The book is dedicated to the forgotten Hopi Code Talkers and the preservation of Native American arts, cultures, nations, and heritage throughout the State of Arizona.
Arizona Indian Gaming Association
www.azindiangaming.org
The Arizona Indian Gaming Association (“AIGA”), a 501 (c) 6 non-profit organization, has a membership of 17 tribes representing 90% of the Indian people living on reservations in Arizona.
AIGA was established on Nov. 21, 1994, by Arizona tribal leaders. The Association is committed to advancing the lives of Indian peoples – economically, socially, and politically – so Indian tribes in Arizona can achieve their goal of self-reliance.
The Association is committed to protecting and promoting the general welfare of tribes striving for self-reliance by supporting tribal gaming enterprises on Arizona Indian lands. Speaking on behalf of its member tribes with one, unified voice, AIGA serves as a clearinghouse and educational, legislative and public policy resource for tribes, policymakers and the public on Indian gaming issues and tribal community development. This organization is deeply committed to maintaining and protecting Indian sovereign governmental authority.
Current membership of AIGA includes: Ak-Chin Indian Community, Cocopah Tribe, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fort Mojave Tribe, Gila River Indian Community, Havasupai Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab-Paiute Tribe, the Navajo Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Quechan Tribe, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tohono O’odham Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation, and Zuni Tribe.
City of Chandler Diversity Office
www.chandleraz.gov/default.aspx?pageid=23
The City’s Diversity Office works closely with the Chandler Human Relations Commission to develop diversity programs and events. It’s mission statement is to promote mutual respect and inclusion in Chandler. the office works toward the elimination of prejudice and discrimination among all citizens within the Chandler community. The office also celebrates the mix of ages and genders, persons with disabilities and diversity of race, cultural, religious, socio-economic, sexual orientation or other personal identifying markers.
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CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Individual Member: $100
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Non-Profit Organization Member: $250
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with Description and Link to Your Website
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Business Member: $500
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with Description and Link to Your Business
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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SPONSORSHIPS
and PARTNERSHIPS:
Mr. Loren Tapahe, President/CEO
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Arizona
953 East Juanita, Suite C-4
Mesa, Arizona 85203
Loren.Tapahe@aiccaz.org
480-545-1412
www.aiccaz.org
Become one of our valued Partners! The Chamber is planning more exciting events in 2013.
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