People: Pinnacle Entertainment Inc (PNK.N)

Ms. Desiree Rogers is Independent Director of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., since March 19, 2012. Ms. Rogers brings over 25 years of experience to company's Board of Directors for working in both the public and private sectors. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Publishing Company, LLC, a publishing company, and has served in this role since August 2010. Prior to this position, she served as the White House Social Secretary for President Obama from January 2009 to April 2010; President of Social Networking for Allstate Financial, a business unit of The Allstate Corporation, an insurance provider, from July 2008 to December 2008; President of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas, two utility companies of Peoples Energy Corporation (a public company acquired by Integrys Energy Group), from 2004 to July 2008; Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Peoples Energy Corporation from 1997 to 2004; and Director, Illinois Lottery from 1991 to 1997. In addition, Ms. Rogers has served on the Board of Trustees of Equity Residential, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, from October 2003 to January 2009. She has also served on several corporate and non-for-profit boards, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, and as the Vice Chairman of the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Museum of Science and Industry. She also currently serves on the boards of the Ad Council, DonorsChoose, Northwestern Memorial Foundation and World Business Chicago.