Brenda Wambsgans Lintinger, MBA ad15uo@r.postjobfree.com • 504-***-****

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Covington, LA, 70433

Program Director

Proven success contributing to communities by developing opportunities to improve overall quality of life. Results focused leader with excellent communications and analytical skills, extensive experience working with nonprofit organizations in the government administration industry, with strategic development, financial planning and budgeting in the casino industry. Track record of designing, managing, and coordinating different programs and projects to meet defined departmental & organizational goals. Demonstrated ability to mitigate risks and resolve issues in a timely manner. Skilled at facilitating educational workshops, meetings, and presentations supporting operational framework. Able to develop, cultivate, and maintain working relationships with internal/external departments, agencies, organizations, and critical stakeholders. Core Competencies

• Accounts Receivable

Processing

• Budget Administration

• Fundraising Support

• High Yield Bond Placement

• Contracts Negotiation

• Team Leadership & Training

• Human Resource Functions

• Proposal Writing & Copy Editing

• Service Delivery

• Policy & Codification Development

• Complex Problem Resolution

• High-Stakes Presentations

• Account Reconciliations &

Month End Support

• Strategic Planning

• Writing & Communication

Accomplishments

• Secured $150MM high yield bond placement for expansion of Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, LA.

• Secured $1.5MM+ in grants for Tunica Language Revitalization Project & the Tunica-Biloxi Museum.

• Secured strategic partnerships with Tulane University, valued at nearly $500K. Professional Experience

Paragon Casino Resort – Marksville, LA…Senior Accounting Clerk November 2022-November 2023 Accounts receivable processing for a central Louisiana resort casino utilizing several different accounting software applications:

• Leisure Management Systems-LMS,

• Agilysys Datamagine (Document Management solution),

• Agilysys Sales & Catering (Event Data management software),

• Infogenesis (Point of Sale software), and Cognos 8 (Data management & analytics software). Daily use of spreadsheets & databases for entering/posting financial transactions. Month end reconciliations of inventory reports between subledger and general ledger. Sub-ledger maintenance and general ledger posting of journal entries. Crafting and formalization of policies and procedures for AR daily operations. Communications with credit card companies regarding dispute notifications and follow up investigations. Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, Marksville, Louisiana May 1997 to July 2022 Council Member At Large & Minors’ Trust Program Director Leadership, direction & guidance to various government department operations and programs. Developed strategic plans to drive funding initiatives, manage Minors' Trust accounts, and negotiated numerous intergovernmental contracts. Served as Program Administrator and Settlor’s Representative to the primary Brenda Wambsgans Lintinger Page 2

trust advisor/investor firm and to the U.S. Department of Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs. Created governing documents and program strategies in line with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 1988. Facilitated communication between the Tribal Council, tribal members, and Morgan Stanley/Providence First Trust Company.

● Tribal representative to US Department of Interior for tribal program, welfare, and governance of a nation of 1300+ enrolled tribal members across 20+ states and in Great Britain.

● Developed and managed operational guidelines of the $50MM Minors Trust program.

● Managed annual government budget of ~$30M+.

Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority Board Director Marksville, LA 2005 – 2020

Provide direction and guidance to Paragon Casino Executives: Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Executive HR Acquisitions, Strategic planning (long & short term), etc. Lead tribal rep on high yield bond placement; risk-related advisor to outside parties, i.e. Standard & Poor, Moody’s, state and federal agencies. Advocate for tribal and casino interests with U.S. Congressional senatorial and representative divisions.

● Generated business revenue of $100M annually while working with 1200+ associates. Tunica-Biloxi Tribe, Marksville, LA 2010 – Present Revitalization Program Administrator - Language & Culture Initiated the creation and resurrection of a living language program. Redesign of the Tunica Language Camp Summer Program. Updated materials & created new documents for language instructions in collaboration with Tulane University's Linguistics Department. Operated at the senior project administrator level and advised on day-to-day activities. Provided consulting services, support, and guidance regarding employees, program development, and policies implementation. Participated in programming with instructors and students. Served to protect the program from internal and politically charged competing interests. Supervised administrative staff members and taught first-year students as a Language Instructor.

● Completed a language and culture revitalization project while complying with budget and time constraints.

● Restructured tribal myths, grammar, dictionary, and current orthography.

● Published the first Tunica language textbook for students as well as the first modern version of tribal myths with tribal member illustrations.

Additional Experience

- Secretary/Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer, Economic Development Corporation, Marksville, LA

- Newsletter Editor, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe, Marksville, LA

- Senior Managing Partner, Upper City Enterprises, LLC, Harahan, LA—Electrical Contracting and Engineering Design

- Teacher, Marion Abramson High School, New Orleans, Louisiana—Freshmen & Advanced Reading Curriculum

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Education

MBA, Finance University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2004, 3.7 GPA Bachelor of Arts in English Literature/Linguistics/History University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1987, 3.3 GPA

Professional Development

Executive Certificate: Nonprofit Fund Development, University of Notre Dame – Mendoza College of Business, 2021

Executive Education: Leading People & Investing to Build Sustainable Communities, Harvard Business School, 2017

Certificate: Linguistics Research & Methodologies, Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Language, 2013

Affiliations

Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, Board Member, 2005 – Present Council Member at Large, Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Council, 1997 – 1999 & 2004 – 2020 Foundation for Endangered Languages, Conference Chair, 2015 United South and Eastern Tribes, Secretary, Board of Directors, 2011 – 2015 Tunica-Biloxi Holdings, Inc., Board Member, 2014

National Congress of American Indians, Lifetime Member, 2009 National Tribal Development Association, Board Member, 2008 Indian Housing Committee, Member, 2007 – 2009

Bond Finance Workgroup, Refinance/Restructure Initiative, Board Member, 2005 & 2018 Louisiana Indian Education Association Committee, Member, 2002 United South & Eastern Tribes, Education Committee, Secretary, 2000 – 2010 National Museum of the American Indian, Charter Member Audubon Institute, Charter Member Alpha Xi Delta Alumnae Association, New Orleans & Northshore Chapters, Software Skills/Expertise

• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook

• Adobe: Acrobat Pro, InDesign, Photoshop

• Agilysys: LMS, Datamagine, InfoGenesis, Sales & Catering

• Accounting: Infinium

References/Professional

Marshall Sampson, Sr. – General Manager, Paragon Casino Resort, Marksville, LA – 318-***-**** Vice-Chairman, Tribal Council

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John Barbry – Education Director, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of LA, Marksville, LA - (318) 481 - 9526 ad15uo@r.postjobfree.com

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