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Brenda Temple is Vice-President and General Manager of
Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa a Boyd Gaming property

in Michigan City, Indiana. Brenda is a 27-year veteran of
the casino industry and has the distinction of being the
only female Casino General Manager in the State of
Indiana. Her career with Boyd Gaming spans nearly 15

years and began in Mississippi where she was Director of
Finance at Sam’s Town Tunica. She also served as Director
of Finance at Blue Chip for 5 years followed by roles of

increasing responsibility in casino operations at the Gold
Coast and Cannery in Las Vegas.

Brenda Temple

Jill Nygren is the Vice President of Clinical Support Services
at Franciscan Health Michigan City. Jill started her career

with Franciscan in 1990 as a registered nurse on the
cardiac step down unit. A year later she became the case
manager for the ICU and then on to the role of Director of

Case Management until her current position which began
in 2012. Jill’s main goal is to ensure a patient centered
environment with excellent patient outcomes focusing on

quality and safety. Jill played a key role in facilitating the
Implementation of Franciscan Health Michigan City’s
Disaster Plan in a multi-disciplinary approach in response

Jill Nygren