Local Businesswoman Rose McKinney-James Joins the MGM MIRAGE Board of Directors
08 Julho 2005 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Local Businesswoman Rose McKinney-James Joins the MGM MIRAGE Board
of Directors LAS VEGAS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Local
business owner and former Mandalay Resort Group board member Rose
McKinney-James has joined the MGM MIRAGE (NYSE:MGM) Board of
Directors. McKinney-James brings a tremendous depth of experience
to the 17-member Board, including her roles as a local business
owner, former governmental affairs executive and former state
official. "We are delighted to welcome Rose McKinney-James to the
MGM MIRAGE Board of Directors," said MGM MIRAGE Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer J. Terrence Lanni. "Her presence furthers our
board's efforts to elect candidates who possess broad knowledge in
areas that are relevant to our company's strategic plan. She also
represents our company's aim to further diversify our board and our
entire employee population." McKinney-James established and
currently owns Energy Works Consulting and McKinney-James &
Associates, both based in Las Vegas. She was previously President
of Brown & Partners and President of Governmental Affairs for
Faiss Foley Merica. She serves on the boards of Employers Insurance
Group, Toyota Financial Savings Bank, the Energy Foundation, the
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy and the Nature
Conservancy. She is a member of the Nevada Humanities Committee,
the Nevada Public Education Foundation, Kids to Kids Literacy, and
the Board of Trustees of Nevada Partners and Sierra Nevada College.
She also serves on the Advisory Council for Women of Diversity and
chairs the Government Affairs Committee for the Gaming Organization
for Leadership Diversity. She is currently a registered lobbyist
with the Nevada Legislature, representing the Clark County School
District. She is a past President and CEO of the Las Vegas-based
Corporation for Solar Technology and Renewal Resources and
co-founder of the CEO Coalition, which assisted the Clinton
Administration in finding business-friendly solutions to the
nation's environmental needs. She was a panelist for the National
Energy Policy Initiative, was the first chair of the Nevada
Renewable Energy and Conservative Task Force, and currently serves
as the member of the task force representing solar energy issues.
McKinney-James served as the first director of Nevada's Department
of Business and Industry, was a member of the Nevada Public Service
Commission, and served as Vice President and Chair of the
Transportation Committee of the National Association of Regulatory
Utility Commissions. She is formerly Chief of Staff and Director of
Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Las Vegas, Project
Manager for the Nevada Economic Development Company, and
coordinator for the Small Business Revitalization Program. She is a
former member of the Board of Directors of the New Ventures Capital
Development Corporation and a Trustee for the Desert Research
Institute Foundation. She was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor
of Nevada in 1998, and became the first African-American to win a
Nevada statewide primary election. The U.S. Small Business
Administration named her its "Minority Small Business Advocate of
the Year" in 1993, and she received the Women of Achievement Award
from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce in 1988. She is a graduate
of Leadership Las Vegas, and was one of 25 Nevada women to be
included in the first volume of "The 25 Most Notable Women of Las
Vegas" in 2004. McKinney-James is a graduate of Antioch School of
Law in Washington, D.C., where she worked on Capitol Hill for
former New York Rep. Shirley Chisholm. She received her
undergraduate degree from Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan. She
is married to Frederick James, CPA and is the mother of two sons.
MGM MIRAGE (NYSE:MGM), the world's leading and most respected hotel
and gaming company, owns and operates 24 properties located in
Nevada, Mississippi and Michigan, and has investments in three
other properties in Nevada, New Jersey, and the United Kingdom. MGM
MIRAGE has also announced plans to develop Project CityCenter, a
multi-billion dollar mixed-use urban development project in the
heart of Las Vegas, and has a 50 percent interest in the MGM Grand
Macau hotel/casino under construction in Macau S.A.R. MGM MIRAGE
supports responsible gaming and has implemented the American Gaming
Association's Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming at its
properties. MGM MIRAGE also has been the recipient of numerous
awards and recognitions for its industry-leading Diversity
Initiative and its community philanthropy programs. For more
information about MGM MIRAGE, please visit the company's websites
at http://www.mgmmirage.com/ and
http://www.mandalayresortgroup.com/. DATASOURCE: MGM MIRAGE
CONTACT: Investment Community, James J. Murren, President, Chief
Financial Officer & Treasurer, +1-702-693-8877, or media, Alan
M. Feldman, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, +1-702-891-7147,
both of MGM MIRAGE Web site: http://www.mgmmirage.com/
http://www.mandalayresortgroup.com/
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