MICHIGAN CITY – Brenda Temple, vice president and general manager of Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa, was appointed to the board of directors of the Economic Development Corp. Michigan City.

Temple will fill a vacancy through the end of this year left by the departure of Lief Erickson, former general manager at Blue Chip Casino. Temple will begin a three-year term starting in 2019 as the city of Michigan City appointee.

Temple has worked for Boyd Gaming, owner of the Blue Chip Casino, nearly 14 years. She served as director of finance for the Blue Chip Casino from May 2005 to May 2013 then left the Region to become director of operations for the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and later served as assistant general manager for the Cannery Casino and Hotel in North Las Vegas, both Boyd properties.

Temple started her new role with the Blue Chip Casino in July. 

Other members of the Economic Development Corp. Michigan City board include: Michigan City Mayor Ron Meer; Rick Dekker, CEO of Dekker Vacuum Technologies Inc.; Bill Hackney, publisher of The News-Dispatch; Stephanie Oberlie, chief operating officer and president for Harbour Trust & Investment Management; Dennis Kuhn, executive vice president of Horizon Bank; Don Babcock, director economic development of NIPSCO; Tim Bietry, Michigan City council president; Barbara Eason-Watkins, superintendent of the Michigan City Area Schools; Bill Kaminski, Newby Lewis Kaminski Jones LLP; Dean Mazzoni, president and CEO of Franciscan Health-Michigan City; Mary Jo Orlowski, president of the Michigan City Area Chamber of Commerce; Linda Simmons, director of marketing for the La Porte County Conventions and Visitors Bureau; Brian Tylisz, vice president of sales at Sullair; and Anna Radtke, manager of Bridges Waterside Grille