The general manager before Nichols was Joe Hasson, who returned to Station Casinos in 2012 to help the tribe build and manage the Graton facility, including expansions over the past few years.
Rivera replaces Kord Nichols, who was promoted this past summer to senior vice president for operations at Las Vegas-based Station Casinos, which manages the Graton property, according to a spokesman. “In addition to her many professional achievements, we’re also proud to have an American Indian woman at the helm of our business.” “We are proud and honored to have hired such an accomplished and qualified general manager as Lana,” said Sarris.
In this role, she will report directly to Greg Sarris, tribal chairman for the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. 12 stated Rivera, who is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek Tribe, brings nearly 25 years of class II and III gaming experience to her new position. Lana Rivera is the new vice president and general manager of the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park.
