The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has announced the appointment of Danielle Cerisano and Dr Anne Snowdon to its board of directors.
Cerisano currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at League, where she oversees finance, compliance and people and culture functions.
According to AGCO, her background includes building finance departments from inception and supporting organizational transformation through data-driven decision-making.
Earlier in her career, Cerisano worked in audit and assurance at PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving into senior roles across technology and innovation-focused organizations.
She holds a CPA, CA designation and earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen’s University.
Dr Anne Snowdon joins the board with an academic and research-focused background in health system innovation and supply chain performance.
She is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor and leads national research examining how supply chains support health system outcomes, including work conducted across multiple provinces during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Snowdon currently serves as Scientific Director and CEO of SCAN Health and as Chief Scientific Research Officer for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
Her previous roles include Vice Chair of the Alberta Innovates Board and membership on the Health Futures Council at Arizona State University.
A Fulbright Scholar, Snowdon has authored more than 150 publications and holds patents tied to a commercialized booster seat innovation. Her academic credentials include a PhD from the University of Michigan, an MSc from McGill University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western University.
AGCO has not indicated whether the appointments replace outgoing board members or expand the existing board structure. The regulator stated that both appointments are intended to support effective governance and strategic oversight.
Earlier this month, AGCO updated its Registrar’s Standards for Gaming: Lottery Sector to allow the use of video surveillance systems, including CCTV, as an alternative to direct line-of-sight monitoring of self-serve lottery terminals. The changes formed part of a broader effort to modernize oversight while maintaining responsible gambling and security requirements.
AGCO oversees gaming, liquor, cannabis and horseracing in Ontario, with a mandate that includes consumer protection, market integrity and harm prevention across regulated industries
