This January 2020 interview with PLATO* then-Vice President of Lottery and Gaming (although her Linkedin profile states VP of “Marketing & Communications”), Jennifer Rushton for the now seemingly defunct ONN TV’s “Onn Point” show, was part of their “women in leadership positions” series. Once the interview proceeds, Ms. Rushton reveals that her background is in the lottery and gaming industry, primarily suppling products and services to the industry, and her involvement in that field that “began almost 20 years ago,” what would place her beginnings in the early 2000s.
Jennifer goes on to talk about her role in the development of the lottery and gaming industry in her then-resident city of Sault Ste. Marie (referred to as “the Sault” and pronounced “the Soo” by the locals, to the annoyance of many non-locals), which involves software testing, and the various and diverse industries her company works with.
A recent look at PLATO’s official website reveals that Jennifer is not featured on the team page, so it’s reasonable to assume that, unless PLATO deemed her position unnecessary to “have a face” at the company’s website, she is no longer with the company. Although we have no doubts that Jennifer represented her company very well in her leadership role, her position with PLATO is not the reason she is being presented here. It’s her position with a company she worked for well before PLATO, that brought Jennifer to our attention.
For those who think they have seen Jennifer somewhere else before, but can’t place her, for those who don’t believe they have ever seen her before, but wouldn’t mind seeing (a lot) more of her, and even for those of you who are certain you have have seen (a lot) more of Jennifer in her aforementioned previous position with the thus far unnamed company; read on and enjoy.
*According to a spokesman for the company; PLATO stands for “Professional Aboriginal Testing Organization,” so if you wonder why the “L” is placed in that acronym, you are not alone. Our guess is that “PLATO” sounded better than “PATO” and would be less susceptible to mispronunciations.
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