Meet Our Leadership
Matthew P. Cullen
Principal and Chairman of the Board
Matthew P. Cullen
Principal and Chairman of the Board
Matthew P. Cullen is the Chairman of JACK Entertainment, the Cleveland-based gaming company which employs more than 1,400 team members and generates $400 million in annual revenues.
Previously, Cullen spent more than a decade leading gaming, real estate and other initiatives for Dan Gilbert’s Family of Companies. During that time, Cullen helped lead revitalization efforts within Detroit and Cleveland totaling commitments of more than $5 billion, and served most recently as the Chief Executive Officer of Bedrock Detroit.
Mark Dunkeson
Principal and Chief Executive Officer
Mark Dunkeson
Principal and Chief Executive Officer
Mark Dunkeson currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of JACK Entertainment (“JACK”), a Cleveland-based urban gaming company which owns and operates casino gaming properties in the Midwest. Mark is an owner and a member of the board of directors.
During Mark’s tenure with JACK that began in 2013, he recently served as the President and Chief Operating Officer for Bedrock Detroit LLC. Bedrock and its affiliates have invested and committed more than $5.6 billion to acquiring and developing more than 100 properties in downtown Detroit and Cleveland totaling approximately 18 million square feet. In his role, Dunkeson guided the company’s strategic direction, performance and growth, culture and vision, and leadership development. Dunkeson has spent 30 years in commercial gaming, resort, and hospitality development where he led operations for several multi-property divisions of Red Rock Resorts in Nevada. As Senior Vice President of Operations for the luxury brand division, he oversaw operations of properties including, Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, and Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino. Prior to that, Dunkeson led and operated seven other gaming properties for Red Rock Resorts and spent five years as their Corporate Vice President of Development, spearheading the company’s expansion initiatives.
Chad Barnhill
Chief Operating Officer
Chad Barnhill
Chief Operating Officer
Chad Barnhill, Chief Operating Officer of JACK Entertainment, possesses a wealth of casino and hospitality business knowledge central to the company’s reputation as a strong casino operator. Chad is driven to improve operations, guest satisfaction and drive company growth. Chad has been using his creative vision, strategic planning and 20+ years of Casino experience to enhance the operational performance throughout his career. He provides leadership and direction to both JACK Cleveland and JACK Thistledown Racino.
Barnhill is committed to serving the areas in which JACK calls home and through his leadership emphasizes the importance of giving back to the greater Cleveland community. In his role he has manifested this passion to lead his team in charitable initiatives supporting more than 50 local organizations including food donations to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and their partner food pantries, volunteer days with Habitat for Humanity to rehab local neighborhoods, and on property fundraisers and supply drives benefiting the American Cancer Society’s Cleveland Hope Lodge and the Providence House.
Alyse Martinelli
Chief People Officer
Alyse Martinelli
Chief People Officer
Alyse Martinelli is Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer of JACK Entertainment. Martinelli practiced law with AT&T for over 25 years, and her responsibilities included labor, employment, complex litigation, marketing, sales, and M&A. She was an associate general counsel and chief legal counsel in the online advertising division when she left AT&T to take on the role of SVP of HR in the US for a global manufacturing company. She joined JACK entertainment in early 2017 as SVP of HR responsible for all company human resources and moved to Bedrock Detroit in September 2019 as its Chief People Officer when JACK divested several gaming properties.
Martinelli earned a BA in Economics from Calvin University and a JD from Detroit College of Law.
Angela Matthews
Executive Vice President of Home Office Operations
Angela Matthews
Executive Vice President of Home Office Operations
Angela Matthews is Senior Vice President of Gaming and Corporate Operations for JACK Entertainment. Matthews has more than 20 years of gaming industry experience and has held roles in slots, marketing, and executive management. She joined JACK Entertainment in 2016 from Boyd Gaming. Prior to that, she was General Manager of Avi Resort & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada and spent 15 years with Station Casinos LLC in various capacities, including Director of Slots and Director of Marketing.
Matthews attended the University of Las Vegas where she earned a bachelor’s degree in financial management services and a master’s degree in finance.
Glen Tomaszewski
Chief Financial Officer
Glen Tomaszewski
Chief Financial Officer
Glen Tomaszewski is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of JACK Entertainment. Tomaszewski has over 30 years of financial experience, including nine years in the commercial gaming and hospitality industry. Before joining JACK Entertainment in 2015, Tomaszewski was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Greektown Superholdings, Inc., where he led the company’s financial operations, including the financial planning and analysis, accounting, and treasury functions.
Prior to entering the gaming industry, Tomaszewski served 13 years with Borders Group, Inc. In his tenure with the international bookstore chain, Tomaszewski served as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller overseeing the company’s financial reporting, accounting and treasury departments.
Tomaszewski holds bachelors and master’s degrees in business administration from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and is a certified public accountant.