Succeeding at Succeeding Panel: New Directors’ First Year
- Dolly Garfield, Executive Director, South Carolina Education Lottery
- Khalid Jones, Executive Director, Virginia Lottery
- Moderator: Ryan Mindell, Former Executive Director
Ryan Mindell moderated a candid discussion with new Executive Directors Dolly Garfield and Khalid Jones, reflecting on leadership lessons from their first year. Garfield discussed how her experience as general counsel gave her insight into every department and helped her foster internal collaboration: “We’ve worked really hard to build up communication and tear down walls.” Jones focused on the importance of confidence and self-belief in navigating public-sector leadership: “There is nothing unattainable. Self-doubt is the biggest killer of dreams.”
