Director of External Affairs & Tribal Relations
Jasmine Tompkins joined the Michigan Gaming Control Board in December 2020. She currently serves as Director of External Affairs and Tribal Relations, and oversees the agency’s Tribal Gaming Division. In that capacity, Ms. Tompkins oversees the audit of tribal gaming facilities, the external and internal communications of the agency, the people and culture initiatives, and the government affairs of the MGCB.
Since joining the agency, Ms. Tompkins has been pivotal in securing agency funding to sustain the Millionaire Party Charitable Gaming program and the agency’s Don’t Regret the Bet advertising program. She has led the expansion of the agency’s external communications and continues to lead the efforts to educate the legislature and external partners on the role of the MGCB in maintaining the integrity of gaming in Michigan.
Prior to joining the MGCB, Ms. Tompkins served as Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, where she served as her liaison and advisor for the Michigan House of Representatives. In that capacity, she worked on passing the internet gaming and sports betting laws and criminal justice reform.
Ms. Tompkins attended James Madison College at Michigan State University, where she pursued a double major in political theory and social relations and policy. She continued her education at Central Michigan University, earning a master’s in public administration. Born and raised in Detroit, Ms. Tompkins currently resides in East Lansing.
