Sycuan Executive &
VIP Casino Host Contact Info

Carolina Perry

VIP Relations Manager
(619) 333-2026, ext. 1238
cperry@sycuan.com

Carolina is a hospitality industry veteran, with over 18 years of experience and over 14 years here at Sycuan Casino. She was born and raised in Mexico and is bilingual in both Spanish and English. 

Her passion for working with people is only surpassed by her willingness to jump out of a plane to meet guests’ expectations (seriously!)

Annabelle Edquiban

Senior Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 1535
aedquiban@sycuan.com

Annabelle hails from the Philippines and moved to San Diego in 2011. She has been with Sycuan Casino for over 7 years, but has been in the casino industry for over 23 years.

Annabelle is both fluent in Filipino and English. She brings with her leadership, people skills and a welcoming smile.

Jumar Alcantara

Senior Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 1535
jalcantara@sycuan.com

Jumar is a San Diego native born and raised. He has been in the casino industry for 15 years and has been with Sycuan for almost 12.

Jumar started off in guest relations and decided being a host was what he was most interested in. He is bilingual and speaks both Spanish and English.

Samira (Nina) Y. Dawood

Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
sdawood@sycuan.com

Nina has worked in the hospitality industry for over 21 years and 17 of those have been with Sycuan. She was born in Iraq and came to the US with her family when she was 7 years old.

She is bilingual in English an Aramaic and understands most Arabic.

Richard Johnson

Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
rjohnson@sycuan.com

Richard is a San Diego native with nearly a decade in the gaming industry.  With his strong customer service background he makes it a priority to ensure his guests enjoy every moment they spend here at Sycuan Casino!

Marlena Bradshaw

Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
mbradshaw@sycuan.com

Born and raised in San Diego, Marlena holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Marketing from San Diego State University. She has over 21 years of experience in customer service and has been with Sycuan for 5 years.

Marlena genuinely enjoys getting to know her guests and is dedicated to making your visit to Sycuan Casino a pleasant and memorable experience.

Babylyn Borja

Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
bborja@sycuan.com

Babylyn was born and raised in the Philippines. In addition to English, she is fluent in Tagalog. She came to the US, in 2003 and started at Sycuan in 2007 as a Cashier for Food and Beverage and moved into Guest relations after.

Her passion for making sure our guest’s expectations are met earned her another promotion to executive casino host.

Antonio Angulo

Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
aangulo@sycuan.com

Antonio is a graduate from the University Of Baja California as an English Teacher. He has been with Sycuan Casino for almost 18 years. Antonio started out as a dealer and worked his way up to the host Department.

He brings with him 25 years of experience in casino gaming industry. He is bilingual in both Spanish and English. He enjoys providing all his guest with that Sycuan Casino experience!

Dequita Ruff

Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
druff@sycuan.com

Dequita was born in Texas, but raised in San Diego. She has worked within the customer service industry for over 12 years. She has been with Sycuan for over 7 years and started out in the Guest Relations department working her way up to the host department!

She loves getting to know her guests and learning about their different backgrounds.

Ernesto Quintana

Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
equintana@sycuan.com

Ernesto has been with Sycuan about a year but brings over 15 years of experience from the gaming and hospitality industry. Ernesto is a native New Yorker and speaks both English and Spanish.

He loves being a host and looks forward to helping his guests with any of their needs!

Jose Rivera

Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
jrivera@sycuan.com

Jose hails from the Windy City, Chicago! He has been with Sycuan Casino for over 11 years. Jose started out in the Guest relations department and became a Casino Host in 2015.

His fluency in English and Spanish enables him to help our guests feel welcome.

James Manumbale

Executive Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
jmanumbale@sycuan.com

James was born and raised in the Philippines. He is fluent in Tagalog and English. He brings over 8 years of experience in the gaming industry and 6 years working with Sycuan Casino.

With his passion for travel and learning different cultures, James always makes sure you receive the finest VIP experience by making it memorable and fun

Janine Dublada

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
jdublada@sycuan.com

With Janine her degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from San Diego State University, the tribal gaming industry is where she fits in best.

She is trilingual in Spanish, Tagalog and English. She has been with Sycuan Casino for 6 years starting out with Food and Beverage. Her outgoing personality and contagious laugh will make you feel like family.

Jhoana David

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
jdavid@sycuan.com

Jhoana was born and raised in the Philippines. She has 17 years of Casino Industry experience in the Philippines before she moved to the US in 2013, and now 4 years here at Sycuan.

She is fluent in Tagalog and English. She enjoys working closely in customer relations and helping guests have the best possible experience!

Jadae Puno

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
jpuno@sycuan.com

Born and raised in San Diego, Jadae started her career at Sycuan Casino as a guest relations representative, in 2015.

A short year later, she found her true calling as a casino host. Being the youngest host, she strives to bring her playful, genuine, and out-of-the-box service to co-workers and guests.

Shivan Sulyman

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
ssulyman@sycuan.com

Shivan was born in Kurdistan, Iraq and came to the US when he was 5 years old and has been in san Diego ever since. He is bilingual in Kurdish and English.

Shivan has been with Sycuan for over 6 years! He likes meeting and talking to new people!

Bambi Phillips

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
bphillips@sycuan.com

Bambi has worked in the gaming industry since 2013, and more recently at Sycuan Casino as a casino host since August 2016.

She has lived in San Diego for most of her life and is currently working towards earning a bachelor's in psychology.

John Luong

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
dluong@sycuan.com

Born in Vietnam, John moved to San Diego at a young age and has lived in the area ever since. In addition to English, he also can speak Vietnamese and Spanish.

He prides himself in knowing what guests are looking to experience and strives to make your visit special by giving you our VIP treatment.

Miguel Ortega

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
mortega@sycuan.com

Miguel began his career with Sycuan Casino in 2012. Within a few years, Miguel perfected his guest service skills and built great rapport among guests and team members by working in various positions, leading to his current role, casino host.

In addition to English, Miguel is fluent in Spanish and is constantly seeking new ways to make our guests' experience better than their last.

Allison Beat

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
abeat@sycuan.com

Allison is a San Diego Native, born and raised! Allison has been with Sycuan Casino for 5 years starting out in the Guest Relations Department.

She is currently working towards her degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Andrew Mohre

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
amohre@sycuan.com

Andrew is a native San Diegan. After attending UC Riverside, Andrew returned to San Diego and began his career with Sycuan Casino in 2014 where he found his passion for guest service and quickly moved into a Casino Host role.

Andrew does whatever he can to ensure Sycuan’s guests have an exceptional and welcoming experience.

John Rayburn

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
jrayburn@sycuan.com

Johnny has over 8 years of Entertainment, Nightlife and Hospitality experience under his belt. He is a San Diego native and shares his love of gaming with all of our guests! He is always willing to go above and beyond to ensure that all our guests needs are met.

Brian Togubat

Casino Host
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
brian.togubat@sycuan.com

Brian was born and raised in San Diego. His favorite thing to do is spend time with his children, surfing or playing basketball. Brian has worked in the gaming industry for 25+ years. His favorite thing about being in Player Development is the personal connections that are built into long lasting relationships.

Jenny Ng

Asian Community Development Executive
(619) 445-6002, ext. 2006
jng@sycuan.com

Jenny Ng is the Asian Community Development Executive for Sycuan Casino.

She has 21 years in the hospitality industry successfully meeting and exceeding her guests expectations. Jenny began her career at Sycuan Casino 17 years ago. Jenny Ng is of Chinese descent born and raised in Mexico. At 15, Jenny and her family moved to San Diego. She studied in San Diego and Mexico. Jenny is multi-lingual, being fluent in Chinese (Cantonese), Spanish and English.

In her free time, jenny enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She enjoys traveling to other countries to explore and discover other cultures. Jenny loves to meet people and share happiness with others.