Ruchman, Penelope

Penelope "Pennie" Ruchman is a long-time gaming and casino professional who graduated from in 1977 from Oberlin College's Creative Writing and American Literature honors program. Following graduation, Ruchman moved to New York City, New York to work as a photographer where she apprenticed for Irving Penn and Arnold Newman before embarking on a career of creating her own artwork, holding one-woman exhibitions throughout the country.

In the 1990s, Ruchman worked in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Gambler's Book Shop (GBS) on Charlesto Boulevard and 11th Street. Ruchman served as vice president of the GBS until the fall of 2001 when she left to work for the now defunct Park Place Entertainment as a corporate business and operations analyst and then casino operations director for Caesars Palace. Ruchman then worked for Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut following her time in Las Vegas. In 2009 she helped open the FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan where she is employed as of 2019.