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Frank Woodbeck
Prior offices:
Nevada Director of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation
Years in office: 2011 - 2014

Frank Woodbeck is a former Nevada Director of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. He served in this role from October 3, 2011 until April 2014, when he resigned to take a position with the Nevada System of Higher Education.[1].[2]

Biography

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Woodbeck spent 36 years in the communications industry. He began as a sales executive for an AM Top 40 station in Buffalo, working his way up to sales manager and then President and General Manager. He moved to Las Vegas in 2000, where he launched two radio stations.

Woodbeck's public sector career began when he was appointed by Gov. Jim Gibbons to the Nevada Commission on Economic Development (NCED). He then served as the Director of Las Vegas Operations and Workforce Initiatives with the NCED. In October 2011 he took over as head of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR).[3]

Education

  • Graduate, University of Buffalo

Political career

Nevada Director of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (2011-2014)

Woodbeck assumed the role of Nevada Director of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on October 3, 2011, following his appointment by Gov. Brian Sandoval on September 13, 2011. He served until April 2014.[4]

Appointments

2011

Woodbeck was appointed as Nevada Director of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation by Gov. Brian Sandoval on September 13, 2011.[2]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Frank + Woodbeck + Nevada + Labor"

See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Dennis Perea
Nevada Director of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
October 2011 – April 2014
Succeeded by
Dennis Perea