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Director Frank Woodbeck
Biography
Frank Woodbeck,
Director of DETR, was appointed in September 2011 by Governor Brian
Sandoval. In this role,
Woodbeck is responsible for the daily operations of four divisions with
a staff of 1,070. DETR encompasses the Employment Security Division,
Rehabilitation Division, Equal Rights Commission, the Research and
Analysis Bureau and the Information Development and Processing Division.
These divisions are responsible for administering unemployment insurance
benefits program, employment and training through the Nevada JobConnect
and providing employment services for people with disabilities. The
department also includes the Equal Rights Commission which is
responsible for investigating complaints of discrimination in the
workplace.
Prior to his position as director of DETR, Woodbeck,
served as the
Director of Las Vegas Operations and Workforce Initiatives with the
Nevada Commission on Economic Development (NCED). In that position, he
was responsible for economic development activity in coordination with
the local development authorities in southern Nevada; and for providing
advice and guidance to create employment and training opportunities for
new and emerging companies throughout the state.
Previously
Woodbeck served in a unique cross-agency role as a strategist in
workforce development with the Nevada Department of Employment Training
and Rehabilitation (DETR), specializing in green and renewable energy
initiatives.
To his credit,
Woodbeck also served as a Commissioner on the Nevada Commission on
Economic Development, appointed by Governor Gibbons in July 2007 until
stepping down in October 2009 to accept a staff role with NCED.
Woodbeck has a
thirty-six year background in the communications industry, beginning as
a sales executive for an AM radio station in Buffalo, owned by Capital
Cities Communications. He subsequently became Sales Manager for the
station, and President and General Manager, a first for an
African-American in that renowned broadcast company.
After four years
as President and General Manager, he was tapped to launch an advertising
sales division for Capital Cities Cable. Although the cable division
was sold to the Washington Post Company two years later, he remained to
build the advertising sales operation over the next five years from its
infancy to a multi-million dollar sales operation.
He later
returned to Capital Cities, which had become Capital Cities / ABC, after
they purchased the American Broadcasting Companies. He became the Vice
President – Affiliate Relations for the ABC Radio Networks. He was
ultimately responsible for affiliate relations for over 3,000 radio
stations throughout the United States, and was overseeing the Dallas and
New York offices for Affiliate Relations prior to leaving in 2000.
Woodbeck is a native
of Buffalo, New York and is a graduate of the University of Buffalo with
a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. He has also
studied graduate courses at the University of Buffalo and Harvard
University. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Woodbeck and
his wife Suzan Hudson reside in Las Vegas. |
