Cedric Crear

District 1 - Clark County

720 South 4th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 731-0546
Fax: (702) 731-0271
E-mail: Cedric_Crear@nshe.nevada.edu

Regent Cedric Crear was elected to the Board of Regents in 2006 as the representative for District 1 in Clark County. He serves on the Board’s Cultural Diversity & Security Committee, Student & Academic Affairs Committee, and the Research & Economic Development Committee.

Regent Crear is president of Crear Creative Group which provides marketing, full-service advertising and consulting solutions to regional and global businesses.

He earned a B.S. from Howard University in Washington, D.C. where he earned a tennis scholarship. He was captain of the tennis team for three years and was a two-time conference champion.

Education

• Howard University, Washington, D.C.
  Bachelor of Science

Professional Experience

• President, Crear Creative Group, 2005-present
• Business Consultant, SBC Telecommunications, 2005-2005
• Chief Marketing Officer, Vesting Group, Inc., 2003-2004
• Director of Marketing, Sunset Station Hotel & Casino, 2002-2003
• Director of Marketing, Palace Station Hotel & Casino, 2002
• Director of Marketing, Barley's Casino & Brewery, 2000-2002
• Director of Casino Marketing, Sunset Station Hotel & Casino, 1999-2000
• Casino Marketing Manager, Sunset Station Hotel & Casino, 1998-1999
• Hotel Sales Manager, Sunset Station Hotel & Casino, 1997-1998
• Player Development Manager, Station Casinos Kansas City, 1996-1997
• Management Trainee, Palace Station Hotel & Casino, 1994-1996
• General Manager-Reservations & Sales, Las Vegas Reservation Systems, 1992-1994

Civic, Community, Charitable, Public and Professional Service

• Chairman, Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Red Cross
• Executive Committee Member, Caucus of African-American Nevadans
• Volunteer, Andre Agassi Foundation