Cedric Crear

District 1 - Clark County (map)

720 South 4th Street, Ste. 203
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 is currently chair of the both the Cultural Diversity & Security Committee and the ad hoc Technology Committee. In addition, he serves on the Board Development Committee, the Health Sciences System Committee and the Presidential Evaluation Committee (UNLV).

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, Vestin 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
• Former Executive Committee Member, Caucus of African-American Nevadans
• Volunteer, Andre Agassi Foundation