Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak named Fred Wagar to serve as director for the Nevada Department of Veterans Services, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
Wagar will replace Katherine “Kat” Miller, who will retire on Saturday, April 30.
Wagar is a U.S. Army veteran who is currently serving as the NDVS deputy director of operations. He has been with the department since 2017.
“It speaks volumes for our State Veterans Services to be able to choose a successor from within the ranks of the organization,” Sisolak said in the release. “Fred is well known and respected within Nevada’s veterans’ community. He will be able to step into this new role without missing a beat, which will ensure that NDVS continues to provide the very best to our veterans, servicemembers, and their families.”
Prior to joining NDVS, Wagar served as a military service coordinator for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Las Vegas, where he helped people through the medical evaluation board process. In the Army, Wagar served as a combat engineer before reclassifying into the military intelligence field. He retired at the rank of sergeant first class.
“I’m humbled and honored to receive the governor’s vote of confidence,” Wagar said in the release. “I’m looking forward to taking on this new challenge in service to my fellow veterans and their families. They deserve no less than the very best and I’m proud to be at their service.”
The NDVS director oversees and manages the department, which is responsible for the oversight of two State Veterans Homes, two State Veterans Cemeteries, as well as an array of programs, grants, and initiatives aimed at meeting the needs of Nevada’s veterans, servicemembers and their families, the release said.
