Fredric L. Wooton

Fred Wooton has been with the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WV ABCA) for over twenty-five years and was appointed Commissioner in January 2017. Mr. Wooton began his career with the ABC as an Inspector before being promoted to an Enforcement Agent and later to Enforcement Supervisor. Mr. Wooton has instructed officers and cadets at the West Virginia State Police Academy on Alcohol Beverage Control laws, rules, and regulations since 2004, and for a number of years has served on the Policies and Procedures Executive Committee at Alcohol Beverage Control.

Prior to joining the WV ABCA, Mr. Wooton worked for approximately twelve years in the Lodging/Food and Beverage industry in southern West Virginia. Mr. Wooton is a 1984 graduate of the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.