Leadership
Frank M. Wood, Director, USDA Office of Hearings and Appeals
Mr. Frank M. “Max” Wood was named the Director of the National Appeals Division (NAD) on October 15, 2019.
Mr. Wood is a native of the Atlanta, Georgia area. He graduated Cum Laude from LaGrange College in 1981 and from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1985.
Mr. Wood served in the United States Air Force as a Judge Advocate for five years and remained in the Reserves and/or Air National Guard until he retired with the rank of Colonel in December of 2015. As a reserve Air Force officer, Mr. Wood deployed to Baghdad, Iraq and Islamabad, Pakistan.
