Austin Curry of Tampa, Florida, is the Executive Director
of Elder Care Advocacy of Florida, and a member of the
Government Affairs Committee, Florida Rural Health
Association.
In
addition to being the 2006 C. Colburn Hardy Older Advocate
Awardee, Mr. Curry has served in a variety of positions
including Former Senate President and CEO of the Florida
Silver-Haired Legislature; Trustee, Hillsborough County
Hospital Authority, and Director, Health Council of West
Central Florida. He was appointed as a delegate to the 2005
White House Conference on Aging, and has received various
prestigious awards and honors including Outstanding Florida
Council on Aging member, and the Rhoda Jennings Distinguished
Elder Advocate. Mr. Curry is a practicing Professional
Futurist; a Member of the Florida Council on Aging; the
National Council on Aging; the Southern Gerontological
Society; the Association of Gerontology in Higher Education,
and the Florida Rural Health Association.
Mr.
Curry has authored several publications including: Quality
Assurance for Success; Quality Healthcare is a Prescription
for Life; Planning Today for Retirement Tomorrow, and
Retiring in a Senior Community.
He is
the Retired Vice President of Equifax as well as serving as
the Director of Customer Service, the Director, Member
Relations, the Vice President, Financial Institutions, and the
Vice President for Quality Assurance. Mr. Curry is a Veteran
of Foreign Wars, having served in the United States Air Force,
and attended the University of Oklahoma, the University of
Tampa, and the University of Miami with a Major in Business
Administration and Minors in English and Political Science.
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