Name
Vincent Curry
Organization/Company Affiliation (full name)
Fair Housing Advocates Association
Position Title
NFHA Board Chair And Executive Director
State/Province/County (Work Address)
OH
Speaker Bio
Vincent B. Curry has been a part of the fair housing movement since 1990. Since 1995, he has served on the board of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA). He is presently first vice chair of the NFHA board.
He has given presentations for the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (“Predatory Lending and Fair Housing Investigations and Cases,” Cleveland, OH-August 8, 2008, “Fair Housing Enforcement & State Partnerships,” New Orleans, LA-June 2010), the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Fund for an Open Society (“Today’s Forms of Housing Discrimination,” Cleveland, OH-November 8, 2002). In order to help children gain an understanding of fair housing issues, he has written fair housing story books for children. One of the products, the Wolf Family, has been used by fair housing groups throughout the Midwest.
He has conducted over 2000 investigations. Some of the investigations resulted in discrimination cases being filed in federal court. Kennedy, et al. v. City of Zanesville, et al.(2004) involved governments denying public water service to a primarily African-American neighborhood. In 2008, a jury returned a $10.8 million dollar verdict against the city and the county. In 2014, based upon evidence from an investigation conducted by his office, the United States filed a federal lawsuit against Kent State University for failing to accommodate a disabled student. In 2016, the case settled for $145,000 .
Mr. Curry graduated from the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management degree.
He has given presentations for the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (“Predatory Lending and Fair Housing Investigations and Cases,” Cleveland, OH-August 8, 2008, “Fair Housing Enforcement & State Partnerships,” New Orleans, LA-June 2010), the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Fund for an Open Society (“Today’s Forms of Housing Discrimination,” Cleveland, OH-November 8, 2002). In order to help children gain an understanding of fair housing issues, he has written fair housing story books for children. One of the products, the Wolf Family, has been used by fair housing groups throughout the Midwest.
He has conducted over 2000 investigations. Some of the investigations resulted in discrimination cases being filed in federal court. Kennedy, et al. v. City of Zanesville, et al.(2004) involved governments denying public water service to a primarily African-American neighborhood. In 2008, a jury returned a $10.8 million dollar verdict against the city and the county. In 2014, based upon evidence from an investigation conducted by his office, the United States filed a federal lawsuit against Kent State University for failing to accommodate a disabled student. In 2016, the case settled for $145,000 .
Mr. Curry graduated from the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management degree.