Cynthia W. Curry is Vice President for Business and Finance at Florida International University. She had previously been Assis­tant County Manager for Metropolitan Dade County, overseeing the Department of General Services Administration, the Department of Business and Economic Development, and five other departments or agencies. She has also served as Executive Assistant to the Deputy County Manager and to the interim County Manager. From 1991 to 1993 Ms. Curry served as President for the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. She is a member of the boards of directors for Chase Federal Bank, United Way of Dade County, YWCA Greater Miami, and the Zoological Society of Florida.