Jason Curry is the director of the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in economics. He has worked in natural resources for 26 years, including a variety of roles in recreation, land management, law enforcement, wildfire, and public relations. Curry previously served as vice commander and training officer for the Davis County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team, and worked many years on incident management teams throughout the U.S. During his time in the Division of Outdoor Recreation, Curry has been a relentless advocate for the physical and mental health benefits of playing in nature. Growing up and raising a family in the west, he is a lifelong outdoor recreation zealot and is an avid mountain biker, backcountry and alpine skier, climber, sailor, and backpacker. He claims to be a trail runner, but true trail runners get a laugh out of that.