Tony W. York

Tony W. York, CHPA, CPP is an influential leader in the healthcare security field with over 30 years of healthcare security executive experience. He is a past president of IAHSS (‘07-’08) and a long-standing leader of the Council on Guidelines. Heis also a founding member and contributing author to the Security Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities. He has won numerous awards for his contributions to the advancement of healthcare security. He is board-certified in security management with Certified Protection Professional designation and Distinguished Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator. He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Denver, M.S. in Loss Prevention and Safety from Eastern Kentucky University, and a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Appalachian State University. He is currently Executive Vice President – Healthcare for the Paladin Security Group and the founder and principal consultant for FlyBox, LLC, a safeness consultancy.