DWAYNE A. STEWARD
HEALTY EQUITY EXPERIENCE
JOURNALISM/COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE
NON-PROFIT BOARD EXPERIENCE
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
AWARDS
- Chief People & Culture Officer and Interim Chief Programs Officer, Equitas Health
June 2018—Present - Director of Community Affairs, Fenway Health
May 2015—June 2018 - LGBTQ Health Initiatives Programs Manager, Columbus Public Health
May 2013—April 2015 - Greater Columbus Mpowerment Center HIV Testing Coordinator, AIDS Resource Center Ohio
December 2011—May 2013
JOURNALISM/COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE
- Freelance Writer, Columbus Monthly
December 2019—December 2020 - Freelance Writer, PRIZM magazine
February 2018—present - Freelance Columnist, Boston Herald
January 2016—June 2018 - Columnist/Senior Writer, Outlook Media
January 2012—June 2015 - Queer Minded Radio Host, TalktainmentRadio.com
March 2012—June 2014 - Associate Producer of Metromix.com, Media Network of Central Ohio
December 2007—December 2010 - Features Writer, Newsday
July 2007—September 2007 - Business Writer, The News Journal
June 2006—August 2006
NON-PROFIT BOARD EXPERIENCE
- Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts, Inc., Board of Directors - Secretary
February 2021—Present - Harm Reduction Ohio, Board of Directors - Vice President
December 2020—Present - Columbus Black International Film Festival, Board of Directors - President
August 2015—August 2019 - Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Board of Directors - Marketing Chair
November 2013—April 2015 - Evolution Theatre Company, Board of Directors
April 2011 - February 2012 - ACT OUT Delaware, Board of Directors - Public Relations Chair
March 2011 - February 2012
PUBLICATIONS
- “Out of the Shadows: Shadowbox’s #MeToo Reckoning.” Columbus Monthly Magazine. March 2020. Pg. 54-59.
- “Building A Better Community: Reflections on the Racial Divide in LGBTQ Columbus – And How We Can Fix It.” PRIZM Magazine. May 2018. Pg. 10-13.
- “It Gets Better for Small Towners Too.” It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying and Creating a Life Worth Living. Ed. Dan Savage and Terry Miller. New York: Dutton/Penguin, March 2011. 264-6.
- “Bullied at the Intersection: Growing Up Gay in the Black Church and Rural Ohio.” Students, Teacher, & Leaders Addressing Bullying in Schools. Ed. Christa Boske and Azadeh Osanloo. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense/Emerald, August 2015. Pg. 117-122
EDUCATION
- Franklin University
Master of Public Administration
September 2020 - Ohio University
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
June 2007
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
- Queer Partnership for Black Liberation, Founding Member
June 2020—Present - Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast, Co-Chair
September 2016—June 2018 - Make It Better Foundation, Founder/Director
September 2011—May 2015 - Columbus Urban Pride, Founder/Executive Committee Chair
March 2011—April 2015 - Stonewall Columbus, Volunteer Consultant
January 2009—April 2015
AWARDS
- Victory Institute Empowerment Fellow - 2022
- The Press Club of Cleveland Ohio Excellence in Journalism Award (First Place – Public Service/Investigative) – 2021
- Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Best Rock & Roll Feature Writing/Commentary/Review (First Place) – 2021
- Columbus Business First 40 Under 40 Honoree – 2019
- Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast Award - 2018
- New England Black Pride Community Passion Award - 2017
- Columbus Urban Pride Trailblazer Award – 2015
- Ward Family YMCA Legacy Celebration “Spotlight on the Future” Honoree – 2015
- The GoodLife Community Activist Award – 2013
- National Association of Black Journalists Scholarship Award - 2007
- Chips Quinn Scholar - 2006