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Dwayne Steward is an award-winning writer, speaker and activist.
He is formerly the Director of Community Affairs at Fenway Health in Boston, MA., the country’s leading health care and research facility dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Prior to Fenway Health he was the inaugural LGBTQ Health Advocate for the City of Columbus Public Health Department, where he created and implemented the city’s groundbreaking LGBTQ Health Initiative.
Dwayne is the founder and CEO of Make It Better Consulting, a firm that addresses the resource gap for minority-owned businesses by equipping organizations with revenue-driving tools for innovative growth and development. In 2010, he was published in the New York Times Bestseller “It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying and Creating a Life Worth Living” edited by Dan Savage and Terry Miller and contributed to the anthology "Students, Teachers & Leaders Addressing Bullying in Schools," a collegiate textbook published in partnership with Kent State University and New Mexico State University in 2015.
Dwayne received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Ohio University. He has written for publications such as Columbus Monthly, The Boston Herald, The Advocate and Newsday, among others. He is also the former founding co-host of “Queer Minded,” a top-rated LGBTQ news/entertainment podcast.
Dwayne received his Master of Public Administration from Franklin University and serves on many local and national boards focused on the fight for equity, including the Victory Campaign Board, Harm Reduction Ohio, and the Short North Alliance. He continues to fight for the advancement of marginalized communities through various advocacy and community mobilization efforts.
Dwayne is a proud father, husband and dog-dad. His family is his grounding force, without whom none of his advocacy work would be possible.
He is formerly the Director of Community Affairs at Fenway Health in Boston, MA., the country’s leading health care and research facility dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Prior to Fenway Health he was the inaugural LGBTQ Health Advocate for the City of Columbus Public Health Department, where he created and implemented the city’s groundbreaking LGBTQ Health Initiative.
Dwayne is the founder and CEO of Make It Better Consulting, a firm that addresses the resource gap for minority-owned businesses by equipping organizations with revenue-driving tools for innovative growth and development. In 2010, he was published in the New York Times Bestseller “It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying and Creating a Life Worth Living” edited by Dan Savage and Terry Miller and contributed to the anthology "Students, Teachers & Leaders Addressing Bullying in Schools," a collegiate textbook published in partnership with Kent State University and New Mexico State University in 2015.
Dwayne received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Ohio University. He has written for publications such as Columbus Monthly, The Boston Herald, The Advocate and Newsday, among others. He is also the former founding co-host of “Queer Minded,” a top-rated LGBTQ news/entertainment podcast.
Dwayne received his Master of Public Administration from Franklin University and serves on many local and national boards focused on the fight for equity, including the Victory Campaign Board, Harm Reduction Ohio, and the Short North Alliance. He continues to fight for the advancement of marginalized communities through various advocacy and community mobilization efforts.
Dwayne is a proud father, husband and dog-dad. His family is his grounding force, without whom none of his advocacy work would be possible.
