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DWAYNE A. STEWARD

HEALTY EQUITY EXPERIENCE
  • 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

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