Meet Jayvon Howard
Jayvon Howard (he/him/his) is a Writer, Advocate and Educator.
A Cleveland, OH native, Jayvon serves as the Manager of Engaging Men Initiatives with the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence, serves as President/CEO of Cincinnati Black Pride and as a trainer with A Call to Men.
He is a nationally recognized speaker providing comprehensive trainings, technical assistance, program development, program management, strategic planning, leadership and other consulting in his areas of sexual and domestic violence; with an expertise in serving male survivors of sexual victimization. He collaborates with individuals and communities to break the cycles of interpersonal and institutional violence using models that focus on the root causes of oppression.
He has provided over 100 trainings on topics including best practices for direct services to victims of crime, public health, family violence, trauma, gender studies, LGBTQI issues, outreach to underserved populations, families in societal contexts and peace studies.
He is passionate about human rights and social justice with corollary interests in racial capitalism, racial equity, Black freedom movements, and Black Political Thought.
In addition to his roles, he serves as a co-chair with the Ohio LGBTQI Cooperative in partnership with Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization and Ohio Domestic Violence Network. He is a member of the North American Men Engage Network and the Ohio Anti-Oppression Committee. He has co-facilitated the creation of the Courageous Conversations during his tenure as co-chair with Ohio Men’s Action Network (OHMAN) and continues to serve alongside OHMAN leadership.
He was nominated and received the ‘Vizazi Torch’ Award awarded by Cincinnati Black Pride in 2023, the Shine Your Light Award in 2017 and the New Faces of Fundraising Fellowship Cummings Cup in 2017.
Jayvon attended college at Miami University earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Family Science before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Vitae
Partial List of Invited Presentations and Trainings
Howard, J. (November 2025) “Working with Men Survivors: Human Trafficking.” Ohio Health Forensic Nursing Symposium.
Howard, J. (October 2025) “Working with Men as Survivors and Boyhood Abuse.” Ohio Network of Child Advocacy Centers. Virtual.
Howard, J. (July 2025) “Engaging Men: Working with Men as Survivors.” Ohio Victim Witness Association. Virtual.
Howard, J., & Puster, J. (July 2025) “Engaging Men in DV, SA and Stalking Interventions.” Ohio Domestic Violence Network. Virtual Workshop.
Howard, J & Hiller, R. (June 2025). “Discussing Sexual Violence in Hazing and Hazing the Documentary Film Discussion”. OAESV Annual Conference.
Howard, J. (March 2025) “Engaging Men in Coalition Work.” Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs. Virtual.
Howard, J. (April 2024) “Intersections of Race, Gender and Criminal Justice Outcomes.” Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center. Webinar.
Howard, J., Kirby, K., & Thomas, D. (January 2024) “Developing Men's Survivor Support Groups Two Day Workshop.” Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence.
Howard, J. et al (2024) “Courageous Conversation: Masculinity Redefined.” Panel Moderator. Technical Production. Short Film.
Howard, J., Motely, K. (November 8, 2023) “Two Day Virtual Training Institute for Gender and Racial Justice.” A Call to Men.
Howard. J., Motely, K. (November 9, 2023) “Two Day Virtual Training Institute for Gender and Racial Justice.” A Call to Men.
Howard, J. (2023) “Engaging Men in the Anti-Violence Movement and Engaging Them as Survivors on College Campuses.” Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence. Virtual.
Howard, J., Harris, R., Diebler-Trotter, K., et al (June 14, 2023) “Black LGBTQIA Health and Wellness.” Cincinnati Black Pride. Townhall Event.
Howard, J. (April 2023) “What Do You Tell People Who Know Everything?” Keynote Speaker. Annual Take Back the Night March and Rally. Ohio University.
Howard, J. (2023) “Engaging Men and Boys: Working with Male Survivors.” Two Days in May Conference on Ohio Victim Assistance.
Howard, J., Beltre, R., Porter, T. (2023) “Critical Conversation: A Space to Heal and Redefine Masculinity.” Two Days in May Conference on Ohio Victim Assistance.
Howard, J., Smith, R., Payne, J., Baez, I. (2023) “Men in the Movement: Survivors and Allies” OAESV Annual Conference.
Howard, J., Porter, Tony., Woods, J., et al. (2023) “Black Girl Dad Week. Engaging Black Fathers.” Panel. Men Behavioral Health.
Howard, J. (Sept. 30, 2022) “Doing Men’s Outreach and Including Male Survivors in Programs.” Summit on Male Identified Survivors: A Path Toward Healing. Texas Association Against Sexual Assault. Virtual.
Howard, J (April 28, 2022) “Masculinities and Men as Survivors.” Keynote Speaker. Annual Take Back the Night March and Rally. University of Cincinnati.
Howard, J. (April 13, 2022) “Transformative Justice: Caring for Your Communities to End Violence” Keynote Speaker. 14th Annual Central Ohio SAAM Conference, Virtual.
Howard, J., Afua, A. Matsushita, J., et al. (April 4 -8, 2022) “Promoting Social Justice and Healthy Relationships in Our Community” A Call to Men. Louisiana State University Athletics. Louisiana State University.
Howard, J. & Bradley, Pilate. (Nov 3, 2021) “Black Men, Healthy Love and Accountability.” Keynote Speaker. Healthy Love 365. Vibe Coffeehouse, Lima, OH
Howard, J (Nov 17th, 2021) “Transformative Justice: Exploring Creative Interventions” Putting Conversations into Practice. Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence. Virtual.
Howard, J., Clemons. R., Hill. D., Jones. L. Pastor. (Feb 17th, 2021) “Live, Work, Pose!” Exploring the Black and LGBTQ Experience at Miami” Regional Office of Diversity and Multicultural Services. Miami University. Virtual.
Updated: March 2026
This is a partial list of keynote addresses, conference presentations and invitations to speak. This does not include independent consulting, training series, or other related trainings or programming.
A full CV is available for clients.