Joshua Henry Jenkins (he/him/his) is an interactive media strategist & organizer of community based out of Washington, D.C. by way of rural North Carolina.

He currently is Director of Marketing at Theatre Communications Group. Previously, he was Director of Web and New Media Strategies at Americans for the Arts. In service of the communities to which he belongs, he creates and amplifies work that uplifts BIPOC and LGTBQIA+ identifying folks, citizens of rural areas, and most importantly those who exist at those intersections.

In response to COVID-19 and an immediate need to create community for Black, queer-identifying folks in times of crisis, he co- created a virtual media platform created for and by Black queer folks called BLACK, GAY, stuck at home. The space has welcomed Patrik-Ian Polk, Darryl Stephens, Vanessa L. Williams, Brontez Purnell, Sampson McCormick, Jazzmun, and others to create community around Black, queer media. The series has formed partnerships with National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, The Counter Narrative Project, Black AIDS Institute, Black in Media, Black Theatre Network, and Wilma Theater.

He is the former board chair for the Arts Administrators of Color Network where he led all marketing and communications efforts. He co-authored The Impacts of COVID-19 on Black, Indigenous, Artists and Arts Administrators of Color in the U. S. which was published in The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society in November 2022. In addition, he produced and co-hosted the monthly podcast Art Accordingly, which interrogated issues of equity and inclusion in the arts. The podcast was presented live at various convenings nationally including the National Performance Network Conference, SphinxConnect, and the Arts Equity Summit.

Joshua freelances as a digital strategist supporting work at organizations such as Diverse City Fund, National Guild for Community Arts Education, and NABA Metro DC. Committed to the preservation of culture, he works as a graphic designer with a dedicated store of designs that function as wearable celebrations of queer and trans people of color and nods to moments that shaped his identity. He managed the reprint of the official biography of heralded singer Phyllis Hyman and the launch of the official website for the late Grammy-winning R&B icon Betty Wright.

He is an alum of the artEquity Facilitator Cohort and the American Express Leadership Academy, an advisory board member for The Counter Narrative Project and Us Helping Us, as well as a former member of the Gay Professional Men of Color. He has served as a grant panelist for the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

Joshua received his Master of Arts in Interactive Media from Elon University in 2012 and his Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010.

The rest of his time is spent digging in crates for R&B/Soul records, live tweeting awards shows, thrifting with his mom, having play time with his cat Octavia, and sipping the casual gin and tonic. Follow him on Twitter & Instagram, @joshjenks. www.joshuahenryjenkins.com