Dr. Joshua Moon-Johnson (he/him) is an award-winning author, activist, and educator with nearly two decades of experience as an educational administrator and consultant. He serves as a Dean of Student Services & Title IX Coordinator at American River College and as a Managing Partner at PMJ Consulting, LLC. Joshua has published multiple books; his first book, Beyond Surviving: From Religious Oppression to Queer Activism was a #1 Best-seller on Amazon.com for Gay & Lesbian Activism and was ranked #2 on Book Authority’s 25 Best-Selling LGBT Activism Books of All Time. Joshua's other books include, Authentic Leadership, Queer People of Color in Higher Education, and his newest book, Queer & Trans Advocacy in the Community College, will be released in 2022. Joshua previously served as the Assistant Dean and Director of the Multicultural Student Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and as the Director of the LGBT Center at the UC-Santa Barbara. Joshua received a doctorate in higher education and LGBT studies from Northern Illinois University, a master's degree in student affairs and diversity from Binghamton University, and a master’s degree in Marketing Analysis from the University of Alabama. Joshua has served as a board member or in a leadership position for multiple educational and social justice organizations, including NASPA (Student Affairs in Higher Education) MultiRacial Knowledge Community and Asian Pacific Islander Knowledge Community, as the Vice President of the Board for the Sacramento LGBT Community Center, and as a board member and lead for the Equity Committee with the Association of California Community College Administrators (ACCCA). Joshua is from Mississippi, but is happy to call Sacramento, California his home. This episode is brought to you by N2N’s Illuminate App, The iPaaS for Higher Education. Learn more at https://illuminateapp.com/web/higher-education/Subscribe and listen to more episodes at IlluminateHigherEducation.comContact Joshua Moon-Johnson:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-joshua-moon-johnson-43050822Buy Beyond Surviving: From Religious Oppression to Queer Activism: https://joshuamoonjohnson.com/