Corey Harvard is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Prism United, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ youth and families in Southwest Alabama. He graduated with honors from the University of South Alabama, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy.
An accomplished writer, Corey is a published poet and two-time Pushcart Prize nominee. In 2022, he received the Mobile Community Health Leadership Award in recognition of his efforts to improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ youth in the region. The following year, he and his mother recorded an interview for NPR’s StoryCorps, which was later broadcast nationally and featured on the front page of the StoryCorps website.
Known for his collaborative leadership style, Corey is deeply committed to fostering meaningful dialogue and empowering young people to recognize and cultivate their potential.