Curtis Howard

Curtis Howard, a San Diego native, is the founder of LivEX, a lived experience consultant specializing in homelessness, gang involvement, substance use, and justice-impacted policy. Having personally experienced homelessness and incarceration, Curtis draws from his own journey to inform his work. During his incarceration, he self-published Cellmates & Cellouts (A Book of Consequences) and Who’s Left, an autobiographical account of his struggles.

In 2012, Curtis marched to the San Diego federal courthouse in pursuit of justice for Trayvon Martin. Two years later, he joined All of Us or None, a national advocacy group supporting formerly incarcerated individuals and their families, and became president of the San Diego chapter in 2019. He stepped down from the role in December 2024 after more than a decade of service to make space for youth leadership. He has turned his focus to his work with the San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH) to more broadly advocate for people experiencing homelessness to drive meaningful change.