University Circle | Community Organizing
Josh Jones Forbes (he/him) is a nonprofit communicator working to strengthen the neighborhood identities in our city. As the Vice President of Marketing & Communications for Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, he collaborates citywide with community development organizations and individuals to support and amplify their storytelling. He believes neighborhood pride creates a powerful platform for residents to envision and own their future. His previous role at Northwest Neighborhoods CDC was marketing for the organization and the communities it serves – Cudell, Detroit Shoreway, and Edgewater – as well as the Gordon Square Arts District and Capitol Theatre. Josh is the founder of Out Fitness Collective, an affordable and affirming studio for LGBTQ+ and allied community members, and he is passionate about strength training and veganism as ways to empower people. He is a proud graduate of Kent State University, where he met his husband. He grew up in small-town Southeast Ohio, and Cleveland is the “big city” he always needed as a welcoming home.
