Max Mowitz is a lifelong advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and the liberation of all marginalized peoples. Since coming out in high school, Max’s leadership and activism focuses on community and coalition building, solidarity, and compassionate community education. Max is the Executive Director of One Iowa and One Iowa Action, leading both statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations focused on uplifting and empowering LGBTQ+ Iowans. Prior to their leadership of the organization, Max served as the Program Director for five years, building One Iowa’s programming, direct service and community education efforts.
Max is a certified Community Health Worker and a board member of the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund. In their free time, Max practices as a gender and transition doula, providing free support to Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Diverse individuals as they come out and access gender-affirming care. Although it is their life’s work to fight for liberation and build community, Max is also a harpist, powerlifter, baker, and spouse to Austin.
Wallace Mowitz