Dr. Avon Hart-Johnson is a researcher, author, and advocate. She serves as the president and co-founder of DC Project Connect (DCPC. Dr. Hart-Johnson is the chairperson of the Advocacy in Action Coalition, vice president on the board of directors for the International Coalition for Children With Incarcerated Parents and is the chairperson of the Fairview Residential Reentry Center Community Relations Board of Directors. Dr. Hart-Johnson is a member of SOLITUDE; an international research consortium studying various issues that impact black women of African descent. Hart-Johnson is also author of book “African American Women with Incarcerated Mates: The Psychological and Social Impacts of Mass Imprisonment”.
