Shelby R. Rowe, MBA, BA
Shelby Rowe is the program manager for the Office of Suicide Prevention at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuses Services, and the 2016 Chickasaw Nation Dynamic Woman of the Year. A public health professional, crisis intervention expert and suicide attempt survivor, Ms. Rowe has been a leader in the suicide prevention movement at the local, state and national level since 2007.
Ms. Rowe is a former member of the board of directors for the National Association of Crisis Organization Directors and United Suicide Survivors International. She currently serves on the American Indian/Alaska Native Task Force for the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, the Clinical Advisory Board for Crisis Text Line and is the co-chair for the Individual & Family Lived Experience Committee for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. She is a co-founder for the Indigenous Peoples’ Committee for the American Association of Suicidology, and in 2020, she was added as a faculty member for the Zero Suicide Institute.
Ms. Rowe's story of recovery can be found on the Live Through This
website, and she was recently featured in
People Magazine & a series of articles published by
USA Today. She is a member of Matriarch, an Oklahoma-based intertribal women’s leadership group, and plays an active role in Oklahoma City’s urban indigenous community. Ms. Rowe holds a B.A. in Sociology and Philosophy, and an M.B.A.
Erin Matthews, LCSW
Erin is a contagiously optimistic therapist and seasoned coach with over 15 years of mental
health experience. Throughout her career, she has focused on therapy, coaching and training
with an emphasis in the public and private sector. Erin has extensive facilitation and training
experience leading others to realize their own potential.
Tiffany Llewellyn, DSW, LCSW-C
Dr. Tiffany Llewellyn is a Certified Licensed Clinical Social Worker, employed at Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center where she provides clinical treatment and coordinates services for first generation-limited income students. Additionally, Dr. Llewellyn is employed at Sheppard Pratt Psychiatric Hospital where she conducts psychological assessments and evaluations. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Medgar Evers College, Master of Science in Social Work at Hunter College, specializing in Children, Youth and Families. Dr Llewellyn continued her academic journey at the University of Southern California where she completed the Doctor of Social Work degree, with a specialization in Achieving Equal Justice and Opportunity. Her research centered on Racial Trauma and Black Mental Health. Dr. Llewellyn has extensive experience in the social services sector, working with juvenile offenders. schools, hospitals, and community based mental health agencies. She previously created the Community Neighborhood Engagement Team (CNET)at the Yale Child Study Center after being awarded the Viola Bernard Social Impact Prize to improve community relationships, train local schools’ administrators on managing behavioral challenges in the classroom, and create effective ways to increase mental health access in communities of color. Dr Llewellyn is a respected voice, visionary, innovator and speaker. She has conducted workshops on mental health, racial trauma, and social justice to administrators and staff at Yale University, Cornell University’s IVY+ Conference, John’s Hopkins University, Oakwood University, as well as within numerous faith-based organizations for clergy and leaders. She is the President and Founder of the faith based nonprofit organization, Adventists for Social Justice, a movement focused on developing faith-based churches for social justice activism in marginalized communities.
