Rev. Tatum M. Osbourne

Rev. Tatum Monique Osbourne is a worshiper, wife, pastor, counselor, social justice advocate, and author. She is an ordained minister of the Church of God Reformation Movement (Anderson, IN). For thirty years, Rev. Osbourne has been active in Christian ministry. A native of the beautiful island of Barbados, she was raised and educated in Brooklyn, New York.

Rev. Osbourne earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Mid-America Christian University (Oklahoma City, OK). She will complete her Master's in Applied Behavioral Science from her alma mater in, Summer of 2023. Rev. Osbourne has received early acceptance into the Ph.D. program of Regent University, where she will concentrate her work on Counseling and Psychological Studies with an emphasis in International Affairs.

Rev. Osbourne is the Founder and Executive Director of Together We Rise Collective, a grassroots non-profit organization seeking to restore underserved communities’ vitality through collective action. She serves as the Executive Pastor of the Refuge Church of God located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York, under the leadership of her husband, Rev. Kevin Osbourne.

Rev. Osbourne sits on the Presbytery Board of the Berean Fellowship of Churches under the leadership of Bishop Timothy J. Clarke. She is honored to be the Church of God's representative on the Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy Executive Board. She will be ratified in June 2023 to serve on the Ministries Council of the Church of God.

Rev. Osbourne is honored to be a contributing writer for several publications. In 2015, Rev. Osbourne released her first book, The Inspired Life: 400 Power Thoughts to Inspired Your Life. A revised edition and companion journal were released in March 2020. Rev. Osbourne has been honored to receive numerous citations and awards for her commitment to building a stronger nation through volunteer service. She is a proud member of the American Psychological Association, the NAACP, and the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.

She and her husband will be married for twenty-five years in September 2023. They reside in Brooklyn, New York.

Shatiera Porte’e

Shatiera Porte'e is an international speaker, best-selling author, mentor, entrepreneur, mother and consultant. Shatiera is a proud Red Bank, New Jersey native, who has been working in the mental health and education fields for almost two decades. Affectionately known as “your favorite school counselor,” Shatiera has turned her life’s adversities into empowerment lessons and now empowers others by sharing her story and the tools she used to overcome challenges to find herself.

Shatiera is the author of the self-help book I Forgive Myself for Forgetting Myself. To further facilitate a space of encouragement, Shatiera has created and optimized more than a dozen initiatives for businesses/communities empowering youth, extensive experiences in various counseling capacities, corrections, emergency crisis and psychiatric screening services.

Shatiera’s philosophy “counseling beyond the classroom” stems from her desire to support individuals toward mental health wellness in a non-traditional approach. Shatiera travels the world speaking and hosting workshops and events promoting self-love, self-discovery and self-empowerment, and thus founded School Counselor On Wheels, LLC.

School Counselor On Wheels, LLC is an education consulting company that provides mentoring, coaching, professional development workshops for staff and social emotional programs for youth to help build and promote self-love and self-esteem within.

Shatiera loves spending time with her son and her dog, Bailey Bella. She enjoys cooking, creating new recipes, which includes finding new places to travel, becoming an international foodie. She enjoys dancing while listening to her favorite selections of 90s music. Shatiera is working diligently to one day establish her own international mentoring program helping young girls and women all over the world to become the visionary over their lives, manifest desired dreams, while working towards making them a reality.