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PDLB MISSION

The mission of Peel Dem Layers Back is to educate, empower and equip

Black Men and Boys with essential tools necessary to live a mentally

healthy life through healing hang-outs and cultural artistic expression, while

representing hip-hop culture.

THROUGH A HIP-HOP LENS

OFFERING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

PDLB Leadership

Archie Green

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Founder & CEO

Mental Health Advocate

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Ivan Conard, 
MSSA, LMSW, CNM

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Program Director

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Education Liaison &

Executive Assistant

Shelly Gates

Board Members

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Edwin Hubbard

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Nicole Beck

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Board Member,

Executive Director of NAACP of Greater Cleveland

Board Member,

Manager, Project Management at Swagelok Corp.

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Shavonda Johnson

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LISW-S,

Behavioral Healthcare Provider at ODRC

Board President

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Arielle H. Sheftall, Ph.D

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Board Member,

Ph.D, Associate Professor at Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry

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Nicolas Graves

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Board Member,

Ph.D Candidate,

Univ of Arkansas

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Jerrod Shakir

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Board Member,

Grassroots Organizer

Meet The Team
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How to make cities better with

Hip-Hop and Poetry

Archie Green is a rapper and a producer who uses hip-hop to de-stigmatize mental illness in black and brown communities.

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It’s a cause he has championed after facing his own challenges with depression, and a message that Green’s mental health awareness initiative, Peel Dem Layers Back, works to spread in Cleveland, Ohio.

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