Ben Matthews (they/them)
Camp Fire National DEI Specialist
Ben Matthews is and LGBTQ2S+ activist, speaker, and trainer. Ben has been involved with Camp Fire for 7 years, first as a volunteer, then as a program manager at Camp Fire Green Country in Tulsa, OK where they organized Oklahoma's first ever LGBTQ2S+ summer camp session in 2018. Ben is now the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist on the Camp Fire National team. Ben has provided LGBTQ2S+ and other cultural competency training for a variety of organizations from medical schools and universities, to international corporations and grass-roots non-profits. They have experience in direct service ranging from support groups for LGBTQ2S+ youth, to leading in and out of school time and community programs. Ben lives in Oklahoma with their two dogs, Daniel and Buffy.