KishaLynn is an author, speaker, restorative trainer, certified life coach, as well as an activist for racial justice, LGBT equality, and education reform. She likes to think of herself as an entre-professional, a term that reflects her entrepreneurial endeavors while maintaining full-time, professional roles.

Whether through her music, poetry, art, or through her workshops, classes, and one-on-one sessions, Summer Search Boston alumna Maddie Lam is always looking to create spaces where people can authentically express themselves and heal. Maddie credits her first summer experience with DEVA Soul Journeys as one of the first big steps in her own healing journey, saying that it "totally revolutionized my life.