About Kisha
To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required.
I am an attorney, community advocate, storyteller, and speaker committed to preserving history and helping people act with purpose.
From politics to public service
I graduated from Old Dominion University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. I got involved in politics through a class I took and that is when I got bitten by the political bug. I spent the next six years doing political and legislative work.
A career in law
In 2003, I entered the University of Baltimore School of Law and graduated three years later. After passing the bar on the first try, I clerked for the Honorable Sidney S. Campen, Jr. in the Circuit Court for Talbot County. After that, I spent three years in the State's Attorney's Office for Talbot County before I joined the Maryland Office of the Public Defender (MOPD) for Talbot County in February 2011. I left the Talbot County office in 2025 and joined the Mental Health Division of MOPD.
A commitment to community memory
When I'm not in the courtroom, I work tirelessly to preserve the history of the African-American community of Cambridge, Maryland through my work with the Eastern Shore Network for Change (ESNC), of which I am a co-founder. Along with my co-founder Dion Banks, our nonprofit's focus is on education, representation, and revitalization of the heart of the Pine Street community, the African-American neighborhood that was decimated by fire in 1967.
Entrepreneur & storyteller
I started my entrepreneurial journey selling t-shirts. My first line was called Thank You Daily — its mission was to remind folks that there is always something to be thankful for. My next venture, Revolutionary Souls, was founded in 2019 to teach about the many contributions African-Americans have made to American culture and to inspire the next generation of change agents. Now I am excited to focus on speaking and teaching.
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