Founder of PureSpark

Nieisha Deed, a Roxbury, Ma native, is the founder of PureSpark. She spent 15 years as a corporate accountant until she was diagnosed with severe depression and unable to return back to work. After her recovery she founded PureSpark, a platform she uses to help educate the community on the importance of prioritizing their mental health. She is a mental health advocate and public speaker who is unafraid to share her own personal story to aid in the recovery of others.  

Actress, Writer, Casting Director, Author, and Spoken Word Artist

Crystal Senter-Brown has been featured in Redbook Magazine, Vibe Magazine and Essence Magazine and has been a performance poet and writer for most of her life. Born in Morristown, TN to a bass-playing Baptist preacher (Dad) and a visual artist (Mom), Crystal performed her first poem onstage at the age of six. Crystal is the recipient of several awards including the 2014 Massachusetts Fellowship in Poetry.  She is the author of five books: But Now I See, But You Have Such a Pretty Face, Doubledutch, Gabby Saturday, Gabby Gives Back, and The Rhythm in Blue, which will be released as afull-length movie in March, 2017. She is an adjunct professor at Bay Path University and lives in New England with her husband, son and furry her companion named Venus.

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