Ms. Elishah Gilliam was born and raised in Queens, New York. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration with minors in Accounting and Arts Management from the State University of New York- Oswego. She acts as the Finance and Operations Associate & Internship Coordinator for the Religions for Peace office. While attending college, she acted as the Director of Programming for the National Association of Black Accountants. She immersed herself in leadership roles dealing with multicultural organisations.