In the sixth grade Kelesha won best Beginning Woodwind at
McChesney Junior High School in Oakland, California. This
award was given by Richard Adams who would later be her
High School Music Director. She went on to take private lessons
with now internationally acclaimed Elena Duran,  student of
Jean-Pierre Rampal. Kelesha was then selected from over
twenty flautists to be in the Orchestra in her Senior Year of High
School. Although, Kelesha wanted to be a Music Major since
High School, it would be years before her dream would be realized.
It all started to come together about twenty-five years ago.

A friend of Kelesha's, named Ann, asked her to play a challenging
arrangement by Jacqueline Hairston of a "Beatles" song, "In My Life",
for her wedding in the 80's.Kelesha figured based on the applause,
and comments, that perhaps there might be music in her life beyond
High School. After, enrolling in San Joaquin Delta College full time in 2001, and
again in 2007, Kelesha completed her Supplemental Authorization.
In 2009, she completed a Minor in Music. Kelesha knew she was doing
a balancing act, teaching, continuing her education and songwriting
which usually begins with a couple of promising chord progressions.

Her dream was fulfilled when she had the opportunity to be a Visual
and Performing Arts Teacher for Stockton Unified School District. It was
there that she was asked to start an After School choir. She took Sightsinging
privately from Jennifer Shaw Navarrete her first year as a choir director. Her
second year she completed Band and Choir Conducting at Cal State East Bay.

Kelesha would like to thank  the colleges and universities that have
helped turn her dream into a reality to be an Arts Resource Teacher. 
Kelesha would also like to thank Dr. Wesley Broadnax, Director
of Bands at Cal State  East Bay for working out a schedule for
coursework in Vocal and Band Conducting. Initially, San Joaquin
Delta College was supportive in helping turn her dream
into a reality, as Laney College also did.
 
Currently, she is teaching flute and recorder. She was a member of the Delta
Community Band and plans to join a community band in 2012, to keep her
skills up.