Biography of Kelvin A. Lee

Kelvin Lee is a man of faith and love with a vision for restoration in the lives of ex-offenders and their families. Kelvin has risen to community prominence by delivering a high energy message which tells people how to shake off and grow from past failures and live up to their greatness. It is a message Kelvin Lee has learned from his own life and one he is helping others apply to their lives.

As a child Kelvin’s inattention to school work, his restless energy, and the failure of his teachers to recognize his true potential resulted in him being mislabeled as a slow learner. The label and the stigma stayed with him damaging self-esteem to such an extent that he turned to violent behavior, stealing, and drug abuse which landed him a total 15 years in prison.

Kelvin has had no formal education beyond high school but with persistence and determination he has initiated and continued a process of unending self-education which has distinguished him as an authority on harnessing human potential. Kelvin Lee's passion to be a better man and his hunger to realize greatness in himself and others helped him to achieve greatness. He rose from a crack using, hip-talkin felon to an awesome husband, father and founder/CEO of New Life Development Incorporated, an agency committed to helping ex-offenders live lives of purpose and passion.

Today, as one of the most sought-after motivational speakers, Kelvin Lee presents to prison inmates, pastors, mayors, communities and organizations all over Alaska. His "heart-felt" style and tremendous passion for prisoner re-entry leaves his audiences with a larger vision for their lives and the motivation to take the next step.