Masiela LushaSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

She is also recognized as one of the Top Ten Talented Poets of North America for her published work. Lusha has written four books of poetry, "Inner Thoughts," "Drinking the Moon," "Amore Celeste," "The Call," a novel "The Besa," and two children's books. Lusha has also written and translated poetry in English, Albanian and German.

In 2006 Lusha founded the nonprofit, Children of the World Foundation, which shelters, educates and promotes healthy communication between family members. She donated 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land so the charity could build its first community center in Southern California.

In 2013, Lusha was appointed Athgo International's Ambassador for Youth. As an Ambassador, Lusha will encourage a dialogue between aspiring global entrepreneurs and Athgo's bodies of support such as the World Bank Group, the United Nations, and international universities. Lusha will participate in a forum with H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of ITU and Vice-Chairman of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development.

Lusha has since appeared as Mira on an episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." At the suggestion of George Clooney, Lusha has also appeared in the spanish language film "Muertas" in which she portrayed the main character Aracelli.

Lusha also starred as Saint Agnes in the Albanian production of "Time of the Comet" based on the novel "A Difficult Year" by Ismail Kadare. Throughout the film, Lusha's dialogue was in a specific Albanian dialect. In the film, Lusha plays a catholic nun who falls in love with a Muslim rebel. The film was successful and is the highest grossing film in Albanian history.

Since 2004, as the Ambassador for Scholastic's Read for Life, Lusha is involved in national PSA commercials and school readings. Throughout her career, Lusha promotes "the value of appreciating the written word." As the national spokesperson for the Great American Bake Sale, a hunger-relief program, Lusha visits local towns throughout the United States and supports food drives to help battle childhood hunger. For her role as a national spokesperson, Lusha promotes the importance of raising funds to help local communities.