Yssis Saadi El received her degree in Electronics Technology in 1990,  she would spend close to fifteen years in service to the field of technology. However, her real passion would be in the service to humanity which came into fruition in 2003 with the founding of her first company Mother Is Calling Productions. Yssis received her certification as an Executive Producer through PeopleTV in 2004, a community cable network station located in Atlanta Georgia. She acquired varies certifications in film and video editing, technical director, photography just to name a few.

Yssis Saadi El is also the Co-founder and Sr. Director of Institutional Community Agenda Rebuilding and Empowering (ICARE) which provide support to prison inmates and their families. She served as a Minister (Imam) within The Moorish Science Temple of America-1928 since 2005 and a senior instructor at The Moorish Islamic Theocratic Institute (MITI).

As a Federal contractor for BOP, she has provided Moorish Islamic services and spiritual counseling to inmates within State and Federal Correctional Institutions. Yssis Saadi El is a passionate motivational speaker she is often asked to speak about the faith of Islam from a Moorish American perspective within the public and private sector. She is actively involved within several interfaith outreach communities; in 2012, she became a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA); which is a volunteer position appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children.

Yssis Saadi El received her advance degree in Religious Studies from the Moorish Islamic Theocratic Institute (MITI) in 2005; a private Moorish Islamic school. She received a BS in psychology at the University of Phoenix and is currently pursuing an LCSW. She holds fast in bringing about solutions and not just talking about the problems.

“I feel that people who work within their passion as a benefit to humanity serve as the most significant resource in bringing about change for the better.” (El, 2017)