was born and raised in the rural hills of St. Andrew, Jamaica, in a small district called Mavis Bank. She is a past student of the Alpha Infant, Alpha Primary and Convent of Mercy, Academy “Alpha”. At the secondary level, she obtained 10 CXC subjects and 8 units of CAPE. In 2013, she graduated from the University of the West Indies with a first class degree in Psychology and Criminology and was selected to be the valedictorian for the Faculty of Social Sciences. Shortly after, she was trained by the Ministry of Justice as a restorative justice facilitator. She received national recognition and became one of the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Award for Academic Excellence. Her last academic feat was completing her masters in Clinical Psychology.

All these achievements were made while living with a chronic and often, debilitating disease. At the age of 17, she was diagnosed with SLE or what is commonly known as Lupus. For Shoyéa-Gaye, Lupus has led to a number of complications such as Mitral Valve Prolapse, Lupus Nephritis, Arthritis and Fibromyalgia. On a daily basis, she experiences constant joint and muscle pains, along with various other unpredictable symptoms. However, she has never used her disease as an excuse, or as a crutch for stagnation and mediocrity. Instead, she has refused to be defined or limited and chose to perceive this obstacle as a motivation to propel her towards success. As such, she has been a Lupus advocate. She was the “Lupus Voice of Jamaica” for the Lupus Magazine since 2010, the public relations manager then the Spokesperson for the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica. Presently, she is the vice-president of the Lupus Foundation of Dominica.

Currently, she is married and living in the Commonwealth of Dominica where she works as a clinical psychologist.