CPA Ramona Henderson Pearson speaks to students at Martin Luther King Jr. High School

IDEA is a public/private partnership created and facilitated by the attorneys at Foley & Lardner and is part of the regular curriculum at MLK High. IDEA teaches students entrepreneurship skills, encourages students to seek a college education and provides learning experiences outside the classroom from successful entrepreneurs.

Reaching out to African American teens is a passion of Ramona’s. She is on the line-up of speakers at MACPA’s High School Leadership Conferences, which reach hundreds of students annually including many minority students. The focus of those events is to increase awareness of the wide-ranging career opportunities for CPAs.

Carrying the financial literacy message to her church community over the past year, Ramona conducted weekly presentations between church services. Utilizing the AICPA’s 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy as a basis for discussions, she covered a variety of topics for fellow parishioners including budgeting, taxes, investments, and more.

“I am also looking at ways to try to reach out to other mega churches in Detroit to bring awareness of the accounting profession to young African Americans,” said Ramona.

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