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WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

#MyBFAN2018

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TESTIMONIAL

Hello everyone,

My name is Ada and I am an international student from Nigeria studying Accounting and
Financial Management at the University of Waterloo. I was fortunate to have my first co-op
term at the MNP LLP Mississauga office where I met Shavon Hyatt, my senior manager.
Shavon introduced me to the Black Female Accountants Network community. When she first
told me about the network, I was a bit skeptical (just as you may be right now reading this)

but I decided to try it out. My very first meeting with the Black Female Accountants Network
was in February 2018. To be honest, at this point I didn’t yet consider myself a member of the
network. I went just to see if they could convince me that being a part of the network was

worth my time.

With all honesty, attending that first meeting was the best decision of all I made in the first
quarter of the year. I have met like minded people that in someway resonate with my values,
I have been able to build an even larger network through the Black Female Accountants

Network and most importantly, the people I met at the network have inspired me with their
own personal aspirations and successes that I feel like I always have people to turn to when I
need any sort of advice.

As a student, I now know how lucky I am to have joined the Black Female Accountants
Network, frankly, I think all students should be trying to join the network. The Black Female
Accountants Network brings a vast amount of exposure and opportunities for us as we aim to
conquer the labor market. I know so many people would be like me and think this is not

worth it. Give it that one try as I did and the trial will convince you.

Adaolisa Eze-Onuorah

B l a c k F e m a l e A c c o u n t a n t s N e t w o r k

@ b f a n n e t w o r k b f a n n e t w o r k . w o r d p r e s s . c o m