...involved in recruiting. She transitioned fully to campus recruiting in the late spring of 2005, and just recently took on a leadership position for the firm's Greater Michigan practice in the areas of minority retention and advancement, communication and education, external relations, and other work/life and inclusion efforts. Jepharya became a CPA Ambassador this year, and has served as a speaker at MACPA's High School Leaders Conferences.

1. What made you decide to go into the accounting profession?

In high school, I was in a business-focused program called the "Center for International Studies and Commerce (CISC)." Although I had always believed I wanted to pursue a law degree, I was exposed to accounting for the first time while in the CISC program. As a result, I shifted my goals to tax law. I started college as a Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy major because of my desire to become a tax attorney, but I continued to take accounting classes as electives. By the end of my sophomore year, I was so "in love" with accounting that I officially changed my major and set my sights on becoming a CPA.

2. What makes your job great?

I have the opportunity to help others...

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