Walking into the room, I see black greatness. People from the high places of Wall Street meeting in one place just because of us. The mentees. The amount of power and just pure respect in this room is just astonishing. Their main goal is to give back to the committee that helped them be who they are. The mentorship event was organized by the National Association of Black Accountants. It was created to connect and give professional experience to interested freshmen. The event started with an introduction of all the mentors. Each of the mentors introduced themselves with a smile on their faces. They all looked happy to be there. It commenced with a PowerPoint presentation by the chair of mentorship. He facilitates the relationship with the mentors and the mentees. He basically gave a rundown of how the event is supposed to go.
The interaction between the mentor and the mentee was controlled because the e-board wanted to make sure everybody got equal attention from the mentors. I talked to 2 mentors who really stood out to me because they were a successful business couple. The woman encouraged me, she said “it doesn’t matter what field you’re going into, at the end of the day you want to be working for yourself only”. It really stood out to me because I am going into the medical field but she is an accountant who owns her own business.
My goal when I walked into the mentorship event was solely to get food and leave because I believed that NABA cannot do anything for me. But they can and they did. They paired me up with a mentor even though I was neither dressed for the event or was professionally prepared. I truly believed that the mentorship program at NABA can help anyone in any field. Today I can say I am proud to be a member and mentee of NABA.
