About Aqueelah Alford: Aqueelah joined Fathers’ Uplift in 2021. As a Staff Accountant, Aqueelah is responsible for overseeing the finances of Fathers Uplift Inc. Responsibilities that include; maintaining full cycle accounting, overseeing general ledgers, preparation of financial reports and statements, auditing and managing the budgeting process and account reconciliations.
Aqueelah’s Narrative: “I was born in Boston, Massachusetts but was raised in Georgia and Louisiana. I attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and graduated with a Bachelor of Art in Accounting. My past work experience has been in banking, property management, and in most recent years I have worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Higher Education Sector. One thing about Fathers’ UpLift that I appreciate is that we implement self-care services & regiments to the people we serve as well as our full staff.”
“If I could invite anyone to dinner… it would be Michelle Obama, and why not? She is amazing. Michelle Obama represents strength, grace, and a natural true abundance to what becoming a Black Woman in America is all about.”