Rhonna-RoseAkama-Makia
Trauma Informed Legal Professional
Almost 20 years of experience in human resource management, employment compliance, and immigration advocacy.
See my full storyRhonna-Rose Akama-Makia is a trauma informed legal professional with almost 20 years of experience in human resource management, employment compliance, and immigration advocacy.
She has led multistate employment compliance, workplace investigations, and organizational development across the nonprofit, civic, and political sectors, building trauma informed people infrastructure grounded in safety, transparency, and collaborative decision making. Under attorney supervision, she supports immigration casework including family based petitions, adjustment of status, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status matters, and has completed removal defense training through the National Immigration Project.
She is a JD candidate at Thomas M. Cooley Law School and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan, along with undergraduate certificates in International Business Development and Business Analytics. Her credentials include the PHRi (Professional in Human Resources, International) through HRCI, a certificate in Paralegal Studies through the Center for Legal Studies in partnership with Washtenaw Community College, and OSHA 30 Hour Outreach Training in General Industry.
Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas to West African immigrant parents, she learned early that people's most fundamental drive is to provide for themselves and their families. It is that understanding that has shaped her approach to employment and immigration law, and to supporting the people who change the world.