B.A. (Hons) Social Sciences
Law & English — KNUST, Kumasi, 1999
From Obuasi to the national stage.
From the streets of Obuasi to the lecture halls of KNUST and Denver, from Colorado’s NPP chapter rooms to Ghana’s constituencies — the story of Obaa Yaa Amponsah Frimpong.
A conviction shaped by the realities of governance.
Obaa Yaa Amponsah Frimpong was born Yaa Amponsah Gyamerah (Frimpong) in Obuasi, Ghana — a town shaped by the rhythms of industry and the realities of Ghanaian community life. Growing up during the PNDC era gave her an early and visceral education in why governance matters. She witnessed neighbours subjected to public humiliation, kangaroo tribunals, and exile, leaving behind wives and children. These were not abstract political events. They were the families she knew.
That experience planted in her a conviction that has never dimmed: that politics is not a career option — it is a moral obligation. Having narrowly missed the 1992 voter registration by turning 18 just after the deadline, she resolved never to miss another opportunity to act. She cast her first vote for the NPP in 1996 — and has not stopped showing up for this party since.
“Justice was denied them… These injustices were the driving force of my interest in politics. I was determined not to let that happen without a fight.” — Obaa Yaa
Her academic formation mirrors her character.
She does not stop at the first achievement. She deepens, expands, and builds upon every foundation.
Master of Social Work (MSW)
University of Denver, Colorado, 2003
M.S. Organizational Leadership in Project Management
Regis University, Denver, Colorado, 2009
Three degrees across three institutions in two countries. Every qualification has been applied — in the party, in her community, and in her professional life.
Discipline, care, accountability, and results.
Obaa Yaa’s professional life has been built on the same values that define her party service: discipline, care, accountability, and results. She served 14 years in frontline Social Work at the Excelsior Youth Center in Colorado, working with court-mandated adolescent girls navigating identity, peer pressure, and complex family dynamics.
She is today the co-owner of an Accounting and Tax Services firm in Aurora, Colorado — built from the ground up with her husband, Mr. Anthony Gyimah-Frimpong, since 2005 into a thriving practice serving over 3,000 clients. Before her move to the United States, she taught at Obuasi Senior High Technical School and served with Planned Parenthood of Ghana’s Obuasi office as part of her national service.
The Moment at KNUST
This was the party. This was the mission. This was her calling.
In 1999, she attended the historic “Operation Convince Us” at KNUST’s Republic Hall — an NPP roadshow that would electrify a generation of Ghanaian students. It was there that she heard Hon. Yaw Osafo-Maafo speak, and she knew: this was the party. This was the mission. This was her calling. She has never looked back.