Partners in Business, Friends for Life

Maria Prado and Hilda Renteria smiling

The friendship between Maria Prado ’86 and Hilda Renteria ’86 began at the UIC library in the mid-80s. They were both undergraduate students at the College of Business Administration majoring in accounting, and Prado asked to join Renteria’s study group. That moment would determine so much of their professional and personal lives for decades to come. Thirty years later, Prado & Renteria is still in business and is the largest Latina-owned CPA firm in Illinois.