Rosa was the seventh of eight children, born to the late Pastor Coleman Sr. and Rose Robinson. After graduating from Akron’s South High School as Vice President of the class of 1974, she attended Central State University, graduating in 1979 with a BS in Business Administration and a minor in Data Processing with honors as a sister of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Rosa also attended Moody Bible Institute and Bradley Bible College and was licensed in the ministry by Pastor Curtis Minter. She currently serves under the leadership of Pastor Clifton Norwood at St. Paul Baptist Church. Rosa was employed for 15 years with Summa Health Systems in Cardiology and now serves as a driver and after care specialist with the Calhoun Funeral Family.