BSC Group, LLC, a leading Eastern Shore accounting firm, proudly announces new partners, Brandon K. Angell, Teri K. Simmons and Andrew T. Walsworth. The three long-time managers have a combined 40 years at the firm and are known throughout the region for their dedication to their clients and the community they serve.

“Brandon, Teri and Andrew are a shining example of our dedication to our profession, our clients, and our community as well as our commitment to making our firm a great place to work where young professionals can learn, grow and thrive for the long-term,” said Owner and Managing Partner, Debbie Walsworth. “They truly are leaders in our field and their diverse expertise helps us meet the unique accounting needs of individuals, families and businesses on the Eastern Shore.”

Brandon K. Angell, CPA, has more than 20 years of accounting experience, with a specialization in small business and personal accounting, taxation and outsourced CFO services. He is a graduate of Wilmington University. Angell serves the community as the board chair of Compass Hospice and a board member of the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce.  He resides in Cordova with his wife, Susan, and children, Nicholas and Lily.

Teri K. Simmons, CPA, has been with BSC Group and its predecessors for more than 15 years and has worked in a variety of areas, such as audit and taxation with both business and individual clients. She earned her masters degree in Taxation from the University of Baltimore and completed her undergraduate degree from Salisbury University.   Teri upholds BSC Group’s spirit of volunteerism in her leadership roles with Tidewater Rotary, Junior Achievement, Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and the Talbot County Paramedic Foundation. She lives in Preston with her husband, Brad, and daughter, Olivia.

Andrew T. Walsworth, CPA, is a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) in addition to being a licensed CPA. A graduate of James Madison University, he specializes in taxation and works with a variety of business and individual clients. Andrew is the treasurer of the Rotary Club of Easton and Critchlow Adkins Children’s Centers. He lives in Easton with his wife, Courtney.

This partnership announcement is part of the latest chapter for BSC Group, LCC which has provided accounting and financial services to the Eastern Shore since the late 1970s, first as Beatty Satchell & Co., and later as part of CBIZ, a national accounting practice, from 1997 – 2020.

In 2020, the firm made the decision to return to its roots as a regional, public accounting firm, and it was bought by Managing Partner, Debbie Walsworth that August. The firm assumed the name, BSC Group, LLC – a nod to the legacy of Beatty Satchell & Co., and the commitment to clients and the community that has been the hallmark of the firm since its founding.

Since August 2020, BSC Group has completed a strategic planning and branding process and moved to new, more client-friendly, office space located at 114 Bay Street in Easton.

About BSC Group, LCC

BSC Group, LLC prides itself on five decades of service to the Eastern Shore and is a leading accounting firm offering tax planning and preparation, audit, attestation, bookkeeping and outsourced accounting/CFO services to individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations. BSC Group, LLC is committed to providing a client experience that is second to none, by staying ahead of technology, trends, and regulations and by prioritizing being involved to make a positive impact in the community where we live and work. To learn more, please visit www.bscgroupllc.com or call 410-822-6950.

Mid-Shore Pro Bono has recently announced Alicia Myers of Queen Anne, Md. has been promoted from Community Outreach Coordinator to Elder Law Case Manager, and Cheryl Lee of Preston, Md. has been hired as the nonprofit’s new Administrative Director. Both are working out of Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Easton offices.

“We love to support the career advancements of our growing team,” said Mid-Shore Pro Bono Executive Director Meredith Lathbury Girard, Esq. “Alicia serves our clients well with her approachable personality and expertise in managing elder law cases, and Cheryl is a topflight administrator with extensive non-profit experience, keeping many of us on mission while she handles the details of running our offices.”

As an Elder Law Case Manager, Myers is responsible for conducting client intakes, managing elder law cases, and coordinating the monthly Elder Law clinics. Lee’s Administrative Director responsibilities include billing and invoicing, payroll, office technology, human resources, and logistics for three office locations.

Alicia Myers joined Mid-Shore Pro Bono as a Community Conferencing Project Coordinator in 2012 and was named Community Outreach Coordinator in 2018. She is a certified social awareness practitioner and restorative justice practitioner focusing on social justice. Myers’ attended Chesapeake College and is a graduate of Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes, Del. Her volunteer work includes serving with the YMCA of the Chesapeake as a Girls on the Run coach,and with the food distribution services of Talbot Family Network.

“It is a privilege to have served in various roles over the years with Mid-Shore Pro Bono. My new role as Elder Law Case Manager is challenging, but I love the interaction with our clients and the amazing attorneys that volunteer their time.”

Cheryl Lee is an administrative specialist with more than 35 years of office experience with nonprofit and aerospace businesses. Lee began work on the Eastern Shore in 2004, serving with the Town Creek Foundation, and later as Office Manager with the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Palm Bay, FL. Lee also does administrative work for the Oxford Kids Camp.

“Mid-Shore Pro Bono is an incredible organization, with an admirable mission,” says Lee. “I’m so happy to be a part of this amazing team. I’m eager to improve and optimize our processes to make the work of our staff as streamlined and efficient as possible.”

Mid-Shore Pro Bono delivers a mission of helping Maryland’s Eastern Shore residents obtain access to legal assistance for civil matters, with offices in Easton, Chestertown, and Salisbury, and more at www.midshoreprobono.org.

Samuel Shoge, Executive Director of the Kent County Chamber of Commerce, announced his departure from the organization to the Kent Chamber‘s Board of Directors, effective April 29, 2022. A search for the next Executive Director is underway.

Barbara Foster, President of the Chamber of Commerce, remarked, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to express sincere appreciation to Sam for his outstanding leadership over the past two years. His creativity, energy, management abilities, and marketing skills have found fertile ground at the Chamber. While we regret that his tenure as Executive Director will soon come to an end, we are pleased that he will continue his association with us as a new member of our business community.”

“I am extremely proud of the work we have accomplished at the Kent Chamber, and I am grateful to the Board for giving me the opportunity to lead this organization,” said Sam Shoge. “I saw firsthand how resilient and creative our businesses are, and just how passionate each member of the Kent Chamber is about our community. The Chamber has a bright future ahead and it has been an honor to represent our businesses.”

Sam assumed the role of Executive Director of the Kent Chamber of Commerce in April 2020 and immediately went to work guiding the organization and the Kent County’s business community through the pandemic. One of the first actions Sam took was to organize a weekly conference call with our Kent County Health Officer and representatives from Kent County Departments of County Commissioners, Emergency Services, and Economic Development to provide critical, up-to-date information about this crisis to business leaders.

As the businesses settled into a “new normal” brought on by the on-going pandemic, Sam went to work enhancing the image of the Kent Chamber and its benefits to members.

“As a business owner myself, I’ve directly benefited from being a member of and an active participant in chambers of commerce. When I was given the chance to lead the Kent Chamber, I wanted to highlight those unique benefits and share them with as many of our businesses and organizations as I could.” Sam said.

Sam re-imagined longstanding Chamber publications to better reinforce the mission of the Kent County Chamber of Commerce: “to be the leading champion for business in Kent County, Maryland.”

With a clear narrative in place and new and improved assets to broadcast this message, the Kent Chamber realized a surge in membership and community engagement that has resulted in increased revenues. This increased support has helped drive significant investments into dramatically overhauling the systems and processes used to manage the organization.

“Thanks to Sam and our Board of Directors, The Kent County Chamber of Commerce has a solid foundation. Our next Executive Director will have the opportunity to hit the ground running to develop the value of the Chamber to our members and to the community,” concluded Barbara Foster.

The Kent Chamber Board of Directors has begun the search for a new Executive Director. Interested applicants can visit www.kentchamber.org/employment to review the job description and application instructions.

About the Kent County Chamber of Commerce

With more than 300 member businesses, nonprofits, and individuals, the Chamber is Kent County’s premier business-to-business facilitator. Through our many unique programs, events, and advocacy, we provide a platform for leaders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors to engage with each other to grow their respective organizations for the ultimate benefit of Kent County and its residents.

Elliett Earhart of Westover, Md. has been named Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s first Sandy Brown Public Interest Intern.

The paid internship program was established in late 2021 to honor MSPB Past Executive Director Sandy Brown. The donor-funded program provides undergraduate and law school students with a stipend while learning in the areas of public interest law, non-profit management, community service, and basic work experience.

The internship is one of the last requirements needed for Earhart to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution from Salisbury University. She currently holds a BA in Psychology from Salisbury University and is in the process of earning a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and a Certificate in Behavioral Analysis from Capella University, with an anticipated August 2023 graduation. Earhart attended Somerset County Public Schools prior to her college experiences and plans to continue her education by earning a Doctorate (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology.

Earhart’s responsibilities during her four-month Mid-Shore Pro Bono internship include client intakes; attorney shadowing during law clinics and in court settings; appointment coordination with volunteer attorneys; various researching; and more, with all work done under an attorney’s supervision.

Earhart says she’s grateful to be part of an organization that provides assistance with respect, dignity, and passion to those who need it the most. She’d like to develop and implement a 5 to7-point survey as part of her internship to help assess the impact of having free civil legal services available to local communities.

“One of the most rewarding parts of my internship is being able to watch the volunteer attorneys and legal staff interact with the client and give them available resources that they otherwise wouldn’t have access to,” said Earhart. “I’ll never forget the big smile of a client while she repeated how grateful she was for the help of our attorney and legal assistance during a recent Elder Law Clinic.I didn’t expect her reaction and how happy she was. It was a touching moment.”

“We’re honored to have Elliett continuing her education with us, we need more people interested in psychology and counseling to work in the public interest field,” said Mid-Shore Pro Bono Executive Director Meredith Lathbury Girard. “We’re also grateful to the donors to our Sandy Brown PublicInterest Internship fund so that we can provide a stipend to Elliett, and others like her.”

Girard says the nonprofit is uniquely positioned to expose students who are interested in the practice of law, social work, and public interest work through hands-on experiences working with rural, underserved, populations lacking the same resources as urban areas.

“This program engages students in a wide range of legal-related experiences in a high quality and well-supervised professional setting,” she says. “And undergraduate students interested in law, justice, and criminal justice as well as other civic-minded careers will be exposed to hands-on experience in these areas as well.”

Mid-Shore Pro Bono delivers a mission of helping Maryland’s Eastern Shore residents obtain access to legal assistance, with offices in Easton, Chestertown, and Salisbury, and more information at www.midshoreprobono.org.