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CHRISTINA SHEA
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. (MBK) recently welcomed Christine Shea, CPA, MSA as a manager; David Lawson, MSA as a tax supervisor; Nicholas Mishol and Taylor Sawicki as associates; and Olivia Freeman as an administrative assistant. Shea joined MBK in 2022 with more than 25 years of experi- ence in general accounting, cost accounting, auditing, and tax in both public accounting and corporate firms. She holds a master’s degree in account- ing from Northern Illinois Uni- versity and is a certified public accountant in the state of Mas- sachusetts. She is a member
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Massachu- setts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). Law- son joined MBK in 2022. He has practiced public account- ing since 2018 and worked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department
of Treasury for 16 years. His experience in several different divisions and job functions at the IRS provides a strong basis for understanding a variety of tax issues and insight into the IRS’s approach to compliance issues. Mishol is a member
of the Audit and Account- ing department at MBK. He received his bachelor of busi- ness administration degree in accounting from the Isen- berg School of Management at UMass Amherst and holds an associate degree in busi-
ness administration from Holyoke Community Col- lege. He has practiced public accounting since June 2022. Sawicki is a member of the Audit and Account- ing department at MBK. She has worked in public accounting since January 2021, working mainly with individual tax returns, and looks forward to expand- ing her experience as an audit associate. She holds a bachelor of business administration degree, concen- trating in accounting. Freeman joined Meyers Broth- ersKalicka,P.C.asanadministrativeassistant.She brings an attitude of efficiency, hard work, ambition, and care to the team at MBK, seeking to make clients feel comfortable and cared for by the firm.
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The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts’
trustees of the Order of William Pynchon announced their selection of two local residents, Carol Cut-
ting and Sherry Elander, as recipients of this year’s Pynchon Medal. Cutting has been the owner and operator of WEIB 106.3 FM since 1999. She per- sisted through a protracted legal battle to become the first black woman to operate a radio station in Massachusetts. In so doing, she fulfilled a 15-year vision of bringing representation of the region’s African-American community to the airwaves. She has also served in a host of change-making organiza- tions, including Alpha Kappa Alpha and the National Assoc. of Black-Owned Broadcasters. For nearly 24 years, Elander has served as a special-education teacher in Westfield Public Schools, with a special focus in helping students transition to life after their formal education. Throughout her career, she has
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built a program designed
to bring college, career, and
other life goals within reach for
countless students with intellec-
tual, developmental, and/or physical
disabilities. The program she developed,
and the network of advocacy she built, has
become a model for districts throughout the
state and for educators across the country. She
has developed partnerships with colleges and uni- versities, local businesses, and policymakers in West- ern Mass. and beyond, all with a view to maximizing opportunity for her students. The presentation of the Pynchon Medal and celebration will take place on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Delaney House in Holyoke. Event details and ticket information can be found at adclubwm.org or by calling (413) 342-0533.
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The Springfield Museums announced the 2022 Ubora Award and Ahadi Youth Award winners. Now in its 31st year of celebrating leadership by people of African heritage, the Ubora Award honors Dr. Ger- ald Cutting and Carol Moore Cutting as exemplary leaders and role models. Meanwhile,
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sion in Best Lawyers
in America in the fields
of bankruptcy and credi-
tor debtor rights/insolvency
and reorganization law, business
organizations (including LLCs and
partnerships), closely held companies
and family business law, and corporate
law. Michele Feinstein was named a Lawyer
of the Year in the field of trusts and estates and
was also selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America in the fields of litigation: trusts and estates, elder law, and trusts and estates. Mark Esposito was named One to Watch by Best Lawyers in the field of litigation: labor and employment. The other attor- neys selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2023 are: Gary Fentin, who was recognized in the fields of banking and finance law and commercial transactions/uniform commercial code (UCC) law; Carol Cioe Klyman, selected in the fields of elder law and trusts and estates; Managing
DAVID LAWSON
NICHOLAS MISHOL
KAYLA STALEY
TAYLOR SAWICKI
the 13th Ahadi Youth Award honors the activist energy and artistic power of Kayla Staley. The award ceremony will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Wood Museum of Springfield His- tory. Dr. Gerald Cutting is the first and only African- American individual to own and operate a veterinary hospital and clinic in Western Mass. At age 11, he decided he wanted to be a veterinarian so he could help save animals. After graduating as a doctor of veterinary medicine from Tuskegee University in Alabama, he worked hard to achieve this
dream of owning his own practice, mentor-
ing and encouraging students to explore
STEM careers. For almost 50 years until his retirement, he lived his dream of serving
multiple generations of ‘pet parents’ at his
clinic in Chicopee. With the goal of connecting com- munity through communication, Carol Moore Cut- ting applied in 1984 to the Federal Communications Commission for a radio frequency permitting her to build a FM station. After an exhaustive 15-year legal battle with an existing broadcaster, she prevailed all the way to the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals, and finally began test broadcasting in 1999. She became the first woman in Massachusetts and the first African-American in New England to be granted a construction permit to build, own, and continu- ously operate an FM radio station, WEIB-106.3 Smooth FM. Staley is a rising senior at the Conserva- tory of the Arts in Springfield, maintaining a 4.0 GPA and earning more than $20,000 in vocal scholarships since January 2021, as she was selected to receive private coaching and lessons from Broadway stars, college professors, summer overnight music inten- sive enrichment camps, and master classes with Broadway coaches. She is a frequent guest artist with Grammy winner Ben Gundersheimer (Mister G), and she often performs in the community. Staley is among two students from the Conservatory of the Arts accepted into the Massachusetts Music Educa- tor’s Assoc. Western Regional Honors Festival Choir, the first time in 20 years any student has represented the city of Springfield in this event.
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Local law firm Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin
announced that eight of its attorneys were listed
in Best Lawyers in America 2023. Steven Schwartz was named a Lawyer of the Year in the field of busi- ness organizations. He was also selected for inclu-
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Partner Timothy Mulhern, recognized in the fields of corporate law and tax law; James Sheils, recognized in the field of commercial transactions/UCC law; and Steven Weiss, selected in the fields of bankrupt- cy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorga- nization law.
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American International Col- lege (AIC) announced Arlen Carballo as a new member
of the board of trustees and long-time board member E. David Wilson as trustee emeri- tus. Carballo is the executive director of Finance for MGM Springfield, overseeing all aspects of finance operations for both gaming and non-gam- ing areas. She has been part
of the MGM Springfield team since the property opened in 2018, serving as the resort’s first director of Financial Plan- ning. Prior to MGM Spring- field, Carballo was part of the
opening team for MGM National Harbor in Mary- land. She is a graduate of the MGM Resorts Manage- ment Associate Program and has held leadership roles across both finance and operations at MGM’s Bellagio and Mandalay Bay properties in Las Vegas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restau- rant management from Northern Arizona University and is a graduate of the HACR 2022 Young Hispanic
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