Ellen S Silverstein, CPA, lives in Montgomery County MD , starting in Rockville, moving to Olney/Brookeville, and settling in Clarksburg. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 1981, worked for a local Bethesda, Maryland CPA firm for two years. After which followed a two year stint in the private sector. She went back into public accounting and established her own firm in 1991. Concentrating on small businesses and their owners, her business has successfully grown and provides services to a varied client base, covering a wide area of central Maryland with many out of state as well. She has been a member of MSATP since 1993, serving on various committees during this time. Ellen is currently serving as the President of the Society and is the Chairperson of the Finance Committee.