Scott E. Buck has joined Herbein + Co. Inc.'s Lehigh Valley office in Allentown as a small business department partner.
Buck brings more than 25 years of experience in accounting strategies and analyses for medical and dental practices, and ancillary medical services (MRI, surgery centers, etc.) to Herbein. He has also focused his career on construction contractors, and business and individual taxation. Immediately before joining Herbein, Buck was a partner at a local Lehigh Valley CPA firm.
He earned his BS degree in accounting from Albright College, and a MS in taxation from Widener University. He is licensed to practice as a certified public accountant in Pennsylvania, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).
Herbein CEO David Stonesifer said Buck's expertise — particularly in the medical and dental sector — enhances Herbein's practice and expands its services.
Berks Community Health Center
Berks Community Health Center (BCHC) recently welcomed two new providers to its team.
Dr. Shalu Joseph joins the pediatric team at BCHC after completing her Pediatric residency at the State University of New York, Health Science Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Prior to this, she worked as a general practitioner for two years in the southern part of India. Joseph received her medical education, as well as hands on experience in various medical specialties, at the Government T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India. Joseph has done extensive research at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center on subjects including diabetes and obesity in children. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Joseph is a highly skilled medical provider with multicultural experience and a deep compassion for the children she works with.
Dr. Einas Batarseh completed a 4-year dual-residency program in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine at the University at Buffalo, SUNY in 2023. During her third year of the residency program, she earned her Master of Public Health and Health Professions degree. Prior to this, she earned her Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Jordan and served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Vanderbilt University Medical center. Batarseh has been recognized with awards from the American College of Physicians, the Veterans Administration of the WNY Healthcare System, the University at Buffalo, SUNY and the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. She is a member of the American College of Preventive Medicine and the American College of Physicians. Batarseh brings experience providing exceptional healthcare in a multicultural setting with her to BCHC's 838 Penn St. location.
Berks Encore
LuAnn Oatman, president and CEO of Berks Encore has been elected as the new vice chairman of the Meals on Wheels America board of directors; a national organization dedicated to addressing senior hunger and isolation. Oatman has been serving Meals on Wheels America on its board of directors since 2020 and recently served as chairwoman of the Meals on Wheels Pennsylvania board.
As president and CEO for Berks Encore for the past 18 years, the local non-profit agency providing Meals on Wheels to Berks County residents, Oatman leads a dedicated and compassionate team of staff and volunteers to provide services that promote aging with confidence in Berks County. Berks Encore also offers health and wellness activities and education, grocery shopping programs and Medicare enrollment support. Under Oatman's leadership, Care+ launched in 2020 to provide a full-service caregiver support program helping families navigate available services to help loved ones age in their own homes.
Berks Encore is the Berks County provider for home delivery of Meals on Wheels. Meals are delivered from six senior community Wellness and Activity centers located in Douglassville, Fleetwood, Reading, Shillington, Strausstown, and Wernersville.
Barley Snyder
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) has reappointed Barley Snyder attorney Martin R. Siegel to its Sewage Advisory Committee.
As a member of the committee, Siegel will have the opportunity to review and provide input on proposed and current rules, regulations, standards and procedures relating to the PA DEP's Sewage Facilities Act. The committee is comprised of members who represent various organizations having a direct interest in the area of water and sewage as the secretary deems necessary. Siegel will serve a two-year term representing the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Siegel is a member of the firm's Real Estate Practice Group and the Environment & Energy Industry Group. Prior to joining the firm, he spent more than two decades as a litigator at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection where he litigated more than 250 appeals in state and federal courts and in front of the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board. His experience has led him to leadership positions with a multitude of nonprofit organizations across central Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. He is also a prolific speaker at professional gatherings throughout Pennsylvania on environmental topics.
Saxton & Stump
Saxton & Stump shareholder Michael T. Traxler has been named co-chairman of the firm's Commercial Litigation Group, joining shareholder Ronald H. Pollock.
Traxler is also the chairman of the firm's Trucking and Commercial Transportation Group and the its Insurance Group. In his transportation practice, Traxler advises motor carriers and insurance carriers to navigate the complexities involved with major accidents that occur throughout the country. He helps trucking companies, brokers, and shippers draft and negotiate transportation agreements and litigates disputes that arise out of those contracts. He is also general counsel to the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association. As chairman of the insurance practice, he oversees a team of attorneys focusing on bad faith, coverage, and first-party claims involving commercial and professional lines of insurance.
With more than 50 attorneys and paralegals, the Commercial Litigation Group has decades of trial experience and more than 400 jury trials combined including defending claims in front of state and federal courts.
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