Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | April 29, 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 45 Member FDIC To learn more, contact: Peter Staiti SVP, Commercial Lending Center Manager 100 Front Street, Worcester, MA 508.769.5725 Peter.Staiti@RocklandTrust.com All loans and lines of credit are subject to credit approval and standard underwriting, which may require collateral and personal guaranties. Other terms and conditions may apply. Inquire with a Banker to learn more. $4,000,000 Line of Credit – Real Estate Redevelopment Worcester, MA $1,072,000 Commercial Real Estate – Owner-Occupied Purchase Maynard, MA $6,000,000 Commercial Real Estate – Property Acquisition Marlborough, MA $3,000,000 SBA 7(a) Term Loan & Line of Credit – Acquisition Financing Sutton, MA Supporting the Future of Worcester County M O N E Y & F I N A N C E P O W E R 1 0 0 Satya Mitra President & CEO The Guru Tax & Financial Services, in Worcester Employees: 5 Residence: Worcester Colleges: College for Financial Planning, Nagpur University As chairman of the board of the 2,100-member Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, tax guru, nonprofit leader, and biochemist, Mitra's influence in Worcester is decidedly multilayered. Mitra founded his firm 34 years ago in the basement of his Worcester home, offering clients expertise in taxation, financial planning, and wealth management. He provides advice to listeners of a weekly AM radio program on WCRN, which he said gives him immense satisfaction. Never one to turn someone away, Mitra has provided pro bono services to people in need at the office. "Helping people in our community stands as our primary priority," Mitra said. Mitra came to America from his native India to pursue a career in biomedical research. While working at a Worcester pharmaceutical company, he took courses on tax laws and investments. He became hooked and jumped into the field. Today, with offices on Main Street in Worcester, his company serves more than 400 clients across the U.S. and globally. It's a journey Mitra describes as divine, and it's inspired him to give back. He is the founder of Joy Guru Humanitarian Services, a charitable nonprofit with roughly $332,000 in assets at the end of 2022, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Last year, Joy Guru made a $25,000 donation to the Nativity School of Worcester to help establish its girls school and a second $25,000 contribution to support elderly residents evacuated from city housing due to flooding caused by frozen pipes. - E.M. Carla McCall Managing partner AAFCPAs, in Westborough Employees: 325 Residence: Hopedale College: Bentley University Over the course of her leadership, McCall has built a forward-thinking, innovative accounting firm with a strong client base and a focus on community giving, all while being a trailblazer in the industry, Creativity, emotional intelligence, and humor are intrinsic to the work McCall does leading the largest Metrowest accounting firm of 325 employees. "ose traits … have allowed me to build rapport with people, build influence, and lead this firm from $16 million in revenue in 2011 to $63 million in 2023," McCall said. e Westborough-based company in 2023 celebrated 50 years in business. Last year, it was also named a Top 100 Accounting firm by INSIDE Public Accounting, an Indiana consulting company adviseing certified public accounting firms. McCall has been lauded by her peers for her leadership in the still male-dominated profession, being named one of the Most Powerful Women in the Accounting Profession in 2021, 2022, and 2023 by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and CPA Practice Advisor magazine Central Massachusetts has been a strong home base from which to build, McCall said. With offices in Boston and Waltham, AAFCPAs has an esteemed client base driving referrals worldwide. Joining the firm in 1995, McCall had a major interest in nonprofit auditing, and half of her employees today are focused on serving nonprofit clients. ough the firm provides comprehensive tax, auditing, compliance, consulting and wealth management services for both companies and individuals, it was AAFCPAs' commitment to serving the community that drew her in, and that continues. In addition to giving 10% of its net income to nonprofit organizations, nonprofit volunteering is a core value of the company and a number of employees are active local volunteers. McCall will take over as chair of the American Institute of CPAs in May. - E.M. PHOTO | COURTESY OF GURU TAX & FINANCIAL SERVICES

• Cover