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Boston Estate Planning Council

The Boston Estate Planning Council Board of Directors congratulates, Beth C. Gamel, CPA/PFS as the 2010 Recipient of the Boston Estate Planning Council’s Estate Planner of the Year. 

Each year the Boston Estate Planning Council honors one individual from the estate planning community who has made significant contributions to the profession. Since 1990, this award has represented the highest honor the association can bestow upon its members and industry colleagues. The 21st Annual Estate Planner of the Year Awards Dinner was held at The InterContinental Hotel in Boston on May 27, 2010. This venue offered sweeping ballrooms with breathtaking views of the Boston harbor and the downtown skyline and the event committee was excited about this location as the perfect backdrop for this special evening. 
A co-founder of Pillar Financial Advisors in 1986, Beth has been helping wealthy individuals evaluate, coordinate and implement sophisticated estate, investment, income tax and charitable giving strategies for over 25 years.  For seven consecutive years Worth Magazine named Beth as one of the "best financial advisers" in the country.  From 1996 to 2001 she wrote "Money Makeovers" for The Boston Globe, which described her as one of “New England’s leading financial planners".
A member of the Boston Estate Planning Council since 1985, Beth served on the Board of Directors in 1991-1993 and again in 2001-2004. She co-chaired the Programs and Education Committee from 2002 to 2005 and sat on the Nominating Committee three times.  Beth is a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). From 1994 to 1997 she served on the Executive Committee of the Personal Financial Planning Division of the AICPA. After completing two terms on the AICPA’s National CPA Financial Literacy Commission, Beth now acts as a media spokesperson for the AICPA on financial literacy topics.
Beth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of North Carolina.  She earned her M.S.B.A. in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management where she serves on the Business Advisory Council.  Since 2003 Beth has been on the Board of Directors of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation.
Beth has been quoted in numerous national magazines, newspapers and financial websites and appeared on Comcast's "Money Matters Today" show.  A frequent lecturer and panelist, she has spoken at AICPA national conferences and state society seminars throughout the country. 
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The Boston Estate Planning Council is a multi-disciplinary association organized to provide educational programs and networking opportunities for estate planning professionals in the community. The Council is comprised of nearly 800 members who meet to get to know and respect each other through an increased awareness and understanding of the views, concerns and valuable interaction of their overlapping specialties