The Center Club,Baltimore’s premier private business dining club, has announced that Mercedes Bucelato has joined their staff as the director of finance and administration. In her new position, Bucelato will primarily oversee the Club’s finances and annual budget planning, human resources, and administration operations.

With more than 10 years of experience in finance and accounting, Bucelato previously worked with bgr CPAs in Columbia, MD, as its manager for auditing and assurance. There, she led the firm’s nonprofit division and oversaw audit planning, supervision, and review. In addition, Bucelato prepared and presented financial statements for companies with annual revenues of up to $3 billion. She has also held similar roles at RSM US LLP.

Bucelato holds both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting and information systems from Virginia Tech.

The Center Club was established by a group of Baltimore business and community leaders in 1962, the same year as the completion of the first building in the new Charles Center. The mission of the Center Club was to provide a private dining and meeting place that exemplified the spirit, revitalization and growth taking place in downtown Baltimore. At a time when country clubs and business dining clubs were exclusive, The Center Club was the first of its kind to open its doors to members, regardless of race, gender and religion. That spirit is alive today, providing the business community with a facility that offers the highest quality food and service in a congenial atmosphere. Serving over 2,100 members, The Center Club now occupies the 15^th and 16^th floors of 100 Light Street, and offers members private meeting rooms, numerous special events, and reciprocal privileges with 100 private clubs in major cities worldwide.