Ellin & Tucker, the Baltimore-based public accounting and business consulting firm, announced today that Kim Fusco, CPA, principal at the firm, has been elected board president of Disability Rights Maryland. As president, Fusco will be responsible for furthering the organization’s mission to advance the civil rights of people with disabilities. She will serve a one-year term.

“As someone who has family members with disabilities, I have always felt a strong personal affinity toward Disability Rights Maryland and the amazing work it does in the community,” said Fusco. “I am honored to serve a nonprofit that does so much to advocate for disabled individuals and I look forward to leading the organization into its 40^th anniversary year.”

Disability Rights Maryland provides free legal advocacy services to Marylanders with all types of disabilities, of all ages. The organization focuses on achieving significant, lasting systemic change that improves the lives of people with disabilities, stabilizes families and strengthens the community. Fusco has a longstanding history with Disability Rights Maryland having served on the board since December 2013, serving as both board treasurer and finance committee chair.

Fusco’s commitment to nonprofits extends into the workplace as well. A principal in Ellin & Tucker’s Not-for-Profit Services Group, Fusco has helped grow the group to more than 100 organizations in the Baltimore region. She also founded the firm’s Giving Back Committee, which has since donated more than 2,700 items and 2,000 volunteer hours to support local nonprofits.

An award-winning leader, Fusco won United Way of Central Maryland’s Philanthropic 5 award for her extraordinary commitments to leadership, volunteerism, mentoring and philanthropy. She has also been named to The Daily Record’s “Very Important Professionals Successful by 40” List. She is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) and DFK International’s Not-for-Profit Committee. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Grove City College

About Ellin & Tucker

Founded in 1946, Ellin & Tucker (www.ellinandtucker.com) is a leading CPA firm headquartered in Baltimore, Md. that specializes in accounting, auditing, consulting, forensics and valuation and tax services. As the fifth largest accounting firm in Greater Baltimore, Ellin & Tucker employs more than 120 people in offices across Baltimore City, Belcamp, Frederick and Washington D.C. and serves national and international clients through its affiliation with DFK International/USA, a top 10 international association of independent, full-service accounting firms and business advisors in major geographic and economic centers throughout the U.S. and around the world.