Enrolled Agent Honored as the Best by Her Peers in a Taxing Profession

Lynn Freer, 38, of Orange, who has been involved in publicizing a group of tax consultants recognized by the Internal Revenue Service, has been named Enrolled Agent of the Year by her organization, the California Assn. of Enrolled Agents.

The association also appointed Freer chairman of its public information post.

The 3,200 California Enrolled Agents members are tax preparers “enrolled” by the IRS to represent taxpayers before all levels of the IRS. The other two categories recognized by the IRS are certified public accountants and attorneys.

“Dealing with the IRS can be stressful and confusing,” Freer said. “Good people skills are just as important as math ability in this business.”

Freer, who has been a tax consultant in the city of Orange since 1978, conducts classes for tax professionals and speaks on tax issues to organizations on behalf of her group and the IRS.

The Thanks Badge, the highest honor for an adult in Girl Scouting, has been awarded to Mary Clark of Huntington Beach and Edie Norris of Long Beach by the Girl Scout Council of Orange County.

Thanks Badge II, an award for those who have received the first one and continue to serve on the council, was presented to Donna Mulvaney of Laguna Niguel and Evelyn Potts of Placentia.

Honor Pins, second only to the Thanks Badge, were presented to Mary Kay Fry of Irvine, Lisa Hinshaw of Newport Beach, Julie Jacobson of Balboa Island, and Jan Wingerter of Brea.

Dick Hirsch, 59, of Silverado Canyon was named No. 1 District Manager for 1988 by the Independent Order of Foresters, a fraternal benefits insurance organization. Hirsch manages the Orange County district office, which has about 25,000 members. He was selected from among an estimated 150 district managers in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom.

Sixth-grader Zack Henkle, 12, of Cambridge Elementary School in the city of Orange, spelled the word “dirigible” correctly to win the Orange Unified School District’s sixth-grade spelling bee. On March 25, he will compete in the county competition.

Clarinetist John Schertle, a La Habra High School sophomore, has been accepted into the 1988 Honor Band of the California Band Directors Assn.

Allen E. Doby of Santa Ana, executive director of the Santa Ana Recreation and Community Services Agency, was named Professional of the Year by the California Parks Recreation and Commissioners and Board Members Organization.

Beth Bransky of Costa Mesa, an office job placement counselor for Professional Career Development in Irvine, has received the company’s President’s Award as a leader in sales. He competed with the firm’s workers in Irvine, St. Louis, Kansas City and Dallas. Bransky, a graduate of Irvine’s University High School, also won the award in 1983, ’84 and ’85.

Praim S. Singh, 51, of El Toro has been named 1988 Orange County Manager of the Year by the Orange Coast chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management, which provides opportunities for members to increase management skills and expertise.

Michael Woo of Anaheim has been presented the new Marion Laboratories Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award. Woo, a USC graduate, works in La Palma Intercommunity Hospital.

Robert Liebeck of Irvine and William Stockey of Anaheim will receive Outstanding Engineering Merit awards by the Institute for the Advancement of Engineering. The award recognizes their creative efforts in planning, design and engineering.

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