Karen is a Principal at Smith, Watson & Company, LLP Kowalczyk, CPA, Principal
Smith, Watson & Company, LLP
Professional Certification:
Certified Public Accountant, Massachusetts 1993
Professional Affiliations:
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Berkshire County Estate Planning Council
Education
Berkshire Community College
, Associates Degree in Business Administration, High Honors,1988 Western New England College,
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an accounting concentration, Summa cm laude, 1990
Western New England University School of Law, Master of Science in Elder Law and Estate Planning, currently enrolled
Karen joined Smith, Watson & Company, LLP in November 2021 after a merger of her former firm Karen M Kowalczyk PC. Karen started her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, in Hartford CT in 1990. She returned to the Berkshires, where she grew up, in 1991 and has worked in various public accounting firms as both an associate, and as an owner, for the last 30 years. Karen’s primary areas of concentration include income tax planning and preparation for individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, and management advisory and business consulting services. Karen is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsfield Cooperative Bank and is chair of the Audit Committee. She is a Trustee at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and chair of the Fiscal Affairs Committee. Karen graduated in the Fall of 2016 from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program through Babson College, and she is a 2002 graduate of the Berkshire Leadership Program.
