Shaji Varghese (pictured) was hired as an audit partner and Brandon Baker as a tax principal in the Philadelphia office of Friedman.

Laurie Peer, president of RKL Wealth Management, a subsidiary of RKL, Wyomissing, was named one of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania’s 2019 “Take the Lead Berks County” award recipients, honoring the work and achievements of regional women leaders.