TEI Bestows President's Award on Evan Ernest and Honorary Membership on James Silvestri. (Tax Executives Institute)

• Date: 01 March 2024

Two of the highest honors a TEI member can receive are the Institute's President's Award and honorary membership. At the 2024 Midyear Conference in Washington, D.C., in March, TEI gave the President's Award to Evan Ernest and honorary membership to Jim Silvestri.

Here's a brief summary of the impressive careers and TEI service of these recipients, as described by TEI's international president, Sandhya Edupuganty, in nominating them for these awards.

Evan Ernest, President's Award

In accordance with Tax Executives Institute's award guidelines, I would like to nominate Evan G. Ernest of the Philadelphia Chapter to receive the President's Award.

Evan has been a member of TEI since 1986. He began his career as a corporate tax accountant for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company and the director, corporate taxation, for the Golden Nugget. Most of Evan's tenure is the impressive thirty-plus years he has worked with Toll Brothers. Evan held the position of corporate tax director with Toll Brothers from 1988 to 1993, then moved into the role of vice president, taxes, and now is a consultant. Evan's duties include providing corporate tax planning at the state and federal levels as well as assisting with corporate tax compliance.

Evan has been an active member of the Philadelphia Chapter since joining TEI. He serves as current chair of the chapter's Membership Committee, having led that committee from 2010 to 2012 and from 2015 to 2018. He also served as the chair of the chapter's Corporate Tax Management Committee from 2011 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2018. In addition, he was the Philadelphia Chapter's treasurer (2009-2010), secretary (2010-2011), and president (2011-2012 and...