Tom Merchant, Tax Collector

Tom was elected Tax Collector in 2019 and has led the team in providing superior service to tax payers. He leads the communication efforts working with tax payers to resolve payment issues and assist in timely payments. As a former lawyer at Glaxo-Smith Kline, Tom uses his compliance and contracting experience to ensure that the tax payers are treated fairly.

Alexandria Merchant, Deputy Tax Collector

Tapping into her professional experience at Merck & Co., where she lead a team that managed expenditures for promotional activities, Alexandria leads the tax payment processing efforts. She quickly got up to speed on the software used to process tax payments and created additional systems to assure that documentation was clear, organized, and compliant.

Elizabeth Merchant Gory, Deputy Tax Collector

Elizabeth is a training and change management consultant who works in the medical, pharmaceutical, and IT fields. Her technical aptitude has helped in implementing the software used for tax collection. She has created demo videos to help tax payers use the online payment systems and helps process tax payments.

Kathy Ruzic, Assistant

Kathy has been an integral part of the tax team since the summer of 2020. Her attention to detail and efficient manner have been an asset to the team. Prior to joining the tax collector's office, Kathy assisted local businesses with her accounting skills.