Cape May Court House, N.J. – Middle Township’s Tax Collector Sandy Beasley is known for her expertise, but her dedication to the municipality and its residents is what’s made her a Township treasure over the past 30 years.

Beasley goes above and beyond while on the job, and her diligence has earned her the title of Middle Township Employee of the Year. She was surprised with the 2023 Darius Graham Employee of the Year award during a staff holiday event last week. The award is named for a longtime employee of the Clean Communities Program and is given to those who demonstrate a deep commitment to their work, the Township, and its residents.

“Sandy has served our community with the highest standards for three decades,” Mayor Tim Donohue said. “She works hard every day to ensure that the taxpayers of Middle Township are well-informed and treated with care and dignity.”

Middle also presents Employee of the Month awards throughout the year, and the annual winner is selected from those honorees. Beasley was awarded this honor in August, after helping resident Rita Foss during a crisis that threatened her home.

One week before Christmas 2022, Foss received notice that her home was going into foreclosure. Beasley reviewed Foss’ paperwork and discovered an address error on a tax-service company document. After multiple calls to Foss’ mortgage firm and the tax-service company it contracted with, Beasley finally got the tax company to investigate and confirm the error.

At the time, Beasley’s colleague, tax clerk Julianne Calverley, made sure to give credit to her modest co-worker.

“I said, ‘Sandy, you saved this woman’s home. That’s a big deal!’” said Calverley, who nominated Beasley for Middle Employee of the Month honors.

Beasley said she enjoys troubleshooting tax issues for the community. She takes pride in being able to explain bills to residents who call and stop in for help. Known as a “go-to person” in her field, Beasley is quick to answer questions from other municipal tax collectors, too.

“We have wonderful people living in Middle Township, and my colleagues and I work together to resolve challenges and get to the bottom of problems,” Beasley said. “We will help everyone that comes in here.”