He earned a Bachelor Degree in 1973 from California State University Fullerton. He opened his own firm in 1976 and still provides accounting and tax services to a small number of individuals and small businesses. He and his wife Janet for the last 10 years have called Borrego Springs home for most of the year. He has served on the board of the Borrego Water District (2010 – 2014) and currently serves on the board of the Borrego Valley Endowment Fund and as a committee member at the de Anza Country Club. Joe Cussen