David followed the traditional path to becoming a member of the team at Metcalf Hodges.  At 17, he joined the Army, where he served as a Vietnamese linguist with military intelligence in Thailand and Vietnam.  Recognizing that accounting was calling him, he joined the merchant marine and sailed the oceans.  With the tug of accounting growing stronger, David attended several colleges, testing majors ranging from chemistry to foreign studies before earning an honors degree in agriculture from Washington State University, followed by a BS in Accounting from Central Washington University.  David first joined Metcalf Hodges in 1979 and rejoined us in 1994 with the merger of his CPA partnership into ours.

David devotes substantial effort to looking busy at his desk as the person responsible for tax, valuation and litigation support services.  Meanwhile, he has found time to graduate from the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Foundation intensive two-year Leadership Development Program, present a syndicated radio commentary for ten years, serve as a twenty-five year faculty member of the Western Agricultural Banking School and give seminar presentations on agricultural tax planning, corporate management and facilitating change around the United States.

David's belief that "Only when we recognize that we know little, do we have the opportunity to learn much", has served him well as an instructor at the community college and university level in management, accounting and finance classes.  His passion for sharing knowledge and exploring ideas is incorporated in the service we offer our business clients.

In 1989, David was appointed by Governor Booth Gardner to serve on the Washington State Correctional Industries Board of Directors.  Throughout the 1990's, David spent 8 years as Board chair (retiring in March 2000) helping the business grow 5 fold in sales and 140% in targeted employment, making Washington a recognized national leader in prison work programs.  As a result, David claims to have spent more time in more prisons than any CPA (still licensed).

David and Teresa (who has exhibited 30+ years of patience and understanding) have built a beautiful, if a little different, family of seven children of all shapes, sizes and colors.  Now empty nesters (one daughter attends Western Washington University - but lives on campus), David and Teresa visit with kids and grandchildren, will forever be upgrading a 120 year old Victorian, travel a bit and spend time pondering the nature of the Universe.

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