Barry brings these same skills, compassion, and strategic vision to his non-profit work. He is a Director of Knock Foundation, formed in 2007 and focused on aid to Africa. That work continues today. He has served as President, Vice President, and on the Board of Trustees of Temple Ahavat Shalom. Currently he continues to assist the Temple in several financial capacities. He has also served on the Board of a Bank, as well as other local foundation boards.

He loves to hike, and among his major efforts were to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2009, complete the Lares Trek in Peru in 2014, hike the Grand Canyon Rim To Rim in 2015 and summit Mt. Meru in Tanzania in 2017. He is a former college tennis player, but mostly is a fan of the sport today, having put his rackets down so he has the time to hike. He was also an active student of the martial art of Ketsugo-te, holding two black belts. He loves to travel and has been to about 35 countries on five continents.

He and his wife of 47 years have two children and seven grandchildren.

Andrew’s skills have been utilized as Treasurer of the Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council, part of the government of the City of Los Angeles. In 2016, Andrew uncovered one of the most significant instances of misuse of public funds ever seen in the Neighborhood Council system.

Andrew is very active in the Community, having been a member of the Pomelo Community Charter Elementary Governance Council and Budget and Technology Committees, the Vice Chairman of the Topeka Charter SAS Governance Council and President of Topeka Drive PTA. He is a member of the Aliso Canyon Disaster Health Research Study Community Advisory Group working to secure a “gold standard” health study for the residents of the San Fernando Valley in the aftermath of the Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Facility blowout disaster, as well as creating the Environmental Health Tracker, a mobile app enabling communities to crowd-source health symptom data.

Andrew obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Phoenix, Master of Science degree in Taxation from the Tseng College at Cal State University Northridge and is a member of Delta Mu Delta the International Honor Society for Business.

In his free time he can be seen coaching his five children in a variety of sports, playing on adult basketball and softball teams, or assisting his wife’s clothing distribution business. He is a super-fan of the Los Angeles Kings and San Francisco Giants.

After two years in a corporate setting, Art realized his love for working with closely held small businesses and entrepreneurs and returned to work in small business. In 2008 he helped transform and grow a local retail ATM company into a national ATM sales, service and parts company. In 2013 he sold his partnership position to start an accounting and consulting practice, getting back to his core passion, helping other small businesses grow.

Art’s experience, accounting skills, commitment to the newest technologies and passion to help the people behind the business brings a powerful perspective to his clients. Whether the client’s focus is medical, retail, technology, financial or construction, he can assist in achieving their goals. He also has experience in the sensitive area of handling trusts and managing the financial well-being of the trustor and trustees. Art stays on top of current trends as more and more companies transition to cloud-based “virtual” solutions.

Outside the office Art spends his time with his wife, daughter, good friends and his dog, Aspen Tikanni (Tiki). He enjoys golf, snow skiing, and is an avid martial artist.

She is grateful to have enjoyed good health and has always worked out to remain as fit as possible. That has paid off and gets tested by her 7 grandchildren, all of whom have plenty of energy and with whom she must keep up. She loves the time spent with family, maintaining traditions and creating memories. Travelling is one of her favorite things to do, especially with friends, having visited several European countries, Israel, Tanzania, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Central America, etc. Wherever she travels, her focus is on trying to get a feel for what life is really like there, as well as the sites. And, although in no way a daredevil, she does enjoy a zipline, ATV, parasail, or helicopter adventure.