We believe in the value of relationships. We believe that our success is a result of helping you achieve your success.

We are committed to providing close, personal attention to our clients. We take pride in giving you the assurance that the personal assistance you receive comes from years of advanced training, technical experience and financial acumen. Our continual investment of time and resources in professional continuing education, state-of-the-art computer technology and extensive business relationships is indicative of our commitment to excellence.

OUR BACKGROUND AND FOCUS:

Located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Seeba & Associates has become well known to entrepreneurial small businesses, to estate planning professionals, and to the Bay Area Christian community. Its original founders brought backgrounds in tax, auditing, and the management of nonprofit organizations to the Firm. Dave Seeba now runs the Firm with the help of talented associates.

Besides his professional expertise, David was a board member and treasurer of a large church in the Silicon Valley for many years. Dave has also developed special expertise in planned giving and charitable trust issues. He served as treasurer of the 1997 Bay Area Billy Graham Crusades. Staff members Steve Boersma, Mark Ledwith, Kay Leenerts, Sandi DeVries, Jane Breed, Karen Rader and Cheryl Bales also have strong backgrounds in various aspects of business, nonprofit management, and accounting.

The Firm has conducted numerous audits and reviews of Christian charitable organizations, and is well equipped to address a myriad of issues facing Christian nonprofits. Individuals looking for help with tax planning and tax-advantaged giving will also find a unique and valuable resource at Seeba & Associates.

OUR STAFF PROFILES:

DAVID A. SEEBA is a Certified Public Accountant having significant experience with individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations. A native Californian, Dave was an Accounting major at San Jose State University where he graduated with distinction in 1974. He worked from 1973 to 1980 with the local CPA firm of Brooks, Stednitz & Rhodes. He received his CPA certificate in 1975 and continued his education through Golden Gate University. Dave has been a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the California Society of CPAs since 1976. He has taught tax seminars as well as seminars on personal and family financial issues since 1982. In 1980, Dave and a partner began the Firm. Over the years, the Firm has prospered. (Check out our Contact Information Section to meet the various, quality people who now make up Seeba & Associates). From 1988 to 1990, Dave was involved in assisting the set up a financial accountability organization for the rapidly expanding charitable organizations in Argentina. Dave was also a founder of the Planned Giving Foundation which provided estate planning and deferred giving consultation to donors of Bay Area charities from 1991 through 1997. In recent years, Dave has been assisting clients with the establishment of their own charitable foundations. He currently serves on the board of some Silicon Valley foundations as well as chairing the Sentinel Group board in Seattle, WA.

STEPHEN A. BOERSMA, Ph.D. joined Seeba & Associates (formerly Hanush & Seeba) in 1997 bringing with him extensive experience in church finances, administration, strategic planning, and human resource development. Steve started his career in 1977 in the electronics industry as a corporate planner and administrator. From 1984 through 1988 Steve was part of the faculty at Oregon State University's College of Business where he taught courses in management and human resource development. In the eight years prior to joining the Firm, Steve served as the executive pastor of a large church in the Silicon Valley.

Steve has been a member of the American Management Association (AMA) and the Christian Management Association (CMA) since 1989 and taught in the field of business management as an adjunct faculty member at Bethany College in Scotts Valley. Active in the community, he has served on several local boards and development groups. He has taught seminars on change management, conflict resolution, team-building, and personal finances. He has also facilitated a number of strategic planning workshops for churches, ministry and community groups.

MARK LEDWITH, CPA, joined Seeba & Associates in 2002. He has worked for over twenty years as a CPA, the last 12 as a sole practitioner in Mountain View. Mark earned an MBA at Santa Clara University and has also studied income taxation at Golden Gate University. His professional experience has primarily been in the area of the tax and accounting issues that concern individuals and small businesses. Mark has worked with many international clients including expatriates, U.S. residents from overseas and U.S. businesses operating abroad. He also has worked extensively in real estate taxation as well as trusts and estates.

KAY LEENERTS, CPA, joined Seeba & Associates in 1992 after working for five years as an auditor for the federal government. She is a graduate of Colorado State University. Since joining Seeba & Associates, Kay has worked on numerous audits, reviews and compilations of charitable organizations. She is effective in handling the complex tax issues encountered by charitable trusts as well as the complex audit issues of charitable nonprofits. Kay has experience in preparing corporate, partnership, individual, estate and trust tax returns.

SANDI DEVRIES, CPA, is a staff accountant with Seeba & Associates. She graduated cum laude from Santa Clara University with a degree in accounting in 1988. Upon graduation, she worked a few years in the audit department of one of the large international CPA firms. She then spent three years on the staff of Seeba & Associates and then four years working as the finance office manager for two large churches in the Bay Area. In 1998, she returned to Seeba & Associates. Through these various opportunities, Sandi has gained experience in auditing and taxes, as well as bookkeeping for businesses and nonprofit organizations.

KAREN RADER, CPA, joined Seeba & Associates as an auditor and tax preparer in 2000. Karen has a degree in Business Administration with experience as a church financial secretary, bookkeeper, and small business owner. She received her CPA certification in March 2007.

JANE BREED, CPA, joined Seeba & Associates in January 2005 as a staff accountant after working as the accountant for a local church for the previous 4 years. Jane has an MBA from Santa Clara University. She has worked for a large national and several local CPA firms from 1982 to 2000 and received her CPA certificate in 1986. Jane has worked primarily in the tax area doing compliance work for individuals, trusts and small businesses.

ANNA M. PHILIP, CPA joined Seeba & Associates as an auditor in 2002. Anna has a degree in Commerce and has worked as an accountant for a school, tax associate and auditor prior to joining Seeba. She received her CPA certification in 2005. Anna currently focuses on non-profit audits, reviews and compilations, in addition to tax work and providing consulting for various non-profits.

CHERYL BALES has been employed with Seeba & Associates since May of 1991. She has many years of experience providing accounting services. Prior to her employment at Seeba & Associates, she spent 13 years as the accountant for a large Silicon Valley church and four years at a computer training product company. Her primary focus at Seeba & Associates is assisting clients to maintain accurate accounting records, preparing compilation reports, and compiling other required reports. Cheryl also handles all the accounting needs for a select number of business clients in lieu of their own in-house bookkeeper.