Jerry has 35 years of experience in private practice as a tax accountant and financial planner. He has a B.A. in Business Administration from Eastern Washington University. He has served as President of WAATP and in doing so received two Grand Awards of Excellence for his service. (www.waa.org). While president and even still, he has been active with initiatives brought forward by WAATP and which promote improvements to the state's small business start-up process. This involves how small businesses interact with the various state tax and licensing agencies once businesses are up and running.