NICOLE LE BRUN, EA.  I have been an active member in the Greater Long Beach Chapter of CSTC since 1995.  I served my Chapter as President in 2000, 2001& 2002, as 1st Vice President in 1999 and as the chapter liaison to the Society Board in 1998.  At the Society level I have chaired the annual Summer Tax Symposium since 2001 and was the Symposium Education Chair in 2000.  In 2007, I was the co-chair of the Society Classroom Series.  I  was elected Society Treasurer for the 2003-2004 term and then re-elected to  a
three-year term in 2005.  In 2002, I was honored to receive the CSTC  “Member of the Year” award.  I have owned and operated my tax practice since 1988 and have been doing bookkeeping and taxes since 1972.  I am currently a member of NAEA, CSEA, NVEA, AIPB and NSTP.
   

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DAVID EASTIS has been an active member of CSTC since he joined the San Gabriel River Chapter in 2004, now renamed the Greater Long Beach Chapter in 2006. For the past two years he has served as Secretary for the GLB  Chapter.  He is the second-generation President of the family business B&E Services,
Inc, recently re-located from Whittier to Brea, California. His tax specialty is working with Non-Profit organizations. He credits CSTC’s help and resources with his success in maintaining and growing the family
business, and providing top-notch continuing education programs like the Summer Symposium, and monthly meetings to help network with and learn from other tax professionals. 

Treasurer    BARBARA MARX CLEARY, EA joined CSTC in 2000, soon after which she became a member of the San Gabriel River Chapter Board of Directors.   She currently serves as Treasurer for the Greater Long Beach Chapter, representative to the Los Angeles Area IRS Practitioner Liaison meeting, and contributes the Tax News column to the Greater Long Beach Chapter newsletter.     Barbara worked in private accounting for most of her career until she was introduced to public accounting in 1991.  She soon found that she was delighted with the diversity and direct client contact and opened her own practice in 1996 in Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach.  She prepares individual and business income tax returns, does bookkeeping for various types of small business, from corporations to non-profit organizations, including payroll and sales tax reporting.  She also provides audit representation.      Barbara attributes much of her comfort level in her business to the unsurpassed education and networking opportunity offered by CSTC. Nowhere else is there an organization whose members support one another in such a helpful and non-competitive environment.   Past - President      ANTHONY D. BUSTOS, EA, graduated from California State University at Fullerton with a BA in Business Administration-Accounting. Mr. Bustos was employed by the Internal Revenue Service for several years as a Revenue Agent auditing individuals, businesses, corporations and partnerships as well as researching tax laws, court cases and revenue rulings. Mr. Bustos now represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service and Franchise Tax Board in audit situations before the Examination and Appeals Divisions. Mr. Bustos represents clients before the Collection Divisions in matters such as the release or modification of wage levies, payment agreements, hardships and submission of Offers in Compromise. His practice provides tax preparation as well as tax planning for new and existing corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships and individuals. He has appeared on Trinity Broadcasting Network's 'Battlelines" television program regarding his expertise on tax issues. Anthony is the past President of the Orange County Chapter and is currently serving the Society as 2nd Vice President.