Since 1988, David R. Santos CPS/CAP has been an office professional and is currently serving as the Practice Administrator and a Notary Public of the global Big-4 accounting firm, KPMG LLP for the Tax Division at its downtown Los Angeles tower office. For perspective, KPMG is listed by Forbes as among the ‘Top 100 Best Companies To Work For 2007’. His career in executive level positions spans several industries, including law, oil, precious metals and accounting.

Since attaining the highest certification ratings by the IAAP, Mr. Santos has shared his leadership talents, management and organizational skills in the roles of Vice President, President and Co-President for this Los Angeles (LA-Metropolis) Chapter. He was honored by its members as a Distringuished President and is touted as being one of its most popular leaders.  He immediately shares his successes to guidance by his mentor and recruiter (Janene Van Tassell, the Charter President) and the rewards of networking with colleagues at businesses and among the chapters by invitation.

"It takes honest teamwork to be strong – whether it be activities with the home team, work team, volunteer team, and so on in doing mutually beneficial work, coordinated events, and / or public speaking. Thanks to IAAP, I am further enhancing important characteristics, such as integrity, dignity, diplomacy and professionalism; also, sharpening team skills in various forms of communication, management, website design, marketing, and much more."