Candidate for
City Treasurer; City of Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach resident for over 16 years, and was born and raised on the west side. Married 25 years to Professor Judy Stepan-Norris Three children in Manhattan Beach public schools:  Brandon(16) Mira Costa High School  Devin (12) Manhattan Beach Middle School  Austin (8) Pacific Elementary School Bachelor's degree in Political Science. (UCLA, 1979) California Certified Public Accountant. (1982-present) Law degree from Southwestern Law School. (1985) Treasurer and board member of Mira Costa Drama Boosters, Inc.-present Sole proprietor of Rick E. Norris, JD, CPA, Business Management and Consulting. (1992-present) http://www.ricknorriscpa.com Partner of Decision Point Solutions, LLC, specializing in enhancing the quality of corporate self-governance. (1999-prersent) http://www.decisionpoint.la Manhattan Beach Little League manager (2004, 2002, 2001) Treasurer and board member of El Rescate and El Rescate Legal Services. (circa 1993-1995). Raised in a family of contractors and builders giving me an inside look to construction. Consulted to major companies on budgeting and planning using "state of the art" technology. Today, in addition to financial management, accounting, and tax planning and preparation services, I am involved in business strategy and management consulting, and highly specialized services developed to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving business world including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and forensic accounting and fraud detection.   I am a member of the American institute of CPA's (AICPA), and California Society of CPA's (CSCPA).