About Us Icon Profile of David H. Scott, CPA Partner
  • 1995 Building Industry Citizen of the Year
    Shasta Builders' Exchange
  • 1995 Non-Profit Board Member of the Year
    Association of Non-Profit Professionals
  • 1996 Distinguished Alumni Award
    Shasta College
  • 1997 Finance Industry Man of the Year
    Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce
  • 2001 Businessman of the Year
    Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce
  • 2009 Citizen of the Year
    Redding Record Searchlight

 

Dave Scott is the descendent of pioneer families in the Redding area, with both his father and mother’s families having settled here in 1852. His photo above is in front of the Historic Diestelhorst Bridge, named after his great, great grandfather, Gottlieb Diestelhorst, who acquired land along the Sacramento River in 1859. Dave is an avid outdoorsman with particular interests of hunting, fishing and photography.

Dave is a graduate of Redding area schools and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Nevada at Reno.

His prior professional experience includes positions with Kafoury, Armstrong, Turner & Company in Reno, KPMG Peat Marwick in San Francisco and Oakland, and Gandy, Scott & Company in Redding. Dave’s particular areas of interest in the Firm include general business and financial consulting as well as tax and strategic planning for his clients. His specialized expertise is in the construction and logging industries

He has served on a number of Boards of Directors including the Shasta Business Council, the Shasta Builders’ Exchange, the American Subcontractors’ Association, the Associated General Contractors of California, where he served twice as president, and the Grant & Resource Center of Northern California, where he served as a chairman. Dave currently serves as a Board member and formerly Chairman of the Board of the Economic Development Corporation of Shasta County, the Redding Bank of Commerce, and he is currently President of the Shasta Historical Society. In the past, Dave served as a Board member of Redding Rancheria Economic Development Corporation, PlusOne Mentors, Restoration Enterprises, the Youth violence Prevention Council, the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce and the Shasta Builders Exchange. He is a past member of Redding Sunrise Rotary, and a current member of the Redding Elks Lodge, the Masonic Lodge of Old Shasta and the Nor Cal Shrine Club.

Dave has also been active in a number of non-profit and civic committees including the Turtle Bay Museums and Arboretum on the River, the City of Redding Civic Center Committee, the Sacramento River Management Committee, the City of Redding Budget Oversight Committee and the City of Redding Impact Fee Committee.

To contact Dave, call (530-243-4300