Dennis Young | Community Representative

Dennis is a Senior Partner at Young, Craig + Co., LLP (YCC), a full-service CPA firm based in Mountain View.  He practices primarily in the areas of tax planning and compliance for high net worth individuals, their related closely held businesses, estate planning, real estate, and non profit entities.

A CPA for over 40 years Dennis has always been very involved in both civic and professional organizations.  He has held many leadership positions in the community and the CPA profession and is immediate Past Chair of the California CPA Society statewide Professional Conduct (Ethics) Committee and is a member of the statewide Finance Committee.  He is a past Chair of the Housing Industry Foundation, Chair (2011-2013) of the Los Altos Community Foundation, current Treasurer of the Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade Association, Chair of the University of San Francisco Accounting Department Advisory Board, formerly a member (and Chair) of the Accounting Advisory Committee at Santa Clara University and was President of the Los Altos Rotary Club in 2010-2011 (among other activities).  He is a Gardner Award recipient, a recipient of the Los Altos/Los Altos Hills Volunteer Award, the Chamber of Commerce Singer Award, the Community Services Agency Hometown Hero Award and in 2006 he was the Santa Clara University Accounting Alumni of the year.  In 2008 he was recognized by the California CPA Society with their statewide Public Service Award and in 2016 he received the CalCPA statewide Distinguished Service Award.

Dennis holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of San Francisco, an MBA in Management from Santa Clara University and has done graduate studies at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University.  Dennis has lived in Los Altos since 1971, where he and his deceased wife raised two exceptional sons.