Biography

BACKGROUND

Eagle Scout , age 13

B.A. in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, Colorado College, 1976

Masters in Business Taxation, University of Southern California, 1981

Certified Public Accountant, Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young), 1976-1983

Managing Partner, Collett & Levy, Certified Public Accountants, 1983-1998

President, Collett & Company, Inc., Certified Public Accountants, 1999-present

Masters in Public Policy, UCLA Class of 2013

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN LIFE

Attended Martin Luther King speech, Winnetka, Illinois, 1965

Started business, Collett & Levy, CPA’s, 1983

Birth of daughter Jillian Lauren Collett, 1987

Tragedy and death in Mexico caused by U.S. war on drugs, 2006-present

HEROES

Nelson Mandela, statesman, champion of liberty and equality

Benjamin Franklin, inventor, statesman, abolitionist

Gary Johson, Former NM Governor, Libertarian presidential nominee
http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/

Warren Buffett, investor, philanthropist

Michelle Alexander, author and civil rights activist

James Barrie Collett, Steve’s father

FAVORITE SONGS

Sam Cooke, “A Change is Gonna Come”

Stevie Wonder, “Love’s in Need Of Love Today” 

FAVORITE FILM CHARACTER

Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in “To Kill A Mockingbird” 

PERSONAL 

Single, age 57

Steve has lived in the 33rd Congressional District for 30 years.

His home is in Hermosa Beach.  His business is in Venice, California.

Steve enjoys reading history, reading biography, and spending time

with his Great Pyrenees dogs.