Mark Tueffers Biography and Net Worth

Mark H. Tueffers retired in 2016 as the owner of Gallina, LLP, a regional CPA firm serving businesses and individuals. Prior to joining Gallina in 2014, he was a founder and longtime owner of Seattle-area CPA firms Tueffers, Guckian & Gamon, PLLC, and Sutor & Tueffers. He served a diverse clientele including both general contractors and subcontractors and including women and minority-owned small businesses. During nearly 30 years of focusing solely on construction industry clients, he developed substantial expertise in matters of taxation. In the business and financial planning arena, his experience spans a wide range of capabilities.

Mr. Tueffers has served as a director of 1st Security Bank since 2013. Prior to serving as a director of 1st Security Bank, he served as a Director of Golf Savings Bank from 2006 to 2010, when it was merged into Sterling Financial Corporation. Mr. Tueffers also served as a Special Advisor to the Board of the American Marine Corporation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (emphasis on accounting) from the University of Washington, and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Puget Sound School of Law.

Mr. Tueffers’ training in accounting and law, experience as a small business owner, long history of advising clients on business transactions, and experience as a community bank director adds important breadth to our Board’s skill set.