Biography

Mr. Hess has been a certified public accountant for more than 40 years. He became a partner in Hess & Hess, certified public accountants, in 1982 and was the managing partner of that firm from 1998 to 2010. Effective January 1, 2011, Hess & Hess merged with Bertz & Co. and began operating under the name Bertz, Hess & Co., LLP. Mr. Hess retired from that firm in 2015. He has been a director of Donegal Mutual Insurance Company since 2009 and a director of Conestoga Title Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Donegal Mutual, since 2006.