He has been with the executive staff of Independent Living Association, Inc. since January, 1992 having assumed the additional responsibility of deputy executive director in May of 2003. Prior to working at ILA, Mr. De Lucia was a tax specialist and also worked as an auditor for the City of New York and later for a major banking firm. Mr. De Lucia specializes in financial projections and budgeting, as well as internal control policies and procedures. He wrote ILA's manual of accounting policies and procedures which has been lauded by auditors from the State of New York and independent auditing firms.