DENNIS L. RICOTTA is a native of Southern California where he had a varied occupational history before finding his calling as a music editor in the motion picture industry. As a private pilot, he promotes the Christian lifestyle as a member of Pilots for Christ. He also partakes in several Bible study groups, sometimes as student and sometimes as facilitator.

Dennis has two sons and three grandchildren. He lives with his wife, Janice, in La Quinta, California.