Bill Jepsen
Director of Special Projects
Bill Jepsen worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for thirty-four years until his retirement in 2019. During his tenure at DHS, he served as the Assistant Field Office Director in New Mexico, managing three offices for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and oversight of two contract detention facilities.
Bill served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the ICE Deputy Director in Washington, D.C., and as the Assistant Attaché for ICE in Hanoi, Vietnam. He spent six years as a Senior Special Agent assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force investigating international terrorism cases.
During his time with the federal government, Bill was a member of both SRT and BORTAC. His time with the special response teams helped build strong skills in problem solving, team building, and managing critical incidents such as natural disasters, riots, and other high-risk law enforcement situations. He also traveled to Central America to teach local police officers tactics including proper arrest techniques, surveillance, and firearms.
Bill loves sailing in the Caribbean, hiking, golf, and has a passion for teaching adaptive snowboarding and skiing to athletes with disabilities.