Bill was born and raised in Clovis California. His family was involved in the cattle and ranching business. He graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a degree in Animal Science, and worked in the livestock industry for 7 years while living in Bakersfield. He made a career change in 1981 and went to work for Security Pacific Bank and has been in the finance industry since that time. He currently works for Bank of America as Senior Vice President/Relationship Manager, Monterey Bay Market President.

He and his wife have been married for 36 years and have lived in Salinas for 22 of those years. They have two children, 31 and 28. Bill was named Director Emeritus in January 2021.